As the new senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA director, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tomeka N. O’Neal makes it her business to learn everything she can about the commissary benefit so she can help other service members and their families save money. It’s a mission that she doesn’t take lightly.

After a previous recall of various chocolate bars, the recall is being expanded to include additional flavors because they may contain trace amounts of undeclared peanuts, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Jan. 15.

Max Kraftchick, DeCA’s Georgia-based Zone 2 manager, has won the 2018 Michael W. Blackwell Leadership Award for exemplary leadership, courage and integrity in the performance of his duties exhibited throughout his career and more recently as zone manager.

Johnsonville, LLC is voluntarily recalling over 48,000 pounds of ground pork patty products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically black rubber, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Jan. 18.

For the shortest month of the year, there’s a lot happening for commissary patrons. February brings them in touch with football, romance and history.

In observance of Black History Month, commissary and exchange patrons will be eligible to enter a social media contest telling their military service story for a chance to win one $5,000 or one of three $1,000 scholarships.

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