The Exchange at 125: PX, BX Cafeterias Were No Flashes in the Pan
For generations, military families dined in cafeterias, soda fountains and snack bars operated by the Exchange
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Nevada Adjutant General Honors Nellis Military Clothing Store Associates
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…
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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Rosa Bell, Fort Benning
One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family. Rosa Bell remembers how she would greet fresh-faced recruits as she served them in Fort Benning’s Sand Hill Troop Store and how…
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The Exchange at 125: We Gave Berlin Residents a Much-Needed Lift
The Exchange served Army pilots during the first crisis of the Cold War.
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The Exchange at 125: A Famous Private Told Customers About Exchange Benefits
Beetle Bailey loved the Camp Swampy PX.
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ICYMI: The Week that was in the Exchange Post
This month, the Exchange is kicking off its 125th Anniversary celebration, and the Exchange Post is joining in in a big way. Beginning the first week of July and continuing throughout the year, the Exchange…
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The Exchange at 125: From a Little Frontier Room Sprang One of America’s Largest Retailers
The DoD’s largest retailer grew out of a little room on the prairie.
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COVID-19 Heroes: Fort Jackson Commanding General Honors Exchange Team
When COVID-19 forced recruits at Fort Jackson to remain on base for an extra seven weeks after they completed their training, they had nowhere to go and little to do. The recruits, rather than go…
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The Exchange at 125: Meet the Founder of Today’s Exchange
Rudimentary post exchanges of the late 1800s evolved into today’s Army & Air Force Exchange Service.