Month: November 2021

2020 Holiday Pet Photo Contest Winning Photo - Grand Prize (Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington)

Here Comes Santa Claws! Exchange Giving Away $3,000 in Prizes in Holiday Pet Photo Contest

By Marisa Conner / November 30, 2021 /

DALLAS – Military pets can get in the holiday spirit to help their families fetch $3,000 in prizes in the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Mars Pet Care Holiday Pet Photo Contest. Shoppers worldwide can enter Dec. 1 through 31 by submitting a photo of their four-legged friend decked out in their most…

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Academic High Achievers Can Score Big Rewards with Exchange’s You Made the Grade Program

By Keiana Holleman / November 29, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is saluting military children who excel in the classroom—and those good grades are paying off. The Exchange’s You Made the Grade program, now in its 22nd year, rewards academic excellence for students in first through 12th grades, including those who are home schooled. Students who maintain…

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Military Shoppers Get the Best Value at the Exchange with Holiday Price Guarantee

By Marisa Conner / November 23, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is extending its price guarantee during the holiday shopping season to ensure military shoppers get the best value on gifts and more. From Nov. 11 to Dec. 24, shoppers who make a purchase at any Exchange store or ShopMyExchange.com and find the identical item at a…

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Exchange Makes Holiday Shopping Easier with Buy Online, Pick Up in Store and Curbside Options

By Keiana Holleman / November 22, 2021 /

DALLAS – Warfighters and their families can cross off holiday shopping lists with ease using the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s buy online, pick up in store service and curbside pickup at select stores. Military shoppers with in-store shopping privileges can enjoy tax-free shopping and military-exclusive prices while ordering ahead this holiday season. To…

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Exchange Extended Holiday Return Policy Gives Shoppers More Flexibility

By Marisa Conner / November 19, 2021 /

DALLAS – Soldiers, Airmen, Guardians, retirees, Veterans and military shoppers have extra time to make returns during the holiday season at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. Shoppers have until Jan. 31 to make returns on purchases made from Nov. 1 to Dec. 24 at Exchange stores or at ShopMyExchange.com. “The Exchange recognizes that…

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Photo of Krispy Kreme doughnuts rolling off bakery line at the Exchange's new Korea distribution center and bakery

From Stars and Stripes: Here’s a look inside the bakery that makes Krispy Kreme and Wonder Bread for the US military in South Korea

By Marisa Conner / November 19, 2021 /

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — The Army and Air Force Exchange Service celebrated the grand opening Friday of a new bakery that produces American-brand goods like Wonder Bread and Krispy Kreme doughnuts in South Korea. The 255,800-square-foot Korea Distribution Center at Camp Humphreys, which actually began operating late last year, is AAFES’ largest product center…

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Ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Korea Distribution Center and bakery grand opening

Army & Air Force Exchange Service Celebrates Opening of New USAG Humphreys Distribution Center, Bakery

By Marisa Conner / November 19, 2021 /

U.S. ARMY GARRISON HUMPHREYS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service launched a new era of service and support for the Pacific military community with the unveiling of a new distribution center and bakery at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys. Exchange Director/CEO Tom Shull, Eighth Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Willard Burleson, Exchange Chief Operating…

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2022 Military Friendly Top 10 Spouse Employer and Military Friendly Employer Silver Award seals, with photos of Exchange Veteran and military spouse associates

Army & Air Force Exchange Service Recognized as 2022 Military Friendly® Employer, Spouse Employer

By Marisa Conner / November 18, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service was designated a Top 10 Military Friendly® Spouse Employer among companies $5 billion or larger for 2022 by VIQTORY, publisher of Military Spouse and G.I. Jobs magazines. The recognition was the 10th earned by the Department of Defense retailer, which also earned its 12th Military Friendly®…

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Exchange Giving Away $500,000 in Gift Cards on Black Friday

By Keiana Holleman / November 17, 2021 /

DALLAS – Military shoppers can walk away with a share of $500,000 in gift cards when visiting their nearest Army & Air Force Exchange Service location on Black Friday. Authorized shoppers worldwide can fill out an entry form at their local Exchange on Nov. 26 to win a $1,000 Exchange gift card, courtesy of Subway.…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Dishing Up Deals from Thanksgiving through Cyber Week

By Chris Ward / November 16, 2021 /

DALLAS – Military shoppers can start their shopping online with a buffet of savings on Thanksgiving Day and then feast on Black Friday deals bright and early Nov. 26 with online bargains beginning at midnight and stores worldwide opening at 8 a.m. “The savings, deals and giveaways will be rolling out starting online on Thanksgiving…

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