Furlough off the shelve for Hurlburt commissary workers

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  • By Airman 1st Class Jeff Parkinson
  • 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. --  The Hurlburt Field commissary returned to normal operating hours Aug. 20, here.

An announcement made by Joeseph Jeu, the Defense Commissary Agency director and CEO, in the wake of the Department of Defense's decision on Aug. 6 to reduce furloughs from 11 days to six.

"This is welcome news for us all," Jeu said. "Our stores will return to their regular schedules after Aug. 17. I encourage our patrons to check the DeCA website for their commissary's operating hours."

Since July 8, the one-day-per-week furloughs impacted all of DeCA's more than 14,000 U.S. civilian employees worldwide.

"We recognize the disruption furloughs presented to our patrons as far as access to their commissary benefit," he said. "We also understand the economic hardships many of our employees faced with the pay they lost during the furlough period."

"We will do everything possible to ensure that our shelves are properly stocked with the products our customers want when they shop, however there will be a short adjustment period as our stores settle back into their pre-furlough operating and delivery routines." he added.

For more information about Hulburt commissary-specific questions call (850) 881-2138.