Post exchanges in Panama date back to the earliest part of the 20th century, when engineers began to build the Panama Canal. U.S. military installations popped up in the Central American country to protect the…
It’s a history with barber chairs in unusual locations, barbers who’ve given hundreds of thousands of hair cuts, and the occasional celebrity cameo.
On Oct. 15, 1975—48 years ago this weekend—the Hale Koa resort hotel opened at Fort DeBussy, on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii..The hotel, which includes a PX, was financed entirely by money provided by Exchanges and…
Comic-strip character Steve Canyon helped tell the Exchange’s relevancy story. The man who created him was a longtime military story who was unable to serve in the military–so he created characters who could and did.
In honor of National Elephant Appreciation Day, here’s a brief look at some elephants that have played a role at the Exchange.
Monday will mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, when terrorists hijacked jet planes, flying them into both World Trade Center towers and into the Pentagon. Passengers on United Flight 93 died preventing an…
One of the more unusual stories of Exchange support began on Sept. 1, 1960, when the United Nations established a PX in the Republic of the Congo. An Exchange associate was put in charge—and he…
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…
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…
The DC, about 100 miles south of Dallas, had already been receiving merchandise for processing for months before the grand opening.
