#FlashbackFriday: ‘We go where you go’ took the Exchange to two Olympics
The Exchange’s “We go where you go” mission went for the gold in supporting troops at two Olympic Games in the U.S.
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The Exchange’s Website Turns 25. Here’s how it’s Grown Up.
Days after www.aaafes.com debuted, thousands found AAFES’ new online home. It evolved into the user-friendly ShopMyExchange.com, and it will continue to grow.
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#FlashbackFriday: Getting Back to the Exchange’s Roots
On July 25. the Exchange will celebrate its 126th anniversary serving those who serve. It all started in a little room on the frontier.
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‘We Go Where You Go’: Army & Air Force Exchange Service Marks 126 Years of Serving Military Community
At home, abroad, in war zones, through natural disasters—wherever Soldiers, Airmen and Guardians serve, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has gone with them for the last 126 years.
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#FlashbackFriday: Exchange Associates Support Rescuers After a Deadly Quake in the Philippines
Clark Air Base Exchange associates were among those who volunteered to help after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on July 16, 1990.
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#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.
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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: D.B. Cooper and the Exchange
On March 22, 1972, Northwest Area Exchange associates operated mobile field exchanges for Soldiers searching for “D.B. Cooper,” an unidentified man who hijacked a Boeing 727 aircraft between Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash. He extorted…
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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: From Earthquakes to Hurricanes, Exchange Associates Have Been There
Dating as far back as 1964 when a killer earthquake struck Alaska, Exchange associates have deployed to the destructive scenes left in Mother Nature’s wake to serve those who served with recovery efforts. The disasters…
