Defense Commissary Agency

The Defense Commissary Agency ( DECA ) is a civilian agency of the U.S. Department of Defense, which maintains for soldiers of the U.S. armed forces and their dependents over 260 grocery stores ( Commissary ) worldwide. Council is based in Fort Lee ( Virginia).

History

The DECA began after two -year consolidation phase on 1 October 1991 to commence operation. Background was to make the world an adequate supply of American goods at reasonable prices, a more than 130 -year-old decision of the Congress, the soldiers and their families. The organization is now divided into three regionally responsible subdivisions ( DECA East, West and Deca Deca Europe).

Overall, the DECA employs approximately 18,000 people and recorded in 2005 goods to the value of 5.36 billion U.S. dollars.

Commissaries

The grocery stores ( commissaries called ) are only for members of the U.S. armed forces (including retirees ), their families, and, in exceptional cases, members of other armed forces ( NATO troops ) open. In most cases, the commissaries are located in close proximity to the so-called Exchanges, which are also subject to the Ministry of Defence. In contrast to these, however, the commissaries sell only typical supermarket goods, mainly from the food sector. These are offered at the purchase price with 5 percent surcharge. The impact to the entertainment and the infrastructure of commissaries. The DECA advertises that this will allow for the consumer to achieve savings of over 30 percent compared to shopping in traditional stores.