
Darryl Porter did not grow up in a military family, but he did have a neighbor named Deon who was in the Army, which was how Porter first learned about the Exchange. “I looked up…

ICYMI, here’s a look at this week’s coverage.

On July 25, 1895—130 years ago today—the War Department issued General Orders No. 46, directing all Army commanders to establish “post exchanges” on their installations.

ICYMI, here’s a look at this week’s coverage.

After abolishing the sutler system in 1866, Congress authorized the establishment of post traders in 1867. Also in the late 19th century, officers at installations without post traders started social clubs called canteens. Both were…

ICYMI, here’s a look at this week’s coverage.

On July 25, the Exchange will celebrate its 130th anniversary. But the seeds for what became the Exchange were sown more than 100 years before 1895.

About 300 associates attended the event, which featured 14 Exchange vendors.

ICYMI, here’s the week in Exchange Post coverage.

In 2002, Eric Boen joined the Exchange, working in Finance & Accounting while he was still finishing work on his bachelor’s degree. By 2003, he’d begun a series of deployments to Iraq, where he decided…
