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#FlashbackFriday: In 1960, the Exchange Started an Airline Catering Service. Meet Its Founder.

By Robert Philpot / April 12, 2024 /

A 28-year-old cafeteria manager saw an opportunity to launch a service that provided food for flights Tachikawa Air Base in Japan. He remained involved with the catering service until 1996, and the service still exists today.

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Hill AFB Exchange Welcomes ‘Shark Tank’ Winner Cupbop to Main Food Court

By Travis Day / April 11, 2024 /

The “Korean BBQ in a Cup” restaurant, a Salt Lake City favorite that began as a single food truck in 2013, has expanded rapidly since its 2022 “Shark Tank” appearance. This is its first location on a military installation.

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Are You a Military Brat? Tell Us Your Story for a Social Media Post!

By Robert Philpot / April 10, 2024 /

If you’re a military brat who would like to be featured on Exchange social media, send our social media team a photo and two or three sentences of your memories of growing up in a military family.

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Being Recognized for Service ‘Beyond Words’ For Veterans During Tinker Exchange Shopping Day

By Zach Wright / April 10, 2024 /

Veterans from the Norman Veterans Home in Norman, Okla., visited for a shopping day at the Tinker Base Exchange, where they were impressed by the treatment and customer service they received from the Tinker Team.

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Three More Unattended Retail Units Open at Edwards Air Force Base

By Travis Day / April 9, 2024 /

The URUs, part of eight total now open on base, provide Airmen with convenient all-day access to meals, snacks and hot and cold beverages.

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: David Goguen, Army Son

By Marisa Conner / April 9, 2024 /

“The military has been a big part of my life,” says the rt Hurlburt Field main store manager. “My parents met and married through the military. I was born on an installation.”

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Meet Lt. Col. Katheryn E. Hanson, Public Health and Food Safety Advisor—and more

By MSG Caleb Barrieau / April 8, 2024 /

One in a series highlighting service members assigned to the Exchange  Who she is: Lt. Col. Katheryn E. Hanson, Public Health and Food Safety Advisor, Antiterrorism/Force Protection Officer, stationed in Sembach, Germany.  Years of experience: 18 years of service in the Army. Hanson is a Veterinary Corps Officer and has been with the Exchange for one year. …

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ICYMI: The Week That Was in the Exchange Post

By Robert Philpot / April 5, 2024 /

ICYMI, here’s a look at this week’s coverage.

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#FlashbackFriday: The Exchange Associate Who Was a Bataan Death March Survivor

By Robert Philpot / April 5, 2024 /

April 9 will mark the 82nd anniversary of the beginning of the Bataan Death March, the forcible 65-mile march of 60,000 to 80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war to Japanese confinement camps throughout the Philippines during World War II. More than 1,000 Americans and 9,000 Filipinos died during the march. One of the POWs…

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Fort Liberty Exchange Celebrates Military Community With First Starbucks Military Family Store on a Military Installation

By Keiana Holleman / April 4, 2024 /

Of the store’s 16 associates, seven who are connected to the military wear special green aprons denoting their affiliation with the military community.

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