127 Years of Family Serving Family: Neal Smart, Lakenheath
“I took a job with the Exchange to get back into the community I knew. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made.”
“I took a job with the Exchange to get back into the community I knew. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made.”
Twenty-five years after starting as a food-service worker, Beatty now manages the largest-volume Exchange in the continental United States.
The Afghanistan native, who was one of the first female translators in Afghanistan, moved to the U.S., where one of her mentors recommended that she apply at the Exchange.
One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 127 years of family serving family. Whh they are: Chad Brazil, Systems Business Analyst, Real Estate, Exchange HQ; Stacey Brazil, Accounting Manager, Finance & Accounting, Exchange HQ Years…
“I grew up around the military and the Air Force my whole life. I wanted to join the military but wasn’t able to because of a back injury in high school. My mom worked for…
Moncrief’s first visit to Lackland AFB, for her twin brother’s graduation from basic training, piqued her interest in the Exchange. After she met a recruiter at her college job fair, she was sold on the…
“I feel like I’ve been part of the military service my entire life as an Air Force brat and a Soldier. For me, this opportunity is like ‘bookending’ my life.”
The IT associate has been at HQ since 2011, but he started at the Exchange as a Class Six associate.
“I grew up in the military, married into the military and now proudly support the military.”
“I wear my ‘Air Force Mom’ badge proudly to work each day,” says the sales area manager, who has two children in the military.
