Western Region

Beale Associates Receive Heroism Awards for Life-saving Efforts

By Travis Day / February 21, 2024 /

One of the associates has experience has experience as a firefighter and a paramedic, which helped when he and his teammate came to the aid of a customer in distress.

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‘It’s Better at Bliss’: Exchange Service Breaks Ground on New Cell Tower

By Travis Day / February 15, 2024 /

The cell tower ties in directly with the installation’s “It’s Better at Bliss” campaign, which aims to educate the Fort Bliss community about services, events, improvement projects and more that directly enhance Quality-of-Life for Soldiers, their families and other personnel.

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Signing Team Duo Creates Community Connections through Store Graphics

By Marisa Conner / February 6, 2024 /

The graphics that adorn the walls at Exchange stores have a local touch–and require the duo who creates them to do a lot of research.

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Travis AFB Exchange Hosts Legendary Monster Truck ‘Grave Digger’

By Travis Day / February 1, 2024 /

Joined by champion driver Brandon Vinson, the Grave Digger truck was put on display outside of the Travis Main Exchange and Commissary. Travis AFB won the display as part of a Procter & Gamble Monster Jam Joint Resale Event.

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Bryan Littlejohn, 35-Year Exchange Associate, Fort Wainwright Express

By Robert Philpot / January 30, 2024 /

The Express manager is due to retire Feb. 7 after 35 years with the Exchange, all of them in Alaska, where he has endured temperatures as low as 68 below and traveled all over the country’s biggest state.

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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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‘Keeping Traditions Alive’ with Freedom Frames in Alaska

By Travis Day / January 10, 2024 /

Working with the motto “Keeping Traditions Alive,” Veteran-owned Freedom Frames brings an invaluable service of custom engraving, woodworking, awards and more to service members throughout Alaska. Owned by retired Army 1st Sgt. Michael Bradley, Nicole Bradley and retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Dean Phillips Jr., Freedom Frames operates from its flagship store, founded in 2018,…

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Veteran-Owned J’s BBQ Joint Opens Permanent Restaurant at JBER

By Travis Day / December 14, 2023 /

The restaurant is owned by a retired lieutenant colonel who served in the Army for 32 years.

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Marne Gulde, Fort Huachuca

By Travis Day / December 5, 2023 /

The Fort Huachuca general manager, who has worked at nearly a dozen Exchanges in her 18-year career, shares her memories of deployment, Hurricane Michael and more.

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Mary Chainus, Joint Base Lewis-McChord

By Marisa Conner / November 29, 2023 /

The Freshens Food Service Foreman reflects on her 30-year Exchange career before her retirement Dec. 1.

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