#FlashbackFriday: Remembering Maj. Gen. Albin G. Wheeler, 1991-’93 Exchange Commander
Wheeler, who was also AAFES-Europe commander from 1983 to 1983, passed away June 10.
Exchange History Articles
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#FlashbackFriday: 1994—The First Exchange-Operated Dental Office Opens
Fairbanks Dental Clinic, which opened at what was then Fort Hood, increased convenience for military families who previously had to go off-post for routine care.
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#FlashbackFriday: 1993—‘Granny Rambo’ returns from Somalia
Pat Wood, the main store operations manager at Fort Hood at the time, earned the nickname “Granny Rambo” after she volunteered to the troubled East African country in February 1993.
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#FlashbackFriday: An Exchange Initiative Helps Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan Phone Home
In 2004, the Exchange launched an ambitious plan to deliver military Exchange Global Prepaid Phone cards to U.S Military men and women serving in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.
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#FlashbackFriday: The Exchange at the Oldest Continuously Active Air Force Installation
The Wyoming installation has been an Air Force Base for more than 70 years. But its history goes back to before there were airplanes.
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#Flashback Friday: The Exchange in New Guinea During World War II
New Guinea was one of many South Pacific locations where the Army Exchange Service opened PXs to support U.S. troops in World War II.
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#FlashbackFriday: 30 Years Ago, HQ Associates Rallied to Support Teammates Hit by Tornado
On April 25, 1994, an EF-4 tornado struck Lancaster, a Dallas-area town not far from Exchange headquarters. One associate who was affected by the storm–and is still with the Exchange–shares her memories of how teammates…
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#FlashbackFriday: A Pictorial Album of the Exchange’s Vinyl Record Past
Although the Exchange does not currently sell vinyl albums or CDs, it once had its own record store and record-distribution center in addition to record departments at stores worldwide.
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#FlashbackFriday: In 1960, the Exchange Started an Airline Catering Service. Meet Its Founder.
A 28-year-old cafeteria manager saw an opportunity to launch a service that provided food for flights Tachikawa Air Base in Japan. He remained involved with the catering service until 1996, and the service still exists…
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#FlashbackFriday: The Exchange Associate Who Was a Bataan Death March Survivor
April 9 will mark the 82nd anniversary of the beginning of the Bataan Death March, the forcible 65-mile march of 60,000 to 80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war to Japanese confinement camps throughout the…