128 Years of Family Serving Family: Ms. Pak Chang-ok, Kunsan AB Exchange
Ms. Pak, who came to the Exchange in October 1977, joined because of her mom.

Ms. Pak, who came to the Exchange in October 1977, joined because of her mom.

The shift manager at Fort Moore’s Harmony Church Express celebrated her 32nd anniversary with the Exchange this month.

The main store manager reflects on her 37 years with the Exchange, including that time she had to keep an in-store visit from Robert Downey Jr. a secret.

The services specialist met her husband through the Exchange. “We both truly believe in the Exchange mission,” she says. “It’s so rewarding and makes me so proud to see where we go and what we…

“The military has been a big part of my life,” says the rt Hurlburt Field main store manager. “My parents met and married through the military. I was born on an installation.”

After 39 years at Vandenberg, the customer experience associate gets recognized even when he’s not on the job–including once by a highway patrolman.

The Express manager is due to retire Feb. 7 after 35 years with the Exchange, all of them in Alaska, where he has endured temperatures as low as 68 below and traveled all over the…

The custodial worker joined the Women’s Army Corps in 1970, in the middle of the Vietnam War. Her 21 years of service included playing trumpet in the 14th Army Band, the last all-woman military band…

Palmer’s mother, a former Exchange associate, was the first one to encourage her to pursue a position with the Exchange. “My mom always told me she had very good experiences working for the Exchange, and…

The Army Veteran and former military spouse is the daughter of a 27-year Air Force Veteran and a 47-year Exchange veteran.
