Watch Now – The Exchange Family is Here to Serve
Serving Warfighters and their families has been the Exchange’s mission since 1895. Our passion has never wavered. Watch a salute to service in honor of our 125th anniversary.
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Watch Now! Senior Leaders’ Video Tribute for the Exchange’s 125th Anniversary
Exchange leaders share their thoughts on the Exchange’s milestone 125th anniversary.
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Exchange Nears 50,000 Veteran and Military Spouse Hires
“Hiring Veterans and spouses is a Quality-of-Life force multiplier—they understand military shoppers better than anyone.”
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The Exchange at 125: Outfitting America’s Heroes
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,…
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The Exchange at 125: Horseback Riding Schools, Drive-In Theater and Merry-Go-Round
Throughout its 125 years, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has offered just about any kind of service customers wanted. During the 1950s, Exchange concessionaires at Fort Hood and Fort Huachuca operated horseback riding…
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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Santiago Garcia, director, IT
One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family Santiago Garcia’s family roots at the Exchange and in the military run deep. Nine members of Garcia’s family—his father, mother, an uncle,…
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Exchange Celebrates 125 Years of Serving Those Who Serve
“Starting from humble beginnings, the Exchange traces its roots to merchants who followed the Army and provided goods from tents on the American frontier. Today, the hard-earned benefit is a force multiplier to recruiting, resilience…
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The Exchange at 125: Exchanges of Today Aren’t the Ones of Yesteryear
Throughout the Exchange’s history, main stores—post exchanges, base exchanges, PXs, BXs, whatever the troops called them—have changed from rudimentary tents and not-so-well-lit rooms to the most modern shopping malls that rival those in the private…
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The Exchange at 125: Ensuring a Sanitized Shopping Environment During COVID-19 Pandemic
Never before in modern history have Exchange associates faced anything as ominous as the COVID-19 virus, but they remained committed to the well-being of shoppers and themselves. Beginning in March, they began wearing required facemasks.…
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ICYMI: The Week that was in the Exchange Post
Another week has come and gone, and it was another busy one in the Exchange Post as the 125th anniversary celebration continues for the Department of Defense’s largest retailer. This week, the Exchange Post spotlights…