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By DeCA Corporate Communications
FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. – The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) will extend the dates of the current pilot for Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees to shop at select commissary stores in the continental United States to Dec. 31. The DoD-approved pilot originally ran Dec. 5, 2024, through April 4, 2025.
All civilian employees (appropriated and non-appropriated) with DoD identification will be able to continue shopping at one of the 16 commissaries participating in the pilot program.
The pilot program (https://www.army.mil/article/281748/dod_to_pilot_expansion_of_commissary_benefit_to_military_civilian_employees) objective was to test the feasibility of expanding commissary access to DoD civilians at all stateside commissaries. Ultimately, allowing DoD civilians to shop in the commissaries is expected to generate additional patron savings through increased sales volume, lower pricing and increased supplier promotions.
The 16 stores offering the pilot are located at the following installations:
• Alaska: Eielson Air Force Base
• California: Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and Fort Irwin
• Georgia: Marine Corps Logistical Base Albany and Robins Air Force Base
• Maryland: Naval Air Station Patuxent River
• Oklahoma: Altus Air Force Base
• Texas: Laughlin Air Force Base
• Virginia: Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Joint Base Langley-Eustis (Fort Eustis and Langley Air Force Base commissaries), Fort Gregg-Adams, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story (Little Creek Commissary), Naval Base Norfolk, Naval Air Station Oceana and Norfolk Naval Shipyard (Portsmouth)
This authorization does not include benefit access for family members of DoD civilian employees and former or retired DoD civilian employees, the purchase of tobacco or alcohol products and Commissary CLICK2GO online shopping privileges.
-DeCA-
About DeCA: The Defense Commissary Agency operates a worldwide chain of commissaries providing groceries to military personnel, retirees, disabled veterans and other authorized patrons and their families in a safe and secure shopping environment. Commissaries provide a military benefit, saving authorized patrons thousands of dollars annually on their purchases compared to similar products at commercial retailers. The discounted prices include a 5-percent surcharge, which supports the costs of building, modernizing and sustaining commissary facilities. A core military family support element and valued part of military pay and benefits, commissaries contribute to family readiness, enhance the quality of life for America’s military services and their families, and help recruit and retain the best and brightest men and women to serve their country.
| Date Taken: | 04.10.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.10.2025 08:10 |
| Story ID: | 494992 |
| Location: | FORT GREGG-ADAMS, VIRGINIA, US |
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