Travis Day

Head shot of Andrew Guerrero-Petty.

129 Years of Family Serving Family: Andrew Guerrero-Petty, JBER

By Travis Day / August 5, 2024 /

“Growing up, I remember going to the Exchange, but it wasn’t until I got older that I realized, ‘Wow, we literally are everywhere.’”

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Pictured: A forklift and stacks of boxes on a truck-trailer bed.

Okinawa, Yokota Bakeries Unite to Keep Operations Rolling After Breakdown

By Travis Day / July 29, 2024 /

When the oven at the Okinawa bakery went down in June, its sister plant at Yokota Air Base stepped in to assist.

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Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson associate Kryzia Ceja at the Hillberg Ski Area snack bar cash register.

JBER Express Shift Manager Steps Up to Support the Slopes at Hillberg Ski Area

By Travis Day / July 11, 2024 /

When a vital Quality-of-Life facility at Alaska’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson ran into problems providing food service to its patrons, command turned to the Exchange for help. Exchange associate and Army Veteran Kryzia Ceja answered the call.

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JBER Expands Dining Lineup with Self-Service Kiosk from Dolce Bakery

By Travis Day / June 27, 2024 /

Dolce was founded in 2016 by Alaska native Bobbi Lee Jewett as a mobile espresso trailer and has grown to include catering, wholesale, subscription boxes and self-contained kiosks.

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Exchange Celebrates Grand Opening of $15.7 Million Express at Fort Irwin

By Travis Day / May 30, 2024 /

Fort Irwin cut the ribbon on a new $15.7 million, 14,000 square-foot Express on May 29, bringing new food options, services and more to one convenient location

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Camp San Luis Obispo Opens First Unattended Retail Unit

By Travis Day / May 22, 2024 /

The original home of the California National Guard, Camp San Luis Obispo is about 60 miles north of Vandenberg SFB, which oversees its Exchange operations.

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Vandenberg Space Force Base Relocates The Cleaners to Main Exchange Mall

By Travis Day / May 7, 2024 /

The new location is more convenient than the previous one, which was about a mile away from the BX and Military Clothing store.

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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Exchange Celebrates $12 Million Upgrade

By Travis Day / May 6, 2024 /

The project included a renovation of all store departments on the nearly 200,000-square-feet main sales floor, a new The Home Depot showroom, food court upgrades and more.

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Cannon Air Force Base Welcomes Groovy Grubs to Fitness Center

By Travis Day / May 1, 2024 /

The location marks a permanent concessionaire location for the former vendor partner owned by a Cannon Airman’s spouse,.

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Be Vigilant: How to Spot and Avoid Scams Targeting Associates

By Travis Day / April 22, 2024 /

Since 2019, active-duty service members, Veterans, retirees, Reservists and families have lost nearly $600 million to scams including business and government imposters, tech support scams and identity theft including credit card accounts and government benefits. Here are some things to look out for.

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