Supply chain shortage hits military as troops face empty commissary shelves

The supply chain shortage plaguing much of the country has also hit Defense Department commissaries where many troops and their families grocery shop, with the situation seemingly more dire for those stationed at some overseas locations.

“Having to ration my son’s milk intake is not healthy for him mentally or physically,” one military spouse stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan told Fox News Digital Thursday. “He needs milk for the nutrients it provides. It is also heartbreaking to tell him I cannot give him milk because there is none for me to give him. A mother should not have to have these conversations with their children.”

Photos sent to Fox News from the Yokota Air Base Commissary show many shelves empty, with people stationed there complaining that the meat and dairy sections have been especially hard hit by the shortages.

Yokota Air Base did not immediately respond to a Fox News request for comment.

Kadena Air Base, Japan has been plagued with similar issues, with one Air Force Spouse telling Stars and Stripes that the lack of dairy options left their family unable to make something as simple as tacos. – READ MORE