The three military exchange services and the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) would be merged into a single resale enterprise under a proposal backed by John H. Gibson II, the Defense Department’s new chief management officer, who has been tasked to make DoD business operations more efficient. For more details, see this Military Advantage post.
New DOD Task Force Eyed For Merging Exchange Services, DECA
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-03/mil%20aafes%20hot%20dog%20guy%201200.jpg?itok=xazaG8Ns "In the 2000s, few military members were more visible than Robin Lawrence Williams, also known as the "AAFES Hot Dog Guy." (AAFES)")
