Will military commissaries be privatized?

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The Defense Commissary Agency is exploring the possibility of privatizing its grocery store operations.

The agency is seeking information from commercial grocers to see if they can operate commissaries while maintaining customer savings.

Military advocacy groups and some service members have expressed concerns that privatization could risk a valued benefit for military families.

The military's Defense Commissary Agency is asking whether grocery retailers are interested in taking over commissary operations — again.

Interested retailers would be required to maintain savings for customers, according to a request for information issued by the agency in September.

The request is to seek industry input on the potential privatization of 178 commissary locations across