Month: May 2020

Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Europe Water Plants Continue Home Deliveries during Pandemic

By Marisa Conner / May 26, 2020 /

SEMBACH, Germany – While many service members and families have been under stay-at-home orders in Europe, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is ensuring military communities are still receiving home deliveries of bottled water. The Exchange’s plants in Grünstadt, Germany, and Vicenza, Italy, bottle potable water for Exchange stores throughout the region and work…

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Big League Chew Sweepstakes Offering Nearly $5,000 in Exchange Gift Cards

By Marisa Conner / May 19, 2020 /

DALLAS – Play ball! Military shoppers have a chance to score thousands in Army & Air Force Exchange Service gift cards with the Ford Gum Big League Chew Bubble Gum sweepstakes. Through June 30, authorized shoppers 18 years and older can enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win one of three prizes: a $2,500…

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Exchange Shoppers Can Enter to Win Super Bowl LV Tickets in Greatest of All Tides Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / May 18, 2020 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Procter & Gamble are giving military shoppers the chance to experience all the gridiron action of Super Bowl LV in person. Through June 4, authorized Exchange shoppers can enter the Greatest of All Tides sweepstakes at www.shopmyexchange.com/sweepstakes. One grand-prize winner will receive two tickets to…

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New MILITARY STAR Applicants Can Save an Extra 15% May 14-28

By Marisa Conner / May 14, 2020 /

DALLAS – Soldiers, Airmen, retirees, Veterans and military families can save an extra 15% at their exchange by signing up for a new MILITARY STAR® account. From May 14 through May 28, military shoppers who apply and are approved for a new MILITARY STAR account will receive 15% off all purchases made the first day instead of…

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Sgt. Tehjmar Raymond (left) and Spc. Nathaniel Causley (right) help McGregor Field Troop Store Manager Tina Bretz load orders placed through the Fort Bliss Exchange’s personal shopper program onto a truck to be transported to quarantined Soldiers at Fort Bliss.

Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Personal Shopper Program Brings Comfort to Quarantined Troops

By Marisa Conner / May 12, 2020 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s personal shopper program is making quarantine feel a little more like home for Soldiers and Airmen at more than 20 military installations. Through the Exchange, Warfighters staying at the installations’ restricted quarantine areas can order snacks, drinks and personal hygiene products via phone or email. The…

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From Military Families Magazine: Spangdahlem Exchange creates prom experience for military teens

By Marisa Conner / May 12, 2020 /

The Class of Quarantine 2020 showed off its gowns and royal court at Spangdahlem Exchange during a creative spin on prom night. Seniors from Spangdahlem High School in Germany initially requested off in April to attend prom, but COVID-19 forced cancellation of the big event. Food Court Manager Michelle Hetcher, who has worked at the Exchange…

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From Military Times: How these military teens celebrated their prom (sort of) at an exchange food court

By Marisa Conner / May 11, 2020 /

Sporting “Class of Quarantine 2020” face masks, nine military teens who are employees of the exchange food court at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany wore their prom finery to work recently, on the day when they should have been going to their prom. The students kept at least six feet apart, and limited prom-related activities to…

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Europe/Southwest Asia Region Exchanges Team Up With Installation Partners to Fight COVID-19

By Marisa Conner / May 6, 2020 /

DALLAS – With stores in more than two dozen countries, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Europe, Southwest Asia and Africa Region is rallying to keep serving those who serve during the COVID-19 pandemic—and support other Department of Defense activities in their efforts to do the same. Shoppers across the region can readily see…

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Teens Working at Spangdahlem Exchange Get the Royal Treatment Despite Prom Cancellation

By Marisa Conner / May 5, 2020 /

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE – Prom may be canceled, but nine students working at the Spangdahlem Army & Air Force Exchange Service food court donned their formal wear anyway for a small taste of the prom-night experience. The group, which also included teenagers who work at the Exchange’s standalone Popeyes restaurant, showed up for their shifts…

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