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In 2002, Eric Boen joined the Exchange, working in Finance & Accounting while he was still finishing work on his bachelor’s degree. By 2003, he’d begun a series of deployments to Iraq, where he decided that maybe FA wasn’t where he wanted to be. “Your career is in your own hands,” Boen, now senior vice…
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The Exchange’s 2025 priorities are fully focused on maintaining the family, sustaining the family and investing in the family—being there with service members and their families, and making sure that they have the support required to achieve success.
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The Yokohama North Dock, a U.S. Army transportation hub for Japan, is somewhat separated from standard Exchange support. It’s less than 50 miles from the Yokota Air Base Exchange, but the drive can take more than an hour and a half. Although it’s in a large city, the North Dock has a small population of…
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The trailers are on the road across the United States reminding service members, military families, Veterans and Department of Defense and Coast Guard civilians that the card, now powered by Discover, is the one card for their military lifestyle.
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Approximately 500 visiting service members are participating in the annual Freedom Shield, which runs through March 21. This is the first time in nearly 10 years that the Exchange has deployed an MFE in support of a military exercise in Korea.
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For more than 20 years, the Exchange has delivered thousands of boxes of cookies overseas to help the Girl Scouts of the USA’s overseas branch, USA Girl Scouts Overseas (USAGSO), make a difference by improving morale with a taste of home.
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Like so many holidays at the Exchange, Valentine’s Day starts months before the actual day. For the Exchange’s bakeries in Gruenstadt, Germany, and USAG Humphreys in South Korea, a Valentine’s Day Krispy Kreme promotion started in August.
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The Army Black Knights ended their record-breaking season as the Navy Midshipmen won the coveted Commander-In-Chief’s trophy at the 125th Army-Navy Game—but the Exchange and the heroes it serves were winners too. For the seventh straight year, the Exchange has been a participating partner of America’s game, which Navy won 31-13. The Exchange’s brand exposure…
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One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 129 years of family serving family. Who they are: Taeko Westfall, Joint Base Langley-Eustis Exchange Service Business Manager, and husband Russell Westfall, Dan Daniel Distribution Center Logistics Operation Manager. Years with the Exchange: Taeko, 19; Russell, 23. First role: Taeko started as a sales area manager at the…
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