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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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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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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: Dimas Maldonado, UK/Norway Consolidated Exchange

By MSG Caleb Barrieau / July 10, 2025 /

For the services business manager, the best part of his job is knowing he’s helping create the same kind of memories he cherished growing up. “The PX was a huge part of our family life,” he says.

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Exchange Improves Connectivity at Ramstein with Temporary Cell Tower

By MSG Caleb Barrieau / July 9, 2025 /

The new temporary tower was put into operation while four additional permanent cell towers are constructed at Ramstein Air Base, improving the Quality of Life for Warfighters and families.

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Paz Johnson head shot with 130 Years of Family Serving Family text.

130 Years of Family Serving Family: Paz Johnson, Fort Stewart

By Zach Wright / July 3, 2025 /

The food court manager, who has been with the Exchange since 1992, talks about working with her sister at the Exchange—and about that time she encountered a moose in a Fort Wainwright Burger King drive-thru.

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Baumholder, Sembach Exchanges Open Modern Launderettes

By MSG Caleb Barrieau / June 30, 2025 /

The automated launderettes, a collaboration between the Exchange and Germany-based concessionaire Nextwash, enhance Quality of Life for U.S. Military communities.

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Nellis First in the Air Force to Approve Food Trucks in Munitions Areas

By Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt, 57th Wing Public Affairs / June 23, 2025 /

After months of coordination between the Exchange, 57th Wing leadership, weapons safety experts and legal advisors, Nellis became the first base in the Department of the Air Force to formally authorize food trucks to operate within explosive hazard zones—improving the quality of life for hundreds of Airmen on the east side of the installation.

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JBSA-Lackland Exchange Holds MTI Appreciation Event for 350

By Karrington Bradley / June 17, 2025 /

The Military Training Instructors (MTI) Appreciation Event honored military training instructors for their exceptional work in training civilians to become Airmen. The event featured a DJ, giveaways, photo opportunities and meals provided by Panda Express.

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Feeding Thousands: Bragg PX Dishes Out Support for President’s Visit

By Zach Wright / June 16, 2025 /

With a week’s notice, the Fort Bragg Exchange team scheduled 22 food trucks and vendors to support an estimated 20,000 Warfighters, family members and civilian visitors, serving about 5,000 meals during the celebration.

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