Directorates/Regions

Tsunami Warnings Affect PAC Exchanges, But No Damage Reported

By Robert Philpot / July 31, 2025 /

Pacific Region Exchanges escaped damage after a tsunami warning was issued for most of the region following a high-magnitude earthquake off the Russia coast, but operations were affected at several stores.

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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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Retiring Chief Administrative Officer/EVP Looks Back on Exchange Career

By Robert Philpot / July 30, 2025 /

After he finished active duty, the Navy Veteran entered the civilian world, which was where he met Tom Shull. Lozier joined the Exchange in 2012, months after Mr. Shull was named Director/CEO.

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Closing Credits: Retiring ECP SVP Tommy Ward Reflects on Exchange Career

By Robert Philpot / July 29, 2025 /

Ward’s more than 20 years at the Exchange have included multiple deployments.

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130 Years of Family Serving Family: Bonita Jewett, Selfridge ANG Exchange

By Teonja Tatum / July 29, 2025 /

The military spouse celebrated 40 years at the Exchange this year–almost half of them as a Military Clothing store manager.

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Tommy Ward Shares His Leadership Philosophies

By Robert Philpot / July 28, 2025 /

During a program titled “Currency of Trust: Leading the MilStar Team,” Chief of HR Learning Jessica Provan asked Ward questions about his career, including what key moment changed his career trajectory, how he was pushed out of his comfort zone and when he started thinking about becoming a senior leader.

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SFD SVP Darryl Porter Looks Back on His 36-Year Exchange Journey

By Robert Philpot / July 28, 2025 /

Darryl Porter did not grow up in a military family, but he did have a neighbor named Deon who was in the Army, which was how Porter first learned about the Exchange. “I looked up to him when I was a kid,” said Porter, senior vice president of Services & Food. “He would come back…

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Take the Associate Engagement and Job Satisfaction Survey

By Tom Shull / July 28, 2025 /

The annual Associate Engagement and Job Satisfaction (AEJS) survey is available July 28 through Aug. 11. Your feedback is important.

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130 Years of Family Serving Family: Ricky Nelson Shumock Jr., Wiesbaden Exchange

By MSG Caleb Barrieau / July 24, 2025 /

The services business manager is an Army Veteran who found a new mission at the Exchange.

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130 Years of Family Serving Family: Tracey Bernard, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

By Zach Wright / July 22, 2025 /

The Burger King manager and military spouse has had a variety of food court and restaurant jobs during her 30 years at the Exchange.

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