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See the Photos! Exchanges Celebrate Air Force Birthday, Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Hispanic Heritage Month

By Robert Philpot / September 22, 2021 /

Exchanges worldwide celebrated the Air Force’s birthday and National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, and are still celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month.

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Exchange trucker Bradley Wacks is a member of the National Private Truck Council’s Driver Hall of Fame.

#Flashback Friday: The Exchange’s Trucking Hall of Famers

By Robert Philpot / September 17, 2021 /

Since 1987, the National Private Truck Council has inducted four members each year into its Hall of Fame, considered one of the most prestigious honors in the trucking industry. Four of those drivers worked for the Exchange.

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Exchange Creates Four Custom Trailer Wraps for West Point, Air Force Academy Football Matchups

By Marisa Conner / September 16, 2021 /

Four new custom trailers from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service are hitting the road to celebrate the Department of Defense retailer’s support of the Commanders’ Classic and Army-Navy Games.

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Exchange’s new Deputy Director of Logistics Goes From Receiving End of Supply Chain to the Beginning

By Robert Philpot / September 15, 2021 /

During his 28-year Army career, Col. Brian Memoli has served all over the world, and wherever he went, the Exchange was there. Now he’s there for the Exchange, helping oversee distribution centers, trucking fleets, transportation and more.

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KMC Exchange Team Steps Up to Welcome Afghan Guests

By Marisa Conner / September 14, 2021 /

Kaiserslautern Military Community Exchange associates are working around-the-clock to provide necessities and comforts to the guests and service members supporting Operation Allies Refuge.

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Exchange Honors Drivers as National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Gets Rollin’

By Robert Philpot / September 13, 2021 /

Exchange drivers travel tens of thousands of miles yearly, often in less-than-ideal conditions, to ensure that goods reach Warfighters, retirees, Veterans and their families worldwide. Associates are invited to show their thanks during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, which runs through Sept. 18.

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Exchange Mounts Worldwide Effort to Support Afghan Guests Staying at U.S. Military Installations

By Robert Philpot / September 1, 2021 /

So far, the Exchange has shipped 250,000 units of merchandise, including blankets, hygiene products, shoes, children’s items, snacks, beverages and other essentials, in support of Afghan guests in a mission requires input from nearly every corner of Exchange operations.

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Hurricane Ida Affects Business at Exchanges in Gulf States, but Damage is Minimal

By Robert Philpot / August 30, 2021 /

Although Keesler Air Force Base was in the path of the hurricane, the Keesler Exchange (pictured) suffered no damage. The storm’s effects varied at Exchanges elsewhere in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama.

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West Coast Distribution Center Celebrates 20 Years of Getting the Job Done

By Robert Philpot / August 12, 2021 /

The DC opened July 20, 2001, at the Sharpe Army Depot in Lathrop, Calif., 60 miles east of San Francisco. In July, the DC celebrated the anniversary with a luncheon for associates — more than 20% of whom were there at the beginning.

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Exchange Deploys Mobile Field Exchange to Serve Afghan Special Immigrant Applicants at Fort Lee

By Robert Philpot / August 12, 2021 /

Just four days after leaders of Task Force-Eagle requested a Mobile Field Exchange (MFE) to support the State Department-led Operation Allies Refuge, the 53-foot store on wheels came to Fort Lee after a 1,300-mile trek from the Exchange’s Waco Distribution Center in Texas.

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