#FlashbackFriday: Going for the Gold With Olympics Connections in Exchange History
From the Exchange Post archives, a look at Exchange family connections to the Olympics as well as ways the Exchange has supported the Games.
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#FlashbackFriday: Blasting Off Through the Exchange’s Connections to the Space Program
From a 1950s commander whose son was a pioneering astronaut to modern-day clothing with the U.S. Space Force photo, the Exchange has several links to the space program in its history.
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#FlashbackFriday: We Go Where You Go—The Exchange in Thailand
The Exchange operated in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Elephants, Santa and an astronaut visited.
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#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.
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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…
