The Week That Was in the Exchange Post
ICYMI, here’s a look at this week’s coverage.
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#FlashbackFriday: Is May 1 a Big Day in Exchange Restaurant History? Maybe Yes, Maybe No.
Three Exchange-exclusive restaurants reportedly opened on May 1 of separate years in the late ’80s. But Exchange Post archives show that at least two of the restaurants may have opened their first locations earlier.
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Angel Wills: From PCS Kid to Scott AFB MCS Manager
“As I’ve gotten older, I’ve been able to appreciate the unconventional lifestyle as a military brat,” the 31-year associate says. “I was able to see and do things that I probably wouldn’t have had the…
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Exchange Named 2026 VETS Indexes 5-Star Employer for Advancing Military-Connected Careers
This marks the sixth consecutive year that the Exchange has earned the recognition.
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Vance AFB Troop Store Reimagined and Reopened
The 30,481-square-foot store’s upgrade wrapped up in just five months.
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Cannon AFB’s Jacqueline Youngblood: A Lifetime of Service, In and Out of Uniform
The Cannon AFB Military Clothing store manager says that growing up as a military childhood taught her resiliency and helped her understand sacrifice.
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You Can Do It Too: ‘Don’t be afraid to step outside your comfort zone’
The vice president of food’s Exchange journey began in 1991 with a part-time job at Baskin-Robbins. She wants associates to know they can also build a career at the Exchange.
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#FlashbackFriday: 1898—The Spanish-American War and the Exchange
Flashback Friday goes deep this week—128 years deep, back to April 24, 1898, when Spain declared war on the United States, marking the official start of the Spanish-American War. The war lasted less than a…
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New Series Goes Behind the Scenes of Smaller and Remote Stores
The Exchange lives up to its “We go where you go” motto with stores serving locations all over the world, sometimes in unusual locations. even in CONUS, where branch stores serve smaller military communities.
