Directorates/Regions

Fort Buchanan Associate Thrives as MILITARY STAR Card Ambassador

By Zach Wright / January 24, 2024 /

Despite personal losses and challenges, Blanca Rivera excelled as a MILITARY STAR card ambassador. Since the start of 2023 fiscal year, Rivera has secured more than 150 applicants, placing her in the top 10 for Eastern Region.

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Melinda Whitman, WAC Veteran, Fort Belvoir

By Marisa Conner / January 23, 2024 /

The custodial worker joined the Women’s Army Corps in 1970, in the middle of the Vietnam War. Her 21 years of service included playing trumpet in the 14th Army Band, the last all-woman military band at Fort McClellan, Alabama.

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What You Should Know About How Sovereign Immunity Applies to the Exchange

By Eric Jonker / January 22, 2024 /

Does sovereign immunity apply to the Exchange? The short answer is yes. But the answer is more detailed than that.

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Bringing the Latest Innovation to Shoppers: Buyers Attend Consumer Electronics Show 2024

By Marisa Conner / January 22, 2024 /

Attending the annual showcase keeps the Exchange up to date and relevant in an industry that is constantly evolving.

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How You Can Contribute to Preventing Human Trafficking

By Will Davis / January 18, 2024 /

While January is dedicated to raising awareness, the Department of Defense and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service commitment to identifying, preventing and responding to human trafficking incidents remains steadfast throughout the year.

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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: Penny Palmer, Joint Base Lewis-McChord

By Travis Day / January 18, 2024 /

Palmer’s mother, a former Exchange associate, was the first one to encourage her to pursue a position with the Exchange. “My mom always told me she had very good experiences working for the Exchange, and I grew up with the Exchange.”

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365 Chiropractic Clinic Opens at USAG Humphreys

By Chris Ward / January 17, 2024 /

The Exchange is helping members of the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys community get hands-on help from licensed chiropractors without setting foot outside the gate.

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Remote Training Area Opens Unmanned Retail Market to Serve Troops Around the Clock

By Marisa Conner / January 17, 2024 /

The U.S. Army Garrison Devens Reserve Forces Training Area community can now get meals, snacks and beverages at the Exchange’s 24/7 unmanned retail market.

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After 37 Years, Exchange Pulls the Plug on Legacy Warehouse Management System

By Robert Philpot / January 17, 2024 /

It looked like something out of a science-fiction or spy movie as Bobby Rushing did his work in the data center at Exchanges headquarters. But this was nonfiction, and Rushing, the Exchange’s IT Infrastructure System Administrator, was closing a chapter of Exchange history. Rushing was decommissioning the Legacy Warehouse Management System (WMS), which had served…

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