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Be healthier in 2024 with ‘Thinking Outside the Box’ to save money, time

Thinking Outside the Box meals offer quick, healthy and economical solutions for your busy lifestyle. They also include tips and suggestions on how to use the leftover items after preparing your meal. In addition to offering a nutritious recipe for a family meal, TOTB provides scientifically credible health and nutrition information with tips on how to improve the nutrition quality of the diet. Try using these for a month and see what happens to not only your food budget but also your waistline! They feature a key nutrient and align with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and may even be a tastier and healthier version of a high-fat or high-calorie dish. Start new healthy habits with TOTB as well as with Dietitian Approved recipes.

Check out the Healthy Eats section online.

The Scholarships for Military Children program will open on December 14, 2023 and
close February 14, 2024. Five hundred (500) scholarship grants, each for $2,000, will be
awarded for the academic school year 2024-2025. There will be at least one recipient
selected at every commissary location where qualified applications are received.
Additional recipients are chosen on a prorated basis. Therefore, more applicants may be
selected from those commissaries with more significant numbers of applicants.

Only students with a valid Uniformed Services Identification (USID) card may apply for
a scholarship. An applicant's parent(s) must be one of the following: active duty, reserve/
guard, deceased, or retired from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard,
or Space Force. It is not the responsibility of store personnel to monitor eligibility.
Scholarship Managers will screen the completed applications, not DeCA or Fisher House
Foundation.

Commissaries customize website for online shopping

Commissary patrons now see a faster path to virtual shopping as the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) announces “shop.commissaries.com,” as its go-to website for access to services like online ordering, payment and pickup. Shop.commissaries.com replaced “commissaries.com” as DeCA’s patron-facing online site, streamlining the customer experience and making it consistent with other grocery retailers.

Join our noble cause to serve the most deserving.

We are Hiring – Learn More!  https://www.usajobs.gov/Search?a=DD34 

COMMISSARIES IMPROVE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE WITH NEW SALES FLYER LINK

To improve the shopping experience and reach a higher level of savings, the printable version of the sales flyer has moved to Store Flyer - Defense Commissary Agency (https://shop.commissaries.com/store-flyer). To print or download a copy, simply select the PDF icon on the top right corner of the flyer. New users may need to select their store location before viewing the flyer. To learn more, click here: https://corp.commissaries.com/rewards-and-savings/savings-center/featur….

How do you prepare for the next crisis? Planning is the first step and emergency preparedness officials recommend a disaster supply kit that includes the following items:

•           COVID-19 protection – reusable or disposable face coverings, disposable gloves, hand sanitizers, disinfecting wipes and hand soap

•           Water – at least one gallon daily, per person (three-day supply for evacuation, two-week supply for home)

•           Nonperishable foods – canned meats, fruits, vegetables, dried fruits, nuts, raisins, cereal, crackers, cookies, energy bars, granola, peanut butter, and foods for infants and the elderly (three-day supply for evacuation, two-week supply for home)

•           Paper goods – writing paper, paper plates, paper towels and toilet paper

•           Writing utensils – pens, pencils (manual pencil sharpeners) and markers

•           Cooking items – pots, pans, baking sheets, cooking utensils, charcoal, a grill and a manual can opener

•           First-aid kit – including bandages, medicines and prescription medications

•           Cleaning materials – bleach, sanitizing spray, and hand and laundry soap

•           Toiletries – personal hygiene items and moist wipes

•           Pet care items – food, water, muzzle, leash, carrier, medications, medical records, and identification and immunization tags

•           Lighting accessories – flashlights, batteries, candles and matches

•           Battery-powered or hand-crank radio (NOAA Weather Radio, if possible)

•           Duct tape and scissors

•           Multipurpose tool

•           Copies of personal documents (medication list and pertinent medical information, proof of address, deed/lease to home, passports, birth certificates and insurance policies)

•           Cell phone with chargers

•           Family and emergency contact information

•           Extra cash

•           Emergency blanket

•           Maps of the area

•           Blankets or sleeping bags

For more information about disaster preparedness, go to the DeCA website for lists of resources. For more resources to prepare for emergencies, go to Ready.gov and the Department of Homeland Security’s National Preparedness Goal webpage.

Commissaries, AAFES partner to sell each other’s gift cards

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) and the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) began selling their respective gift cards in both commissaries and exchanges on June 22. Commissaries will now have reciprocal agreements with AAFES and the Navy Exchange Command (NEXCOM) for gift card sales. DeCA began their partnership with the Navy in May 2018. Both organizations’ gift cards are open value: AAFES cards sold in commissaries are available in denominations from $5 to $1,500, and commissary cards sold in exchanges are available in amounts from $5 to $300. Authorized customers must still redeem the gift cards at their respective store or online.

Military Star Card

We now accept the MILITARY STAR Card. Welcome Stars!

Commissary Store Brands

The Defense Commissary Agency is continuing its rollout of commissary store brands to give shoppers a vibrant variety of low-cost, quality equivalent to national brand products.

Gift Cards

Gift Cards are available online and at all commissaries worldwide – on a rack at full service, front-end registers.

The beauty of commissary gift cards is that anyone - military or civilian - can order them online and have them shipped anywhere in the U.S. or to APO, FPO or DPO addresses outside the U.S. Or they can be bought in any commissary. Learn more about commissary Gift Cards.