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BULLSEYE News 11June 19, 2015

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Commissaries serve as Feds Feed Families collection sites GWOT Expeditionary Medal

By Jessica Rouse food banks. That represented 30 mustard, salad dressing or oils By Debbie Gildea deployment and a second medal
percent of the Defense Depart- · Snacks — individually packed for an Operation Inherent Resolve
Defense Commissary Agency Public Affairs ment’s total Feds Feed Families’ Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs deployment would wear the medal
donations. Many stores featured snacks, crackers, trail mix, dried or service ribbon with one service
FORT LEE, Va. — Commissar- donation packages provided by fruit, granola and cereal bars, pret- JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO- star device.
ies are serving as collection points commissary vendors for patrons zels, and sandwich crackers RANDOLPH, Texas — Active duty,
for the Feds Feed Families cam- to purchase and donate on the spot. Air National Guard and Air Force Although the policy is retroac-
paign, which began June 1 and ends · Multigrain cereal Reserve Airmen who earned the tive, conversions are not authorized.
Aug. 31 at participating stateside “2014 was a great campaign year · 100 percent juice — all sizes, Global War on Terrorism Expedi- Airmen who initially earned the
military installations. for us,” Eller said. “Our customers including juice boxes tionary Medal for more than one GWOT-EM and elected to accept
should be really proud — a large · Grains — brown and white of the five Department of Defense the Iraqi Campaign, Afghanistan
During the campaign, participat- number of people were helped.” rice, oatmeal, bulgur, quinoa, approved GWOT-EM operations Campaign or Air Force Expedition-
ing installations help collect items couscous, pasta, and macaroni may now wear a service star device ary Medal instead cannot convert
most needed by food pantries and Since the campaign’s inception and cheese on the medal and service ribbon for back to the GWOT-EM and add a
then donate them to area food banks. in 2009, over 24 million pounds of · Paper products and household the second and subsequent awards, service star for subsequent awards.
food have been donated. items — paper towels, napkins and Air Force officials said.
“This marks our sixth consecu- cleaning supplies Airmen awarded the GWOT-
tive year participating in this cam- Once the items have been col- · Hygiene items — diapers, de- The policy is retroactive to Sept. EM who have completed a subse-
paign, and what could be better than lected, installation officials will odorants (men and women), femi- 11, 2001 and covers the following quent deployment to a qualifying
helping provide food for those in work with their commissary to nine products, toilet paper, tissues, approved operations and inclusive area/operation should take sup-
need around us,” said Randy Eller, deliver the items to their local food soap, toothpaste and shampoo dates: porting documents to their local
the Defense Commissary Agency’s bank. “We want to make a difference military personnel section to have
deputy director of logistics. in the communities surrounding t0QFSBUJPO&OEVSJOH'SFFEPN
their records updated to reflect
The most needed items for dona- our stores,” Eller said. “And our Sept. 11, 2001-date to be determined the award of a service star to their
Last year, DeCA collected almost tions include: patrons and employees help us do GWOT-EM. Supporting docu-
1 million pounds of food donated that.” t 0QFSBUJPO *SBRJ 'SFFEPN
ments include contingency exercise
at commissaries and given to area · Canned vegetables — low so- This year, no goals have been March 19, 2003-Aug. 31, 2010 deployment orders, completed
dium, no salt set, but DOD is urging participants paid travel vouchers, or decoration
to do their best to top their past t 0QFSBUJPO /PNBE 4IBEPX
citations which indicate the deploy-
· Canned fruits — in light syrup donations. Nov. 5, 2007-date to be determined ment dates, deployment area and/or
or its own juices For more information on this name of the operation.
campaign, go to the U.S. Depart- t0QFSBUJPO/FX%BXO
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· Canned proteins — tuna, ment of Agriculture’s website at 2010-Dec. 31, 2011 For more information about Air
salmon, chicken, peanut butter http://www.usda.gov. Force personnel programs go to the
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myPers website.
June 15, 2014-date to be determined
· Soups — beef stew, chili, chick-
en noodle, turkey or rice For example, an Airman awarded
the GWOT Expeditionary Medal for
· Condiments — tomato-based an Operation Enduring Freedom
sauces, light soy sauce, ketchup,

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