Central Region

Ten Associates Earn Recognition in 2023 Public Affairs Representative Program

By Marisa Conner / February 29, 2024 /

Associates serving as Public Affairs Representatives at each installation work all year long to share Exchange relevancy messaging with their community.

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Newly Renovated Express Convenience Store Reopens at JBSA-Lackland

By Keiana Holleman / February 22, 2024 /

The renovated North Troop Express includes two new dining options.

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Laughlin Air Force Base BX Launches $15.7 Million Renovation

By Keiana Holleman / February 13, 2024 /

Exchange leaders from headquarters and Laughlin Air Force Base broke ground in January the shopping center renovation—another Quality-of-Life improvement for military shoppers.

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Top’s Dress Blue Set-Ups Arrives At Fort Cavazos Exchange

By Keiana Holleman / February 7, 2024 /

The Exchange cut the ribbon on the new service Jan. 30, giving Soldiers at Fort Cavazos additional guidance and support with uniform inspections and setups

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Signing Team Duo Creates Community Connections through Store Graphics

By Marisa Conner / February 6, 2024 /

The graphics that adorn the walls at Exchange stores have a local touch–and require the duo who creates them to do a lot of research.

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She Made the Grade! Fort Leavenworth Sixth-Grader Scores $2,000 Exchange Gift Card for Academic Excellence

By Keiana Holleman / January 31, 2024 /

A 12-year-old student at Patton Junior High School in Fort Leavenworth took home the first-place prize in the Exchange’s worldwide You Made the Grade sweepstakes. The program celebrates military students’ academic success and resilience in the classroom.

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Fort Leonard Wood Express Manager’s Winning Motto Demonstrates 24/7 Commitment to Safety

By Zach Wright / January 29, 2024 /

“I’ve seen quite a few of the submissions and I thought about submitting, but this is the first time I actually submitted one,” said Matthew Brown, annex supervisor at the Fort Leonard Wood Hospital Express. “I got lucky.”

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From Burger King to the World: Central Region VP Reflects on 35-Year Exchange Career as Retirement Nears

By Robert Philpot / January 25, 2024 /

Tony Ventura was hired in 1988 after an unusual interview. He went on to serve on three continents. Since 2016, he has been a vice president, first for Store Operations and then a regional vice president in Europe and now Central Region.

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Hot Stuff Coming Through: Exchange Introduces New Quick-Serve Restaurants at Expresses

By Marisa Conner / January 18, 2024 /

As part of the Exchange’s aggressive approach to expanding quick-serve restaurants, Hot Stuff Kitchen joins Hunt Brothers Pizza, Chopz and Eddie Peppers to continue to build on the success of the Express programs.

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Tammar Tracey, General Manager, Fort Johnson

By Keiana Holleman / January 16, 2024 /

The Army Veteran and former military spouse is the daughter of a 27-year Air Force Veteran and a 47-year Exchange veteran.

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