#FlashbackFriday: Remembering the Tuskegee Airmen
In honor of Black History Month, we remember first Black aviators in the U.S Army Air Corps, now known as the U.S Air Force.
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#FlashbackFriday: How a Room for Soldiers’ Entertainment Evolved Into the Exchange
Borrowing an idea from the British military, an Army colonel opened a small military canteen that provided merchandise and games that Soldiers had been seeking in town, but now they could stay on post—and out…
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#FlashbackFriday: Betty White’s Connection to the Exchange
The actress joined the American Women’s Voluntary Services in 1941, driving a PX truck delivering supplies to troops staying in temporary camps in the Hollywood Hills.
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The Exchange’s Korea Distribution Center: A Brief History
Before the 2020 opening of the Exchange’s U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys distribution center, the Camp Market DC ensured Korea-area Exchanges had the items Warfighters and their families needed for more than 45 years.
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#FlashbackFriday: How the Exchange Provided Support During the Cuban Missile Crisis
For 13 tense days in October 1962, United States and the Soviet Union had a confrontation over Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. Throughout the crisis, Exchanges came together to provide support.
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#FlashbackFriday: Tracking MFEs Through Exchange History
Due to their high demand in assisting with Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), mobile field exchanges, known as MFEs, have received a lot of attention recently. In mid-September, all but two of the Exchange’s 11 U.S.-based…
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#FlashbackFriday: Some Slices of Pizza’s History at the Exchange
Pizza is very popular at the Exchange. But not so long ago, it was considered a novelty.
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#Flashback Friday: Shining a Light on the Exchange’s First Solar-powered Shopping Center
On Sept. 24, 1977—44 years ago today—the Exchange opened its first solar-powered shopping center at Randolph Air force Base near San Antonio, Texas.
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#Flashback Friday: The Exchange’s Trucking Hall of Famers
Since 1987, the National Private Truck Council has inducted four members each year into its Hall of Fame, considered one of the most prestigious honors in the trucking industry. Four of those drivers worked for…
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#FlashbackFriday: How Exchanges Worldwide Responded After 9/11
After the 9/11 attacks, Exchanges in the New York City area and near Washington, D.C., supported troops and first responders with 24-hour operations and mobile field exchanges. Exchanges outside of New York and the Washington…