Every summer the Exchange celebrates the BE FIT lifestyle with the release of a specialty sales tabloid dedicated to keeping fit. This year, COVID-19 concerns caused Corporate Communications team members to pivot—and the result is…
The Exchange’s foray into name-brand restaurants came in 1977 when Baskin-Robbins opened its famous ice-cream shop at Edwards AFB, Calif. In 1984, Burger King became the first name-brand burger restaurant to join the AAFES family,…
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service dished up its first school lunches back in 1955 when school cafeterias opened on military installations in the United Kingdom. In 1980, the Exchange was designated the sole…
The Exchange Post celebrated the 125th anniversary in a big way this week, going all out with a series of messages of thanks from Director/CEO Tom Shull, senior leadership and celebrities. In case you missed…
For Lisa and Angela Comstock, the Exchange has always been a part of their lives.
In 1965, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service took over a handful of PXs from the Navy in Vietnam the day after Christmas. At the height of the war in the late 1960s, the…
One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family. When Petrice Gonzales started at the Exchange 31 years ago, working in the fashion department was a great fit because she had…
One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family. Maria “Nancy” Luke will always remember how she came to work at the Exchange. “When I walked into the shoppette, I met…
In its 125-year history, America’s Warfighters could always rely on the Exchange to be there for them, regardless of whether the “stores” were tents, pack mules, bamboo huts, mobile trucks, boats, choppers or spacious modern…
Throughout most of the Exchange’s history, troops could buy military uniforms in the main stores, but the Army and the Air Force also carried them in their own outlets. To cut costs and combine operations,…