Marine Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Saucedo is the Defense Commissary Agency’s new senior enlisted advisor to the director. He reports to the agency in September.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tomeka N. O’Neal will become the new command senior enlisted leader for the Defense Logistics Agency, completing her tenure as the Defense Commissary Agency’s senior enlisted advisor.

The Defense Commissary Agency’s Freedom’s Choice enhanced water label was awarded a 2020 Gold Vertex Award for packaging design. This year’s competition included more than 400 entries from 27 countries and 49 retailers.

CLICK2GO, the Defense Commissary Agency’s online ordering/curbside pickup grocery service, returned Aug. 4 to the Fort Lee Commissary in Virginia following a yearlong absence.

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) will launch its annual worldwide Commissary Customer Service Survey (CCSS) starting Aug. 24, with new safety measures in place to help prevent COVID-19 exposure.

Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) patrons and employees once again led this year’s Department of Defense (DOD) contributions to the annual Feds Feed Families campaign by collecting nearly 2.3 million pounds of food and personal hygiene items.

During September, National Preparedness Month highlights the significance of being ready for emergencies. This is a message the Defense Commissary Agency takes to heart as it helps its customers save on many of the items they should include in their survival kits.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has upped our public safety awareness, consumers cannot afford to lose track of the precautions recommended to help protect against foodborne illnesses. That’s the message the Defense Commissary Agency is reinforcing as it observes Food Safety Education Month in September, joining the Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Food Safety Inspection Service, the Department of Health and Human Services and other organizations.

Growing the commissary’s customer base, especially among a younger generation of eligible service members and their families, is a top priority for the Defense Commissary Agency’s new director and CEO.

Military commissaries have served airmen and their families since the Air Force’s creation 73 years ago, so it’s with pride that the Defense Commissary Agency joins with them in observing their birthday on Sept. 18.