Exchange Services
for Military Communities

No matter where you serve or support the mission, Exchange services help make everyday life more convenient. From barber shops and beauty salons to package shipping, car rentals, dry cleaning, wellness services and specialty gifts, our services malls are built around value, reliability and your Quality of Life. 

Eligible Exchange customers—including active-duty Service Members, Veterans, National Guard and Reserve members, Coast Guard members, Department of War and Coast Guard civilian employees, authorized associates, and military family members—can access Exchange services that support the military community at installations worldwide. 

Find the Services You Need

Whether you are preparing for a PCS, settling into a new duty station, or supporting a local installation as a civilian, Exchange services are designed to keep everyday tasks simple and convenient. On‑base locations and Exchange- affiliated businesses offer a wide range of services, barber/beauty, wellness/spa, car rentals/auto care, dry cleaning/tailoring, package shipping/mailbox, financial/insurance, pet care, specialty gift/retail.  

Meet Your
Services Business Manager

Your local Services Business Manager understands the needs of your installation and the military community it serves. As your primary point of contact, your SBM helps connect qualified small‑business owners with opportunities to support service members, military families and civilians with CAC access. Look for the SBM feature on this page to learn more about who manages services at your location and how they work in harmony with the military community to improve Quality of Life.

When you partner with the Exchange, you gain access to an established customer base of Service Members, veterans and military families who trust Exchange services for everyday needs. By joining the Exchange family of service partners, your business becomes part of a mission‑driven community dedicated to serving the best customers in the world.

Grow your Business with the Exchange

Are you a small-business owner looking to expand your reach and support the military community? The Exchange partners with local businesses and service concessionaires to bring trusted, high-quality offerings to military installations around the world. From personal care and wellness to specialty retail and everyday services, there are vendor opportunities that help you grow your business while enhancing the Quality of Life of service members, military families and authorized patrons.

Exchange teams provide ongoing support, from local events and promotions to in‑house marketing that helps drive traffic to your business. Connect with your local Services Business Manager (SBM) to learn how your business can serve those who serve. Your SBM can guide you through available vendor opportunities, requirements and next steps, so you can determine the best way to partner with the Exchange at your nearest installation or overseas location. 

A Legacy of Serving Military Communities

The exchange warehouse at Camp Hood, Texas, circa 1935. At that time, most post exchanges, which operated independently, had their own warehouses. Today, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service operates modern, high-tech distribution centers in world-wide to get products to the customers much faster and economically.
Post exchange, Fort Hood, Texas, on 60th anniversary of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, 1955.

For more than 125 years, the Exchange has stood alongside Service Members and their families, evolving to meet the needs of each generation. From early post exchanges to today’s modern services malls, Exchange services have grown with the Department of War and the Coast Guard community—bringing barber shops, restaurants, retail, wellness services and more to installations around the world.

Our history is rooted in improving Quality of Life for those who serve and support the mission, and we remain committed to delivering convenient, reliable services to military communities wherever they are stationed.

Post exchange food wagon, Fort Hood, Texas, 1971.
Present Day Fort Hood Exchange

As Exchange services continue to grow with the military community, there is ongoing opportunity for passionate small‑business owners to be part of that legacy. If you are ready to serve those who serve by bringing trusted services to Department of War and Coast Guard installations, connect with your local Services Business Manager to explore current vendor opportunities.

Apply to partner with the Exchange and join a mission‑driven network of businesses dedicated to improving the Quality of Life for Service Members, military families and authorized patrons worldwide.

Present day pizza kiosk at the Grafenwöhr Army Base
Exchange Community Hub