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Exchange Prepares as Hurricane Idalia Approaches
Exchange teams are rallying to support the MacDill Air Force Base Exchange, where Hurricane Idalia is expected to make nearby landfall Wednesday morning. The hurricane is expected to generate 8- to 12-foot surges along the…
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Western Region’s Southwest Area Vice President Patricia Austin, Retiring After 32 years, Looks Back on Her Career
The daughter of an Air Force Veteran who served in Vietnam, Patricia Austin grew up with the Exchange. Raised in Dallas, she and her family would go to Carswell Air Force Base for doctor visits,…
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ICYMI: The Week That Was in the Exchange Post
In case you missed it, here’s a look at this week’s coverage.
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Installation Renamings: The Story of Dr. Mary Walker, the Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient
After more than 80 years under its previous name, Fort A.P. Hill is now Fort Walker. The new name for the installation, which was established as an Army facility on June 11, 1941, six months…
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#FlashbackFriday: August 1992—The Exchange Responds After Hurricane Andrew Devastates Homestead AFB
In August 1992, 31 years ago this week, Hurricane Andrew struck, leaving 250,000 homeless across Florida, Louisiana and the Bahamas, caused more than $30 billion in damage and took more than 30 lives. At the…
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Longtime Exchange Couple Nick and Marcia DeVincenzo, a Team Through Good and Bad Times, to Retire as a Team
Nick and Marcia DeVincenzo have, between them, more than 65 years of Exchange experience. Nick, manager of the Pacific Regional Distribution Center in South Korea, started with the organization at the Atlantic Transportation Center in…
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33 Years After an Unlikely Start, VP of Hardlines Dan Koglin Retires From the Exchange
In early 1990, Dan Koglin had just graduated from the University of New Mexico and was between jobs. He went to the career center on campus to see what companies might be coming there in…
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JBLM, Western Region Retail, LG and Others Provide Crucial Support
Western Region Senior Vice President Ronny Rexrode and Northwest Area Vice President Carrie Cammel said Saturday afternoon that they were working to mobilize associates from JBLM to help run the Fairchild Exchange as affected associates…
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ICYMI: The Week That Was in the Exchange Post
In case you missed it, here’s a look at this week’s coverage.
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#FlashbackFriday: 1993—Firestone and the Exchange Begin a Journey of Car Care Service for Military Communities
Thirty years ago this, the Exchange opened Firestone Master Care Car Center at Fort Lewis. It was the first such facility on a military installation in CONUS, opening a new era for automotive care at…