Zach Wright

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130 Years of Family Serving Family: Paz Johnson, Fort Stewart

By Zach Wright / July 3, 2025 /

The food court manager, who has been with the Exchange since 1992, talks about working with her sister at the Exchange—and about that time she encountered a moose in a Fort Wainwright Burger King drive-thru.

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Feeding Thousands: Bragg PX Dishes Out Support for President’s Visit

By Zach Wright / June 16, 2025 /

With a week’s notice, the Fort Bragg Exchange team scheduled 22 food trucks and vendors to support an estimated 20,000 Warfighters, family members and civilian visitors, serving about 5,000 meals during the celebration.

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ICYMI: The Week That Was in the Exchange Post

By Zach Wright / June 13, 2025 /

ICYMI: The Week That Was in the Exchange Post This week in the Exchange Post, Exchange Chief Operating Officer/EVP salutes star associates in the latest edition of OPERATION: Call Out; the Army prepares to celebrate a landmark birthday and the Exchange has been a part of that journey; and the Army Emergency Relief CEO shows…

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129 Years of Family Serving Family: Paul Trocki, Fort Eisenhower

By Zach Wright / June 12, 2025 /

The Army Veteran talks about deploying to Iraq, relating to young Soldiers and supporting the Fort Eisenhower community after a hurricane.

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129 Years of Family Serving Family: Joyce Wynn, Fort Jackson

By Zach Wright / May 6, 2025 /

The 15-year associate and military spouse has worked in a variety of roles and received strong support from her teammates–including during one day when she went in to labor while at work.

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Exchange Associates Registered Nearly 50,000 Shoppers as New MILITARY STAR Cardmembers in 2024

By Zach Wright / April 9, 2025 /

During fiscal year 2024, more than 4,700 associates registered shoppers for a MILITARY STAR account.

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129 Years of Family Serving Family: Patrice and Meggan Wesche, Eglin AFB Exchange

By Zach Wright / April 8, 2025 /

The mother-daughter duo, who have been with the Exchange a combined 42 years, say they communicate well together on the job and off.

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‘I Never Forget A Smile:’ Ramstein Exchange Associate Named 2024 MILITARY STAR Ambassador of the Year

By Zach Wright / April 8, 2025 /

Maria Elena Hess earned the recognition out of nearly 220 ambassadors.

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Three Academic Achievers Earn $4,000 in Exchange’s You Made the Grade Sweepstakes

By Zach Wright / April 3, 2025 /

The winners were randomly selected from more than 1,170 military students who entered the drawing after maintaining at least a B average during the 2024 fall semester.

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129 Years of Family Serving Family: Richard Smith, Aberdeen Proving Ground Exchange

By Zach Wright / April 1, 2025 /

The warehouse worker, who started at the Exchange in 1983, served with the Maryland Air National Guard.

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