Family Serving Family

125 Years of Family Serving Family – Dilek Lunkaya, Incirlik AB

By Sgt. 1st Class Taresha Hill / November 4, 2020 /

One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family Dilek Lunkaya’s first experience with the Exchange began more than 20 years ago while she worked as a childcare provider for a military family stationed in Turkey. Her experience opened her eyes as to how strong the family bond was within the…

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Scott and Rachel Montgomery, LG

By Loyd Brumfield / October 29, 2020 /

One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family. Scott Montgomery is proof of the ability to move up at the Exchange. He started his career as a warehouse worker, and he will finish as manager of the Exchange’s largest distribution center. “I’ve been looking back a lot lately, even back…

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Shirley McLain, Panzer Main Store, Germany

By Sgt. 1st Class Taresha Hill / October 26, 2020 /

One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family  Shirley McLain dedicated her life to the Exchange, retiring after 41 years. But after two months of leisure, McLain decided she couldn’t stay away any longer. “I missed the life and connection I had with both of my families—the Exchange and military,”…

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Heidi Smith, Inventory Control Associate, Hohenfels Exchange, Germany

By Sgt. 1st Class Taresha Hill / October 13, 2020 /

For nearly 20 years, Heidi Smith has served the Exchange as a detective at the Hohenfels Exchange. Now, she has moved on to a new adventure as an inventory control associate.

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Omler Family

By Sgt. 1st Class Taresha Hill / October 7, 2020 /

Together, Mary and her sons Michael and Kyle have served the military and their families for 72 years combined.

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Emmanuel Belt

By Chris Ward / October 6, 2020 /

One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family  As a member of the Arkansas National Guard and a senior at the University of Arkansas, Emmanuel Belt was not too certain what his life after graduation would look like. Just before he graduated, the Exchange made a recruiting visit to his…

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Wilma Goller, Grafenwoehr Express

By Sgt. 1st Class Taresha Hill / September 30, 2020 /

Wilma Goller is proud of her service with the Exchange and plans to continue being positive role model her teammates can look up to.

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Valerie Holland, Loss Prevention

By Loyd Brumfield / September 29, 2020 /

Valerie Holland has racked up several accolades at the Exchange, including three Superior Accomplishment Awards, three Excellence Awards and a Humanitarian Award for helping an associate who was choking.

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Makfire and Arjeta Halimi, Bondsteel Exchange

By Sgt. 1st Class Taresha Hill / September 28, 2020 /

Sisters Makfire and Arjeta Halimi have been taking care of the best customers in the world for 20 years at the Exchange.

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ICYMI: The Week that was in the Exchange Post

By Loyd Brumfield / September 25, 2020 /

This week in the Exchange Post, the Exchange partnered with Disney to offer a series of family-friendly virtual activities to military families during COVID-19, Air Force Maj. Anthony Ortiz discussed his longtime relationship with the Exchange as part of a Hispanic Heritage Month virtual presentation, and the Erbil Air Base Exchange brought some much-needed supplies…

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