Coppertone is voluntarily recalling specific lots of some of their Pure & Simple SPF 50 Spray, Sport Mineral SPF 50 Spray and Travel-Size Coppertone Sport Spray products due to the presence of benzene, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Sept. 30.

Bayer is voluntarily recalling specific Lotrimin® and Tinactin® products due to the presence of benzene, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Oct. 1.

Commissaries are on a mission to help active troops avoid unhealthy fast food. To do that, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has rolled out Dietitian-Approved Fueling Stations, offering nutritious and cost-effective alternatives at many of its stores.

On Oct. 13, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) salutes the U.S. Navy on the 246th anniversary of their establishment by the Continental Congress in 1775. Throughout its history, the commissary benefit has gained the admiration and gratitude of sailors and their families, said Marine Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Saucedo, senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA director.

John Turner III, assistant commissary officer at the Fort Bragg North Commissary in North Carolina, was honored as one of 21 recipients of the 2021 Secretary of Defense Awards for Outstanding Department of Defense Employees and Service Members with Disabilities on Oct. 7.