The U.S. Department of War may close Santa Clara County’s only place for military service members and their families to buy food and household items at reduced prices.
The commissary at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View has long served as a grocery lifeline for military families in the Bay Area. But Congressman Sam Liccardo is ringing alarm bells about reports the federal government may cease the facility’s operations in 2026 — leaving the next closest commissary 75 miles away. The San Jose lawmaker voiced his concerns in a Thursday letter to John Hall, director of the Defense Commissary Agency headquartered in Fort Lee, Virginia.
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Liccardo said losing the commissary would be a hardship to service members and veterans who made immense sacrifices for the country. He added the least the government can do is provide them access to affordable, basic necessities.
“At a time of soaring food costs, we must protect this essential benefit and work together to preserve or replace this vital facility,” Liccardo told San José Spotlight…