Exchange Annual Report 2016
Our 2016 Annual Report is now online and chock full of details regarding many of the Exchange’s amazing achievements last year. Keep Reading
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Our Rich History of Serving Those Who Serve
As the Exchange celebrate its 122nd anniversary, we are again reminded of our rich history of serving those who serve, going wherever our Nation’s Warfighters go. Keep Reading
Daily Decisions: Choosing What Path To Take
In May, many of our teammates had the opportunity to hear Melissa Stockwell present at the Express seminar in Orlando. A highly decorated Soldier who was injured in Iraq on April 13, 2004, Melissa lost her left leg above her knee to a roadside bomb on the streets of Iraq. Keep Reading
VetVerify.org Opens for Veterans
VetVerify.org, is a single point of entry to verify eligibility for Veterans to shop all exchanges’ online stores and it opened more than two months ago. This shared services verification site for military exchanges uses information from official government records to verify shopping eligibility. Since its official opening June 5, 80,000 Veterans visited VetVerify.org to check their eligibility to shop beginning Nov. 11. Seeking beta testers Veteran Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guard members who register early and are verified, may be selected as beta testers to shop early prior to the official launch on Veterans Day 2017. “At the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, we are honored to again serve all honorably discharged Veterans for life,” said… Keep Reading
How We Called in the Cavalry
When I first saw his image in our social media designer Stephanie Rivas’ video, I felt an immediate connection to CW3 Ron Killingworth. Keep Reading
Understanding Exchange Strategic Priorities: Fiscal Focus and Maximizing Return on Invested Capital
A continued fiscal focus and maximization of invested capital have been strategic priorities for the Exchange for the past few years and will continue to be so into 2017. Keep Reading
Rodeos Serve Top Bomber Mission
RAF FAIRFORD, U.K. – Associates went to the tip of the spear in June with three “rodeos” for Airmen during the historic positioning of the U.S. bombers at this installation. During the month, 600 Airmen registered more than 1,250 transactions and generated roughly $30,000 in sales. “It’s a team effort, something the Exchange’s U.K. team does very well,” UK Consolidated General Manager Ed Hicks said. This mark the first time the United States has placed a full complement of strategic bombers in Europe to support military missions. “I can tell you what a morale booster it is to have AAFES here,” said 322nd Air Expeditionary Group Commander Col. Jared Kennish. Also in June, the Exchange opened an MFE at Camp… Keep Reading
Exchange Brings Modern Telecom to Humphreys
When 30,000 U.S. troops and their families move to South Korea’s Camp Humphreys in the next few years, more than 50+ channels of U.S. television programming will keep them in touch with America. Keep Reading
Exchange Military Spouse Supports Airman Wife
Kristopher Cubacub, services business manager at Offutt AFB, Neb., doesn’t just serve the military community—he’s part of the military community. Keep Reading