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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> | ||