Family Serving Family

Challenging Yet Rewarding Visit to Northernmost Military Installation

By Chris Ward / August 1, 2017 /

Far from the friendly confines of the United States sits an air base that has no gate or roads leading into it. The only way in or out is by air, and even that mode of transportation is not a given considering the environmental factors unique to Greenland.

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Store Associate Elena Carter understands the importance of her Exchange blue shirt.

The Importance of the Exchange Blue Shirt

By Michael Brown / August 1, 2017 /

Holloman AFB Store Associate Elena Carter not only understands the meaning of Family Serving Family, she is also aware of the difference her blue Exchange shirt makes on Soldiers, Airmen and their families.

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GM Ed Hicks meets Group Commander Col. Jared Kennish.

Rodeos Serve Top Bomber Mission

By Brad Nisbett / July 1, 2017 /

RAF FAIRFORD, U.K. – Associates went to the tip of the spear in June with three “rodeos” for Airmen during the historic positioning of the U.S. bombers at this installation. During the month, 600 Airmen registered more than 1,250 transactions and generated roughly $30,000 in sales. “It’s a team effort, something the Exchange’s U.K. team…

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Exchange Military Spouse Supports Airman Wife

By Cormeshia Carson / July 1, 2017 /

Kristopher Cubacub, services business manager at Offutt AFB, Neb., doesn’t just serve the military community—he’s part of the military community.

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McGhee Legacy of Family Serving Family Comes to End

By Philanda Morgan / June 1, 2017 /

The last of the McGhee band of brothers will retire this month, ending a combined 125 years of service to those who serve.

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Young customer Kent receives his dream birthday cake plus a special surprise.

Express Team Makes Dream Come True for Young Customer

By Robert Philpot / June 1, 2017 /

Kent, a young special needs customer, spent months eyeing the cake book at Germany’s Ramstein AB Express, dreaming of his birthday cake. When Kent’s special day finally arrived, Kent’s mom, Rebecca, went to the Express to pick up a previously ordered Lightning McQueen birthday cake.

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Tent, Trailer, Bazaar or Extended Hours—All Bases Covered in Pacific Region Exercises

By Robert Philpot / June 1, 2017 /

The Contingency and Pacific Region teams are busy throughout the year supporting Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines in operations and exercises from Guam to Korea.

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One-Stop Shop Opens in Zagan, Poland

By Brad Nisbett / June 1, 2017 /

Months of planning and coordination between the 4th Infantry Division, United States Army Europe (USAREUR) and Exchange associates culminated with the grand opening of the Zagan Troop Store in April.

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Ron McCool and the Exchange team receive a unit’s gratitude for a job well done. On the Exchange mission’s last day, Soldiers line up to thank the Exchange associates for their service at Poland’s Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area.

Team of ‘Tip of the Spear’ Associates Receives Appreciation from Troops

By Brad Nisbett / May 1, 2017 /

Deployment is never easy, yet the rewards of serving men and women of the U.S. armed forces in a contingency location is more than gratifying to the team of volunteer associates at Poland’s Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area (DPTA).

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Kim, Man-So serves a snack at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, Korea.

Food Associate ‘Knows Everybody and What They Need’

By Julie Mitchell / May 1, 2017 /

Man-So, Kim, the lone food service worker at the snack shop, has taken care of U.S. and Korean Soldiers at U.S. Army Garrison in Yongsan since September 1979. She began her Exchange career in 1964, at age 19.

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