#FlashbackFriday: The Exchange and the Blizzards of ‘78
In late January and early February 1978, historic winter storms struck the Midwest and New England. Here’s how Exchanges in the regions persevered.
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#FlashbackFriday: 1991—Deployed Exchange Associates Talk About the Start of Operation Desert Storm
Thirty-three years ago this week, Operation Desert Storm began, as U.S. Army and Air Force helicopters knocked out Iraqi anti-aircraft facilities and Hellfire missiles destroyed Iraqi radar sites. The Exchange was there in support, and…
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#FlashbackFriday: 1980—A 7.0 Earthquake Strikes the Azores, and the Exchange Responds
The quake, the strongest in 20 years, affected four islands: Terceira, Sao Jorge, Graciosa and Pico. The United States has an air base at Lajes, which is on Terceira. And where there’s an air base,…
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#FlashbackFriday: 1986—The Exchange Begins Accepting Credit Cards
Thirty-eight years ago this weekend, the Exchange began accepting VISA and MasterCard in CONUS, Panama, Greenland and for catalog orders. Card acceptance expanded to other overseas locations later in the year, and the Discover card…
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#FlashbackFriday: The Exchange’s Toy Story
Take a holiday journey through photos of Toylands past.
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#Flashback Friday: The Exchange at the Army-Navy Game
Five years ago this weekend, the Exchange became a participating partner in the Army-Navy Game presented by USAA. The Exchange Corporate Communication team, with assistance from store, Merchandising and Logistics teams, prepared all year to…
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#FlashbackFriday: 1992—How the Exchange Helped a Girl Give a Gift to a Child in Somalia
When a girl in a Dallas-area shelter declined a gift and insisted that it go to a child in Somalia, the Exchange made it happen. Here’s how.
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#FlashbackFriday: Biting Into the Exchange’s Fast-Food Past With the Run-in Chef and the Aafesburger
The Exchange made a big move in the fast-food game in 1971 with Run-In Chef, which opened that year in Europe and CONUS. The aafesburger came along a little more than a decade later.
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#FlashbackFriday: A Photo History of the Exchange in Panama
Post exchanges in Panama date back to the earliest part of the 20th century, when engineers began to build the Panama Canal. U.S. military installations popped up in the Central American country to protect the…
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#FlashbackFriday: Some Snips and Clips About Barbers Throughout Exchange History
It’s a history with barber chairs in unusual locations, barbers who’ve given hundreds of thousands of hair cuts, and the occasional celebrity cameo.