Commissary prices on hundreds of popular items will be even lower and easier to spot starting in June when the Defense Commissary Agency unveils “YES!”

Service members and their families in Puerto Rico don’t need a primer on using their commissary benefit to purchase emergency supplies. After being hit by two hurricanes, Irma and Maria, in the space of two weeks last September, they can write the book on disaster preparation.

The worldwide annual Healthy Lifestyle Festival, specials recognizing Father’s Day and the first day of summer highlight commissary offerings for June.

Century Snacks is voluntarily recalling specific bags of Snak Club Tropical Trail Mix because they may contain undeclared milk, soy, wheat and cashew allergens, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent May 21.

The Defense Commissary Agency is recalling 3,900 pounds of 93-percent ground beef and 93-percent ground beef patties with a production date of May, 4, 2018, from 18 DeCA Europe Area commissaries because a small piece of metal was discovered in a package sold at Spangdahlem Commissary, Germany.

Supporting the Guard and Reserve is a no-brainer for the Defense Commissary Agency, said its interim director and CEO.

Utz Quality Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling specific Golden Flake, Good Health and Utz brand tortilla chips because they may contain an undeclared dairy allergen, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent May 3.

The military resale community announces the fifth annual worldwide Healthy Lifestyle Festival beginning at some installations as early as May 1 and continuing through early July.

Most people view their pets as full-fledged family members and, as such, consider the food in their bowl as important as what is on the family’s plate. 

The Defense Commissary Agency has confirmed that its supplies of romaine lettuce do not come from the Yuma, Arizona, growing region, identified as the source of the current E. Coli outbreak, agency officials announced.

Van’s Foods is voluntarily recalling some gluten-free waffle products due to undeclared allergens as a result of a manufacturing packaging error according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent April 29.

Pinnacle Foods Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain shelf stable dried beef products due to a potential staphylococcal enterotoxin and clostridial toxin contamination as a result of a possible processing deviation according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent April 30.

You never write a check you cannot afford to cash. That’s the fundamental wisdom the Defense Commissary Agency has followed since 2002 as it continues to effectively account for its finances while serving millions of customers worldwide.

Commissary shoppers don’t have far to look in their store to see the impact the surcharge has on their shopping experience.

In light of recent concerns over E Coli in romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma, Arizona, area, the commissaries’ only supplier with romaine lettuce from the area has voluntarily pulled its product.