Western Region

Hill BX Welcomes Smiley’s Kitchen Mediterranean Grill

By Travis Day / September 26, 2023 /

Smiley’s offers a variety of Mediterranean cuisine, including flatbreads, wraps, Greek salads, hummus and falafel.

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JBER Bears Go Viral After Raiding Krispy Kreme Van and Chowing Down Outside Express

By Robert Philpot / September 21, 2023 /

A mother bear and one of her cubs have attracted national attention after they entered a Krispy Kreme van outside a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Express and began scarfing doughnuts.

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Hill Runs on Dunkin’! New Location Brings More Convenience to Airmen

By Travis Day / September 20, 2023 /

Airmen at Hill Air Force Base now have easier access than ever to coffee, doughnuts and more.

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JBER Celebrates Reopening of LS Car Wash After Long Absence

By Travis Day / September 7, 2023 /

“Car washes and auto detailing are in high demand in Alaska, so having easy access to a great facility without having to leave base is a huge win for our Soldiers, Airmen and their families.”

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#WhereHeroesWork Wednesday: Sarah Park, Nellis AFB Exchange GM, Air Force Spouse

By The Exchange Post / August 30, 2023 /

Park talks about how the positive ways the Exchange has affected her life family and why she would recommend the Exchange as a career to other spouses.

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Western Region’s Southwest Area Vice President Patricia Austin, Retiring After 32 years, Looks Back on Her Career

By Robert Philpot / August 28, 2023 /

The daughter of an Air Force Veteran who served in Vietnam, Patricia Austin grew up with the Exchange. Raised in Dallas, she and her family would go to Carswell Air Force Base for doctor visits, and then stop by the BX and the Commissary. “We’d make a trip out of it,” said Austin, who has…

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JBER Welcomes Rhea’s Food Park to Base Hospital

By Travis Day / August 23, 2023 /

The restaurant will serve the medical team and offering nutritious options to service members, their families and the Veterans seen at our hospital.

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JBLM, Western Region Retail, LG and Others Provide Crucial Support

By Robert Philpot / August 21, 2023 /

Western Region Senior Vice President Ronny Rexrode and Northwest Area Vice President Carrie Cammel said Saturday afternoon that they were working to mobilize associates from JBLM to help run the Fairchild Exchange as affected associates focus on their families and next steps.

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Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Welcomes Freedom Frames to Main Exchange

By Travis Day / July 19, 2023 /

The Veteran-owned framing, engraving and woodworking business, offers artwork prints, gifts for retirements and permanent changes of station, wood plaques, shadow boxes for awards and coins, and more.

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127 Years of Family Serving Family: Matt Beatty, General Manager, Joint Base Lewis-McChord

By Keiana Holleman / June 22, 2023 /

Twenty-five years after starting as a food-service worker, Beatty now manages the largest-volume Exchange in the continental United States.

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