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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.
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July 18, 1866 – Congress does away with the corrupt “sutler” system, effective July 1, 1867. July 24, 1876 – The Secretary of War appoints one post trader at every military post, such as these folks at Fort Buford, N.D. July 25, 1895 – War Department General Orders No. 46 directs post commanders to open…
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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…
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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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Members of the 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment of the Michigan National Guard were treated to an evening of shopping and dining tailored for them at the Fort Polk Exchange.
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During World War II, the Army Exchange Service—as the Exchange was known then—operated stores throughout Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, serving American troops in the North Africa Theater of Operations. One of those stores was in Casablanca, Morocco.
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For Korea Distribution Center Manager Pak Yong-min, serving those who serve isn’t just a job—it’s a family tradition.
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For generations, military families dined in cafeterias, soda fountains and snack bars operated by the Exchange
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Shortly after his appointment as adjutant general of Nevada in 2019, Maj. Gen. Ondra L. Berry visited the Military Clothing Store at Nellis Air Force base, looking to purchase a few items. He left with a new service uniform, complete with all the accoutrements. Maj. Gen. Berry’s first visit to the Exchange facility created such…
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