Central Region

Columbus AFB Exchange Breaks Ground on Renovation of Branch Store

By Teonja Tatum / September 4, 2025 /

The $10.4 million upgrade will create a one-stop shopping experience with an Express in front of the store.

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JBSA-Lackland BX Expands Jimmy John’s and Panda Express to Port San Antonio

By Teonja Tatum / August 26, 2025 /

With limited dining options and increased patronage, Port San Antonio needed additional food options. JBSA Lackland Genera Manager Mikel Hunter and Services Business Manager Maggie Colon were able to help.

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Fort Rucker Associate Accepts Overdue Honor for Her Late Soldier Father

By Sue Antonello / August 26, 2025 /

Clyde Anthony Jones, who served his country with honor and distinction in the Army, passed away Jan. 12, 2006. Nearly two decades later, his daughter was presented with the ceremonial flag honoring his service.

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Shull Recognizes Nearly 50 Fort Hood, HQ Associates for Their Work

By Robert Philpot / August 25, 2025 /

On Aug. 13 and 14, Exchange Director/CEO Tom Shull presented challenge coins to nearly four dozen Fort Hood, Central Region and headquarters associates. The HQ associates and many of the Fort Hood associates were involved in a test of the Army’s Flexible Eating & Expanded Dining (FEED) pilot program (you can read about the test…

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Finessing the Fleet: New MFE, the First of Many, Debuts at Camp Garfield in Ohio

By Robert Philpot / August 25, 2025 /

The Exchange is modernizing its CONUS MFE fleet, inside and out.

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Minot AFB Exchange Unveils Express 2.0

By Teonja Tatum / August 21, 2025 /

The upgrade marks a major milestone in Team Minot’s commitment to serving Airmen, their families and base personnel.

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Fort Hood PX Restaurants Play Key Role in Army Test of Expanded Meal Entitlement

By Robert Philpot / August 21, 2025 /

On Aug. 11, five Exchange name-brand restaurants at Fort Hood began offering breakfast, lunch and dinner to 200 selected service members as part of their meal entitlement during a two-week test of a groundbreaking Army feeding initiative. The Limited User Assessment Test (LUAT) for the Army’s Flexible Eating & Expanded Dining (FEED) program is the…

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NAS JRB Fort Worth-Area Fifth Grader Wins $1,500 in ‘You Made the Grade’ Sweepstakes

By Teonja Tatum / August 19, 2025 /

Leo Velez, son of a retired Marine staff sergeant, won second prize in the worldwide sweepstakes, which honors academic excellence.

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Rebecca Santee Discusses the Value of Coaching and Mentoring

By Robert Philpot / August 18, 2025 /

“As I became more of a leader ,,, I realized that you don’t get there alone,” Santee said. “You don’t develop alone. You have coaches and you have mentors and you have leaders that pull you along with them.”

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Exchange Opens Self-Serve 24/7 Store at Fort Leavenworth Maximum-Security Prison

By Teonja Tatum / July 30, 2025 /

It’s the 12th self-serve 24/7 store in the Military Corrections Complex that makes up the United States Disciplinary Barracks and Joint Regional Correctional Facility.

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