Army National Guard gray area retiree JoAnn Czerwinski lives in Fargo, North Dakota, about 75 miles away from a commissary, too far to shop there regularly. It's all part of the Defense Commissary Agency's Guard/Reserve On-Site Sales program.

Last year was a banner year for the Feds Feed Families campaign. The Department of Defense collected more than 3.2 million pounds of food and personal hygiene items for donation to local food banks and pantries.

July offers commissary customers plenty of savings and giveaways, as the Defense Commissary Agency kicks off the month with its "Fourth of July Holiday Weekend Sale!" and the Healthy Lifestyle Festival.

Bolthouse Farms is voluntarily recalling several protein drinks due to possible spoilage according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent June 23. The beverages may appear lumpy, taste unpleasant or have a foul odor.

Kashi Company has added two more products to an earlier recall of granola bars that could be contaminated with Listeria, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent June 16.

Thousands of boys and girls in military communities are seeing their pro football heroes up close and personal through youth football ProCamps sponsored by Procter and Gamble in partnership with the Defense Commissary Agency.

Atkins Nutritionals Inc. is recalling a limited quantity of its Day Break Peanut Butter Crisp Bar products after an ingredient supplier distributed sunflower kernels that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a Jun. 6 notice.

NASCAR driver, 2016 Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin slowed down long enough to visit military members and their families May 25 at the Fort Bragg South Commissary. Hamlin spent time at Womack Army Medical Center's Warrior Transition Battalion.

Since 2010, federal agencies have supported the annual Feds Feed Families campaign as a way to help food banks and pantries around the country stay stocked during the summer months.

Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling select snacks and cookies after its flour supplier recalled some of its product for undeclared peanut residue, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Jun. 13.

Post Consumer Brands is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of Great Grains cereal after an ingredient supplier distributed sunflower kernels that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Pharmavite LLC is voluntarily recalling a number of their Nature Made vitamin products due to possible contamination with micro-organisms, which may include Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, yeast and mold.

The Defense Commissary Agency will host the military resale partnership event, Your Healthy Lifestyle Festival, July 1-31 at commissaries worldwide. Customers are also advised to contact their local installation media for specific festival event schedules.

Frito-Lay is voluntarily recalling select Rold-Gold pretzel products after its flour supplier recalled some of its product for undeclared peanut residue, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent June 7.

Twenty-five years ago, a natural disaster in the Philippines forced the eventual closure of all U.S. military bases in the country. Among the facilities that closed were three commissaries, one run by the Air Force Commissary Service and two by the Navy Resale Services Support Office.