The Week That Was in the Exchange Post
ICYMI, here’s a look at this week’s coverage.
Read More#FlashbackFriday: The Korean War Begins, and the Exchange is There
The Korean War began 75 years ago this week. The Exchange responded quickly, supporting troops in South Korea and Stateside. Check out some historical photos.
Read MoreNew Card Puts ‘Focus’ on Receiving Pay More Easily
The Focus Card is a Visa prepaid debit card that is available to all U.S. dollar-paid associates. Instead of receiving a paper check, associates with the card will have their pay loaded onto the card.
Read MoreFour Vendors Named Exchange Supplier of the Year for 2024
“Our suppliers of the year stand out for bringing the best tastes of home to those who serve and have served,” said Danielle Pelland, Consumables vice president.
Read More5 Express Stores Honored For Impulse Item Sales
Throughout fiscal 2024, Express stores worldwide competed in monthly competitions focused on impulse items. Here are the overall winners for the year.
Read MoreDay or Night, the Express Keeps the Benefit Relevant
Through its Express stores, the Exchange keeps its “We Go Where You Go” promise, bringing a taste of home no matter the hour.
Read MoreNellis First in the Air Force to Approve Food Trucks in Munitions Areas
After months of coordination between the Exchange, 57th Wing leadership, weapons safety experts and legal advisors, Nellis became the first base in the Department of the Air Force to formally authorize food trucks to operate within explosive hazard zones—improving the quality of life for hundreds of Airmen on the east side of the installation.
Read MoreThe Week That Was in the Exchange Post
ICYMI, here’s a look at this week’s coverage.
Read More#FlashbackFriday: A Volcano and the Philippines Exchange’s Last Days
In June 1991, Mount Pinatubo erupted, causing heavy damage at nearby Clark Air Base. It was the second-largest eruption of the 20th century.
Read MoreFort Eisenhower Troop Store Marks 1st Birthday With Hot-Dog Contest
Shift Manager Yvonne Jones designed the contest to build morale between drill sergeants and AIT Soldiers.
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Happy 125th Anniversary—Join the Virtual Celebration
Army & Air Force Exchange Service associates can celebrate the organization’s milestone 125th anniversary virtually.
Read More125 Years of Family Serving Family – Lorraine Arthurs, Merchandising Directorate, HQ
In October 1967, she was one of about 1,000 associates who moved into the new headquarters building in southern Dallas. Fifty-three years later, she is a merchandising assistant in hardlines, working with books and magazines and POSA cards.
Read MoreKMCC Exchange Hosts a Drive-By Celebration to Honor the Class of 2020
KMCC Exchange associates honored 2020 high school graduates from Kaiserslautern and Ramstein High Schools in Germany during COVID-19 by hosting a drive-by celebration event, in which they handed out small gifts of leis.
Read MoreSmile, Camp Humphreys: Exchange Opens First Dental Office Overseas
Military family members and retirees at Camp Humphreys have a new reason to smile more often. The Exchange opened a new dental office inside the Sentry Mini Mall on July 8. The dental office on post is the first of its kind overseas for military family members and retirees. While service members assigned to Camp…
Read MoreThe Exchange at 125: Many Famous People Have Visited Our Stores
1954 Then-Vice President Richard Nixon visited the Nouasseur AB Exchange in Morocco. 1959 Comedian George Gobel sampled food from a mobile exchange at McClellan AFB, Calif. 1972 Comedian Bob Hope met shoppers at Japan’s Yokota AB. In 1958, he visited the Yokohama AB exchange. 1977 President Carter visited the Hanscom AFB Exchange 2000 Actor and…
Read More125 Years of Family Serving Family – Ms. Ho, Yu-chong, Humphreys Stockroom Manager
The four members of Ms. Ho’s family who worked or are currently working at the Exchange have 106 years of service collectively.
Read MoreICYMI: ‘Chief Chats’ with Sgt. Maj. of the Army, Gronk and Cedric McMillan
Chief Master Sgt. Luis Reyes, the Exchange’s senior enlisted advisor, continues his “Chief Chats” with celebrities from across industries every Tuesday and Thursday.
Read More125 Years of Family Serving Family – Lillian Pena, Tyndall AFB Store Manager
Tyndall AFB store manager Lillian Pena has seen a lot in her 37 year career with the Exchange, as she accompanied her Army husband and family throughout CONUS and overseas.
Read MoreICYMI: The Week that was in the Exchange Post
This week, Exchange Post readers met several associates who exemplify the idea of family serving family as part of an ongoing celebration of the Exchange’s 125th anniversary. It also was a banner week for National Guard troops at Fort Polk and for one Exchange general manager who earned the honor of a lifetime. In case…
Read MoreRedstone Exchange GM Receives Surprise Honor from General
Teresa Palu didn’t think anything of it when she was called into a routine meeting July 7. Her mind didn’t register anything special, even when she saw retired Col. Jesse Barber, special assistant to the commanding general and command ombudsman of U.S. Army Materiel Command at Redstone Arsenal, holding a plaque. “Then he started to…
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