Ship's Stores

Mission

The mission of the Ship's Stores Program is to provide quality goods at a savings, to provide quality services necessary for day to day living, to provide funding for afloat recreation needs and to promote good morale.

Ship's Stores
For Sailors stationed aboard Navy ships, the Ship's Store is a quality of life necessity for obtaining needed items while on deployment. Ship's Stores carry basic necessities such as soap and shampoo as well as a limited selection of semi-luxury items such as watches and consumer electronic items. Sailors can also purchase prepaid AT&T Global Prepaid Cards to call loved ones back home. 

The Ship's Stores is also responsible for a number of quality of life services aboard ship including vending machines, barber shops and laundry services for crew members. 

Ship's Stores are profit authorized government funded appropriated activities. Profits generated from sales in Ship's Stores are turned over to the ship's MWR program to enhance crew morale. These activities include funding for crew recreation when deployed overseas, official special events, crew/family events, discounted ticket to amusement parks for crew members and their families as well as purchasing exercise equipment for use aboard ship.

Ship's Stores Ashore
Navy family members can be stationed in remote and isolated locations such as Diego Garcia (Indian Ocean), as well as San Nicolas Island and San Clemente Island (islands off the coast of California). The Ship's Stores Program operates Ship's Stores Ashore to ensure Sailors and Marines have a taste of home when stationed in these areas. 

Ship's Stores Ashore are run by Ships Servicemen, as is also the case in Ship's Stores Afloat. They provide quality products at comparable stateside prices. Just like NEXs, profits generated from Ship's Stores Ashore go to local MWR programs to support quality of life initiatives. More importantly, however, is that wherever a Navy family member goes, the NEX is there to serve them.