Western Region

128 Years of Family Serving Family: Vee Savage, Nearly 40-Year Associate, Vandenberg Space Force Base

By Travis Day / April 3, 2024 /

After 39 years at Vandenberg, the customer experience associate gets recognized even when he’s not on the job–including once by a highway patrolman.

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Ten Associates Earn Recognition in 2023 Public Affairs Representative Program

By Marisa Conner / February 29, 2024 /

Associates serving as Public Affairs Representatives at each installation work all year long to share Exchange relevancy messaging with their community.

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Hill Air Force Base Brings New Unattended Retail Unit to 309th Software Engineering Group

By Travis Day / February 26, 2024 /

The Hill AFB BX welcomed its ninth unattended retail unit, brining quick and easy food options to the 309th Software Engineering Group.

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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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