Defense Commissary Agency
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The Defense Commissary Agency is a U.S. Department of Defense organization that operates grocery stores on military installations worldwide, providing discounted food and household goods to service members, retirees, and their families.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Defense Commissary Agency canonical | 2 |
| Defense Commissary Agency headquarters | 2 |
| Defense Commissary Agency (commissary) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States defense agency
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DeCA ⓘ |
| benefits | saves eligible patrons significant percentage off civilian grocery costs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| customer |
100 percent disabled veterans
ⓘ
Medal of Honor recipients ⓘ National Guard members ⓘ Reserve members ⓘ active duty service members ⓘ authorized DoD civilian employees in some locations ⓘ military family members ⓘ military retirees ⓘ |
| employs |
civilian employees
ⓘ
military personnel ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Fort Lee, Virginia headquarters location ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Your Commissary. It’s Worth the Trip! ⓘ |
| hasObjective | support military readiness and retention through quality-of-life benefits ⓘ |
| hasPart | military commissary stores ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Fort Gregg-Adams
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surface form:
Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia
|
| inception | 1991 ⓘ |
| industry |
grocery retail
ⓘ
military resale ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal agency ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Virginia ⓘ |
| missionStatement | Deliver a premier commissary benefit to enhance quality of life for military service members and their families ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
overseas U.S. military installations ⓘ |
| operatesInJurisdiction |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| partOf | Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ |
| pricingPolicy | sells at cost plus a small surcharge ⓘ |
| productOrService |
baby products
ⓘ
food ⓘ health and beauty products ⓘ household goods ⓘ pet supplies ⓘ |
| serviceProvided |
commissary operations
ⓘ
discounted groceries ⓘ household goods retail ⓘ overseas commissary support ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness ⓘ |
| surchargePurpose | funds commissary construction and equipment ⓘ |
| website | https://www.commissaries.com ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Defense Commissary Agency headquarters
this entity surface form:
Defense Commissary Agency headquarters
this entity surface form:
Defense Commissary Agency (commissary)