Exchanges Fear Merger with Commissaries

DoD officials would like congress to approve a plan to merge the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) with the three military exchange services into a single store system to be called the Defense Resale Enterprise. However, the executives of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Navy Exchange Command and the Marine Corps exchange systems are resisting the effort. Read this week's 'Military Update' to learn why AAFES, NEX, and MCX fear the merger with DeCA.