Julie Mitchell

Mobile Field Exchange Serves Troops at Davis-Monthan During Border Support Operation

Mobile Field Exchange Serves Troops at Davis-Monthan During Border Support Operation

By Julie Mitchell / November 14, 2018 /

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE – Continuing its 123-year-old mission of going where Soldiers and Airmen go, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is doing its part to take care of the roughly 1,500 troops serving in border support operations. “It’s an honor to be ready when the troops need us,” said Davis-Monthan Air Force…

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Exchange Unveils Deals for Eight-Day Stretch of Military-Exclusive Holiday Savings

Exchange Unveils Deals for Eight-Day Stretch of Military-Exclusive Holiday Savings

By Julie Mitchell / November 14, 2018 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has unveiled deals for each of the back-to-back sale events happening daily from Thanksgiving through Nov. 29. Deals start at midnight Central Standard Time on Thanksgiving, when military shoppers can visit ShopMyExchange.com to save on the season’s hottest electronics, housewares, apparel and more from the comfort…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Opens Mobile Field Store at Tyndall AFB—Only Retailer Open For Miles After Michael

WMBB-TV: Tyndall AFB Sets Up A Store On Wheels

By Julie Mitchell / October 24, 2018 /

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The military does what it can to make sure those serving are taken care of. One way they are doing that on Tyndall Air Force Base is by bringing in a convenience store on wheels to provide basic comforts for anyone working on base.  … Read the full story of Army…

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Exchange Deploys Mobile Field Exchange to Assist with Recovery Efforts in Florida

KCEN-TV: Waco AAFES unit helps Florida military base

By Julie Mitchell / October 15, 2018 /

WACO, Texas — After a military base in Florida was left in pieces following Hurricane Michael, Central Texans offered to lend a helping hand anyway they could. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service sent a mobile field exchange and a trailed filled with supplies to the nearly demolished base in hopes of bringing back…

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Exchange Deploys Mobile Field Exchange to Assist with Recovery Efforts in Florida

Exchange Deploys Mobile Field Exchange to Assist with Recovery Efforts in Florida

By Julie Mitchell / October 15, 2018 /

WACO, Texas – To assist with the recovery after Hurricane Michael, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service deployed a mobile field Exchange (MFE) from its Waco Distribution Center to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida on Sunday, underscoring the Department of Defense retailer’s commitment to military readiness and resiliency. An MFE is a 53-foot…

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Exchange Director/CEO Named to Reserve Officers Association’s Minuteman Hall of Fame

By Julie Mitchell / September 24, 2018 /

DALLAS – For dedicated and transformative support of America’s Reserve Components, Army & Air Force Exchange Service Director/CEO Tom Shull will be inducted into the Reserve Officer Association’s Minuteman Hall of Fame on Sept. 29 during the group’s annual convention in Omaha, Neb. ROA is the only national organization solely dedicated to advocating for all…

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Exchange Refreshes ShopMyExchange.com with Customer-Focused Enhancements

By Julie Mitchell / September 20, 2018 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service continues to improve online shopping for Warfighters, their families and Veterans with new enhancements that debuted this month at ShopMyExchange.com. The improvements come as the Department of Defense’s largest military retailer prepares to celebrate the first anniversary of the launch of lifelong online exchange shopping benefits…

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Military Shoppers Can Share Their ‘Inspired To Be Better’ Stories to Win Performance Inspired Swag

Military Shoppers Can Share Their ‘Inspired To Be Better’ Stories to Win Performance Inspired Swag

By Julie Mitchell / September 19, 2018 /

DALLAS – Military shoppers can share their stories of health and fitness inspiration in a social media sweepstakes from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Performance Inspired. Through Oct. 31, military shoppers can enter for a chance to win one of 20 Performance Inspired swag bags by submitting a comment describing how they…

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Stars and Stripes: Overseas military exchange stores thrive in face of ‘retail apocalypse’

By Julie Mitchell / September 5, 2018 /

The so-called retail apocalypse may be hollowing out shopping malls from coast to coast — but that’s a world away from government-run stores overseas that turn a healthy profit selling tax-free goods to a captive market. Despite a booming economy, at least 94 million square feet of retail space will be closed in the United…

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Exchange Drives Away With People’s Choice Prize at Great American Trucking Show

Exchange Drives Away With People’s Choice Prize at Great American Trucking Show

By Julie Mitchell / August 27, 2018 /

DALLAS – For the second straight year, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service drove home with the Pride & Polish Best in Show People’s Choice award at the annual Great American Trucking Show. Bradley Wacks, an Exchange motor vehicle operator who was recently inducted into the National Private Truck Council’s Driver Hall of Fame, accepted…

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