Melissa Allen, Eastern Region Services Program Specialist
The military spouse and 17-year-associate calls herself a self-professed Exchange nerd.
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Fort Knox Garrison, Exchange Unveil Installation’s Sixth Unattended Retail Unit
The Fort Knox Garrison Command Sergeant Major and the Exchange staff conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the installation’s sixth unattended retail unit (URU) in late March The new market is in the 1st Theater…
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Exchange Named 2025 VETS Indexes 4-Star Employer for Advancing Military-Connected Careers
This marks the fifth straight year that the Exchange has earned the recognition.
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129 Years of Family Serving Family: Tredesa Woods, Fort Johnson
The Fort Johnson Express manager, an Army daughter, talks about what life was like as a military child, her family’s deep history with the military and more.
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MILITARY STAR® Sweepstakes Awards Nearly $40,000 to Military Shoppers
Through November and December each year, all shoppers worldwide who used their MILITARY STAR card were automatically entered in the sweepstakes—with more than 4.7 million entries in 2024.
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The U.S. Has a New Embassy Building in Honduras—and the Exchange is There
The new store is in a better location and nearly twice as large as a store in a previous embassy building.
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Exchange Associates Registered Nearly 50,000 Shoppers as New MILITARY STAR Cardmembers in 2024
During fiscal year 2024, more than 4,700 associates registered shoppers for a MILITARY STAR account.
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129 Years of Family Serving Family: Patrice and Meggan Wesche, Eglin AFB Exchange
The mother-daughter duo, who have been with the Exchange a combined 42 years, say they communicate well together on the job and off.
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‘I Never Forget A Smile:’ Ramstein Exchange Associate Named 2024 MILITARY STAR Ambassador of the Year
Maria Elena Hess earned the recognition out of nearly 220 ambassadors.
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Cannon AFB Exchange Welcomes Home 500 Deployed Troops
Despite strong winds, the Cannon Air Force Base community gathered to welcome troops returning from deployment—and the Exchange was there to join the jubilation.