#FlashbackFriday: The Scoop on Ice Cream and the Exchange
July is National Ice Cream Month, so here’s a look at the role ice cream has played in Exchange history.
Exchange History Articles
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Flashback Friday: Arnold joins Exchange associates for a movie premiere in Bosnia
The first installment of the Exchange Post’s #FlashbackFriday series takes us back to 2002, when Exchange associates in Bosnia got to see the world premiere of a movie, accompanied by that movie’s big star. Big…
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The Exchange at 125: Real-Time Help Via Call Centers
In 1992, four people sat around a card table answering phones at headquarters— the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s first call center, which handled inquiries about the Deferred Payment Plan, the forerunner of today’s…
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The Exchange at 125: Blasts from the Past
Some exchanges around the world are now just fond memories. Many of them started in the early days of World War II to train Army pilots, but then closed after combat ended. In Texas alone,…
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The Exchange at 125: At One Time, the Exchange Couldn’t Sell TVs or Computers
Once upon a time, shoppers couldn’t find televisions or computers for sale anywhere in the Exchanges. Since 1949, the House Armed Services Committee and Department of Defense have regulated what the Exchange can sell. In…
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The Exchange at 125: Welcoming Hostages Freed from Iran
On Nov. 4, 1979, Iranian college students, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and held 52 American staff members who worked there hostage. The hostages were freed on Jan.…
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The Exchange at 125: Red-Letter July Dates in Exchange History
July 18, 1866 – Congress does away with the corrupt “sutler” system, effective July 1, 1867. July 24, 1876 – The Secretary of War appoints one post trader at every military post, such as these…
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The Exchange at 125: We Operated an Exchange in Casablanca—the City in Morocco, Not the Movie
During World War II, the Army Exchange Service—as the Exchange was known then—operated stores throughout Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, serving American troops in the North Africa Theater of Operations. One of those…
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124th Anniversary Month: See How Our Restaurants Looked Years Ago
Long before name-brand restaurants joined the Exchange family, we operated our own cafeterias, soda fountains and snack bars. We even invented our own “AAFES burger.”
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124 Years Strong!
“This steadfast and loyal team keeps the 124-year-old shopping benefit alive and well.”