The Commissary -- It's Worth the Trip!

1. The Defense Commissary Agency The Commissary -- It's Worth the Trip! Major Karen E. Fauber DeCA Dietitian

2. Expanding G & R Access to the Commissary Benefit • On-site sales • Commissary managers coordinate with G & R units • Hire military family members • Communicate “Quality of Life” commissary benefit • Guard/Reserve On-site Sales System • Virtual Commissary (www.commissaries.com) • Outreach Activities Commissary On-site Sales: Delivering the Benefit!

3. Partnership • Current participants • Military OneSource • MWR • BOSS • Exchanges • Use the power of the Commissary Benefit • Quality of Life providers with a message to deliver are invited to participate in DeCA On-site Sales Commissary On-site Sales: Deliver Your Message!

4. On-Site Sales Schedule • September 12 – 14 Fort Hood, TX • September 12 – 14 Portland, OR • September 19 – 20 Camp Atterbury, IN • September 20 Stratton ANGB, Schenectady, NY • September 24 Scottsbluff, NE • September 26 – 27 St. George, UT • September 26 –28 Maui, HI • September 26 – 28 Chattanooga, TN • September 26 – 28 Fort Pickett, VA • September 27 Willow Grove NAS, PA • September 27 – 28 Charlottesville, VA • September 27 – 28 Toledo, OH

5. On-Site Sales Schedule • October 2 Camp Fuji, Japan • October 2 Yuma, AZ • October 3 – 4 Monterey, CA • October 3 – 4 Fort Snelling Military Reserve, MN • October 3 – 5 Smyrna, TN • October 4 Stewart ANGB, NY • October 4 Fort Wayne, IN • October 4 Topeka, KS • October 4 – 5 Sioux City, IA • October 5 Carson City, NV • October 10 – 12 Redmond, OR • October 11 Fargo, ND • October 16 – 18 Island of Saipan, Saipan • October 17 – 18 Lewiston, ID • October 17 – 19 Klamath Falls, OR • October 17 – 19 Hilo, HI • October 17 – 19 Camp Mabry, Austin, TX • October 21 Bethel, AK • October 23 – 25 Camp Robinson, AR • October 26 Yuma, AZ • October 30 – 31 Helena, MT

6. Camp Robinson, Arkansas, On-site Sale 838 Customer Transactions $101,049 In Sales

7. Niagara Falls, NY, On-site Sale 266 Customer Transactions $26,161 In Sales

8. Nome, Alaska, On-site Sale 37 Customer Transactions $12,090 In Sales

9. Camp Rilea, Oregon, On-site Sale 460 Customer Transactions $47,405 in Sales

10. Camp Fuji, Japan, On-site Sale 189 Customer Transactions $5,862 in Sales

11. www.commissaries.com 1.77 Million Hits!! January-July 2008

12. Food Safety -- Best in Class!

13. DeCA Dietitian • Army Reserve Maj. Karen Fauber, R.D., L.D. • First ever registered dietitian • on DeCA staff • Promotes DeCA as health and • wellness leader in military community • Expands military health system • partnership • Special Web page on www.commissaries.com • Weekly columns • Recipes and tips • Ask the DeCA Dietitian • Video clips

14. Worldwide Case Lot Sale • Held every May and September • Gigantic – All stores participate • Customer favorite • Buy in bulk • Increases overall savings • Well beyond average 30% • Case lot sale schedule available on www.commissaries.com

15. On-Site Sales Schedule www.commissaries.com

16. Who do I contact to request an On-site Sale?

17. Headquarters POCs • Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Richard S. Page Phone: 804-734-8330, Email: richard.page@deca.mil • Command Sergeant Major, CSM Victor M. Garcia, USA Phone: 804-734-8330, Email: victor.garcia@deca.mil • Director, Corporate Communications, Mr. James Hudson Phone: 804-734-8500, Email: jay.hudson@deca.mil • Director, Sales Directorate, Mr. Randall Chandler Phone: 804-734-8465, Email: randall.chandler@deca.mil • Chief, Internet Sales, Mr. Gordon Jones Phone: 804-734-8240, Email: gordon.jones@deca.mil • DeCA Dietitian, Major Karen Fauber, USA Phone: 804-734-8404, Email: karen.fauber@deca.mil

18. DeCA East POCs 11 Zones 1 U.S. Territory 99 stores 98 CONUS 1 OCONUS Director, DeCA East, Mr. Michael Dowling Phone: 804-734-8281, Email: michael.dowling@deca.mil Deputy Director, DeCA East, Mr. Bob Vitikacs Phone: 804-586-6862, Email: robert.vitikacs@deca.mil Deputy Director, DeCA East, Mr. Del Myrick Phone: 804-400-0214,Email: delbert.myrick@deca.mil

19. DeCA West POCs 12 Zones 2 countries 1 U.S. Territory 113 stores 84 CONUS 29 OCONUS 8 CDCs Director, DeCA West, Mr. Scott Simpson Phone: 916-569-4697, Email: scott.simpson@deca.mil Deputy Director, DeCA West OCONUS, Mr. Keith Hagenbuch Phone: 916-662-3766, Email: keith.hagenbuch@deca.mil Deputy Director, DeCA West CONUS, Mr. Chris Burns Phone: 916-417-4516,Email: chris.burns@deca.mil

20. DeCA Europe POCs 4 Zones 10 countries 42 stores 2 CDCs 1 CMPP Director, DeCA Europe, Mr. Tom Milks Phone: 011-49-631-352-3155, Email: thomas.milks@deca.mil Deputy Director, DeCA Europe, Ms. Cheryl Conner Phone: 011-49-162-297-4752, Email: cheryl.conner@deca.mil

21. Why?

22. Sergeant Merlin German, USMC November 15, 1985 – April 11, 2008 “Got 3% Chance of Survival, what ya gonna do?” A). Fight Through B). Stay Strong C). Overcome Because I Am a Warrior D). All of the Above “A veteran - whether active duty, retired, National Guard, or Reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'” (Author unknown)

23. Thank You