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|OrganizationName=Defense Commissary Agency | |||
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments | |||
|Mission=The Defense Commissary Agency provides a worldwide commissary benefit to military personnel, retirees, and their families, offering groceries at cost plus a surcharge to enhance quality of life, support military readiness, and aid in recruitment and retention. | |||
|ParentOrganization=Department of Defense | |||
|TopOrganization=Department of Defense | |||
|CreationLegislation=Department of Defense Directive 5105.55 | |||
|Employees=12000 | |||
|Budget=Approximately $1.4 billion (fiscal year 2019) | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Director and Chief Executive Officer | |||
|Services=Grocery and household supplies; Online shopping; Commissary gift cards | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=37.22114, -77.33646 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=1300 E Ave, Fort Gregg-Adams, VA 23801, USA | |||
|Website=https://www.commissaries.com | |||
}} | |||
{{Short description|Agency of the United States Department of Defense}} | {{Short description|Agency of the United States Department of Defense}} | ||
{{Infobox Government agency | {{Infobox Government agency | ||
| agency_name = Defense Commissary Agency | | agency_name = Defense Commissary Agency | ||
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The '''Defense Commissary Agency''' ('''DeCA'''), headquartered at | The '''Defense Commissary Agency''' ('''DeCA'''), headquartered at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia, is an agency of the [[United States Department of Defense]] (DoD) that operates nearly 240 commissaries worldwide. American military commissaries sell groceries and household goods to active-duty, Guard, Reserve, and retired members of all eight [[uniformed services of the United States]] and eligible members of their families at cost plus surcharge, saving authorized patrons thousands of dollars compared to civilian supermarkets.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.commissaries.com/about_us.cfm |publisher=Defense Commissary Agency |access-date=2012-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913074151/http://www.commissaries.com/about_us.cfm |archive-date=2012-09-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The commissary benefit is not a recent innovation. Sales of goods from commissary department storehouses to military personnel began in 1825, when U.S. Army officers at specified posts could make purchases at cost for their personal use; by 1841, officers could also purchase items for members of their immediate families.<ref name=Commissary_History>{{cite web |title=History of U.S. Military Commissaries |url=http://www.commissaries.com/history.cfm |access-date=2012-05-03 |publisher=Defense Commissary Agency |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913075235/http://www.commissaries.com/history.cfm |archive-date=2012-09-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | The commissary benefit is not a recent innovation. Sales of goods from commissary department storehouses to military personnel began in 1825, when U.S. Army officers at specified posts could make purchases at cost for their personal use; by 1841, officers could also purchase items for members of their immediate families.<ref name=Commissary_History>{{cite web |title=History of U.S. Military Commissaries |url=http://www.commissaries.com/history.cfm |access-date=2012-05-03 |publisher=Defense Commissary Agency |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913075235/http://www.commissaries.com/history.cfm |archive-date=2012-09-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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* Retired Reservist and National Guardsmen not yet age 60 (Gray Area). | * Retired Reservist and National Guardsmen not yet age 60 (Gray Area). | ||
* Honorably discharged veterans with 10-100 percent service-connected disability certified by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]] (VA). | * Honorably discharged veterans with 10-100 percent service-connected disability certified by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]] (VA). | ||
* Recipients of the | * Recipients of the Medal of Honor. | ||
*Since Jan 2020, Recipients of the [[Purple Heart]]. | *Since Jan 2020, Recipients of the [[Purple Heart]]. | ||
*Since Jan 2020, Disabled Veterans*. | *Since Jan 2020, Disabled Veterans*. | ||