Robert Philpot
Frank Cruz Jr. is the last of six family members at the Presidio of Monterey Exchange. But the softlines department manager says he still gets to see family at work every day: “When you create a relationship with these customers, they tend to become like your family.”
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When Rosa Bell’s husband joined the Army, she wanted a job where she could be near him. She had two strong prospects: Delta Air Lines in Atlanta, and the Fort Benning Exchange. The Exchange called first. That was in 1972, when Bell started as a part-time associate. “If you did well, they would make you…
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Associates enrolled in the Department of Defense Non-Appropriated Fund Health Plan will get to experience a new-and-improved Aetna online wellness program starting June 1.
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A May 1 shopping event for Veteran and military spouse-owned businesses outside the Fort Belvoir Exchange attracted notable guests: Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Garrison Commander Col. Joshua SeGraves. Thirty businesses owned by Veterans and military spouses participated in the Veteran Business Expo at the Fort Belvoir Exchange. The event was held in collaboration with…
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If you’re enrolled in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), the recently passed stimulus bill has made some FSA changes that could work to your advantage. The bill, officially known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, increases the amount of unused balance that healthcare FSA participants can carry over from one year to the next.…
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Before former Misawa Exchange General Manager Kristine Cowley returned to the States to become GM at the Nellis AFB Exchange, she received a couple of unexpected honors at her going-away party.
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The Exchange is honored to welcome the 575,000 DoD and Coast Guard civilian employees who can now shop at their local Exchange.
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The AAFES Retired Employees Association (AREA) Scholarship Program is funded through donations by generous benefactors. Each year, AREA awards $40,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors attending school in the fall. Scholarships are awarded based on the applicant’s scholastic honors and other recognition, school and outside activities, hobbies and special talents, letters of recommendation and an…
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This week in the Exchange Post, COO Jason Rosenberg congratulated stellar associates with the May edition of Operation: Call Out; a freshly redesigned Exchange at Luke Air Force Base held its grand reopening; the Fort Bliss Exchange worked with garrison command to open a COVID vaccine site at Freedom Crossing; a Fort Drum Starbucks manager…
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