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Fort Bragg is the largest military base in the world. It houses 260,000 people on 255 square miles. On your lunch break, would you prefer to hit a restaurant around the corner, or drive to a neighboring city (with a military checkpoint on the way back)?
There are certainly mess halls. I don't know how they work: a lot of the personnel don't live on base, others are civilians, and military families. But even if free food is available, plenty of people would rather pay to eat better food.
In short, military bases are small (or mid sized) towns. Yes, this provides a taste of home while deployed, but there's no reason to run domestic bases differently and is convenient for all concerned.