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By Jessica Rouse, DeCA public affairs specialist
FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. – The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is announcing its “Best Commissary Award” winners for Fiscal Year 2024.
“Congratulations to the winning stores,” said Robert J. Bunch, executive director for the Store Operations Group. “The employees in these stores have worked hard to deliver the commissary benefit to our patrons all year long. Their excellence is a testimony to their dedication to serve our military community.”
Awards are given in five categories determined by store location and size. The awards are named in honor of government officials who protected the commissary benefit and championed quality-of-life issues for the military and their families. Each winner surpassed DeCA’s standards for accountability, customer satisfaction, unit cost, sales, accident-avoidance rates and photo portfolio submission.
The winners are:
Director’s Award – CONUS Superstore
• 1st place – Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
• 2nd place – Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California
Dan Daniel Award – OCONUS Large
• 1st place – U.S. Army Garrison Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea
• 2nd place – Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Bill Nichols Award – CONUS Large
• 1st place – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
• 2nd place – Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina
Richard M. Paget Award – CONUS Small
• 1st place – Pittsburgh Area, Pennsylvania
• 2nd place – Naval Air Facility El Centro, California
L. Mendel Rivers Award – OCONUS Small
• 1st place – Royal Air Force Alconbury, United Kingdom
• 2nd place – U.S. Army Garrison Camp Zama, Japan
DeCA area directors selected up to two stores per award category to represent their respective areas. The agency judged nominations on tangible and intangible qualities such as a friendly environment, a well-run store, a good work ethic and a sense of a cohesive team. Tangible qualities include:
• Sales
• Commissary Customer Service Survey
• Organization, cleanliness and visual appeal
• Safety
• Accountability
• Photo portfolio
• Display contests
• Special events
“In an environment that is ever-changing providing top notch customer service and a quality benefit is more important than ever,” Bunch said. “These stores took on that challenge and they have excelled.”
-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: | 05.19.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 05.19.2025 15:16 |
| Story ID: | 498370 |
| Location: | FORT GREGG-ADAMS, VIRGINIA, US |
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