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August 7, 2025 / NEWS RELEASE: 05-25
NEXCOM Has One Hundred Ways to Support Sailor Quality of Life
With the cut of the ribbon on August 5, 2025, the Navy Exchange Service Command opened its 100th NEX Micro Market. Located in unaccompanied housing at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, the self-service, self-checkout NEX Micro Market is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to support the more than 1,300 young enlisted Sailors living there.
“As a worldwide Navy command, NEXCOM is always in lockstep with the needs of the fleet,” said retired Rear Adm. Robert J. Bianchi, Chief Executive Officer of NEXCOM. “Our core mission is to enable warfighter readiness and enhance Navy quality of life for our men and women in uniform who are out there defending our freedom. In addition, our range of innovative and agile products and services are continually evolving, allowing us to support the Navy as it executes its mission around the globe.”
The NEX Micro Market at NSB Kings Bay stocks a broad array of fresh, healthy food such as yogurt, fruit, salads and sandwiches as well as snacks and beverages. Because of its location, the NEX Micro Market also stocks an assortment of health and wellness items and cleaning supplies that allow Sailors to quickly run in and pick up what they need.
“We get great feedback from customers when we open our NEX Micro Markets,” said Roanna Hatfield, Senior Services Specialist at NEXCOM. “Customers appreciate having access to food, snacks and beverages conveniently located near them and accessible 24/7. To ensure we have the items our customers want to purchase, we tailor the assortment specifically to the location. Here in Kings Bay, that means it’s stocked with popular favorites and healthy grab-and-go options.
The first NEX Micro Market opened at the Southeast Regional Maintenance Center in Mayport, Florida, in 2015. NEXCOM’s Ship’s Store Program opened two Micro Market@Sea locations, onboard USS San Antonio (LPD 19) in 2020 and onboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in 2023. Similar to ashore NEX Micro Markets, these self-service afloat locations provide Sailors with convenience and access to food, beverages and health and wellness items while deployed.
About NEXCOM
The Navy Exchange Service Command enables warfighter readiness and strengthens the Navy’s quality of life mission. Providing essential products, services, hospitality and outfitting Navy communities around the globe, NEXCOM is continuously evolving to meet the demands of today’s military operational environment. As further sustainment to Navy Warfighters and military families, 100% of the command’s earnings are directed to Navy quality of life programs, amounting to over $3.7 billion since 1946. NEXCOM’s enduring mission and lines of effort serve as a critical resource and a vital capability within the Naval Supply Systems Command Enterprise.
About MCX
The Marine Corps Exchange (MCX) is one part of the Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) ecosystem of programs that supports and enhances the operational readiness, war fighting capabilities, and life quality of Marines, their families, retirees and civilians. MCCS is valued by leadership as being a single, relevant portfolio of programs and capabilities that provides unwavering support to Marines and their families throughout their entire career journey with the United States Marine Corps. MCCS leverages this single program delivery capability by consolidating MCX, MWR and Family Programs to deliver goods and services at over 2,250 facilities with a staff of more than 12,000 employees worldwide. In addition to providing the on installation services, visit mymcx.com/shopping to learn about additional online offerings.
About Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
Since 1904, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society has financial assistance and education to active duty and retired members of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, their eligible family members and survivors – when in financial need. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the Society is a non-profit, charitable organization that is staffed by over 3,000 volunteers, and a small cadre of employees, in offices around the world – ashore and aboard ships.
