Marisa Conner

Service Members Receive 10 Percent off Tax Preparation Services with H&R Block at the Exchange

Service Members Receive 10 Percent off Tax Preparation Services with H&R Block at the Exchange

By Marisa Conner / January 28, 2019 /

DALLAS – To help navigate the first year of significant tax law changes, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is teaming with H&R Block to offer tax preparation services to military members and their families at a 10 percent discount in select Exchange locations around the world. “The Exchange takes every opportunity to make…

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6-Year-Old Honored with $1,500 Exchange Prize for Academic Achievement at Vandenberg Air Force Base

6-Year-Old Honored with $1,500 Exchange Prize for Academic Achievement at Vandenberg Air Force Base

By Marisa Conner / January 25, 2019 /

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE – When first-grader Douglas Anderson IV found out he was the second-place winner of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s worldwide You Made the Grade sweepstakes, he decided to change his name. “He says his name is ‘Rich Man,’” his father said. Douglas received his prize, a $1,500 Exchange gift…

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You Rock! painted on a rock

She Rocks … and Her Army & Air Force Exchange Service Co-Workers in Waco Roll with Happiness

By Marisa Conner / January 24, 2019 /

WACO, Texas – Around the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s She Rocks … and Her Army & Air Force Exchange Service Co-Workers in Waco Roll with HappinessWaco Distribution Center, employees are finding rocks. But these aren’t just any rocks. These are brightly painted masterpieces with everything from holiday scenes to cat faces to inspirational…

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You Made the Grade Josephine Simmons Seymour Johnson AFB

Exchange Honors Military Student with $500 Prize for Academic Achievement at Seymour Johnson AFB

By Marisa Conner / January 18, 2019 /

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE – Fifth-grader Josephine Simmons says she has never won anything before. That changed when she was chosen for the $500 third-place prize in the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s worldwide You Made the Grade sweepstakes. “It’s unbelievable,” she said. “I’ve got a couple of friends who are jealous.” Josephine…

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Exchange Shoppers Can Upgrade Their Fitness Routine with Two Sweepstakes

Exchange Shoppers Can Upgrade Their Fitness Routine with Two Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / January 14, 2019 /

 DALLAS – Two sweepstakes are giving Soldiers, Airmen and their families a chance to take their BE FIT lifestyle to the nex­t level. From Jan. 18 to Feb. 18, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is offering military shoppers a chance to win the Fill Your Gym Bag Sweepstakes, sponsored by Adidas. Ten winners…

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Mars big game TV Sweepstakes

Nearly $9,000 in Prizes Up for Grabs in Two Exchange Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / January 10, 2019 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is giving away nearly $9,000 in prizes in January with two military-exclusive sweepstakes. Authorized shoppers age 18 and older can visit ShopMyExchange.com/sweepstakes to enter: Mars/Wrigley Big Game Sweepstakes (through Jan. 22): Three worldwide winners will receive an Exchange gift card valued at $1,500 to be used…

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Enter to Win a Cookout with Chef Robert Irvine

Military Shoppers Can Win Chance to Fire Up the Grill with Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine

By Marisa Conner / January 7, 2019 /

DALLAS – It’s the time of the year for resolutions, and military exchanges and the commissary are teaming up to encourage families to get fit in 2019. From now through Jan. 31, military shoppers are invited to submit an essay on how their family is choosing to get healthy in the new year and how their…

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Fort Campbell Pay Away the Layaway on Good Morning America

More Than 40 Fort Campbell Families Have Exchange Layaways Paid in Full at Surprise Event

By Marisa Conner / December 21, 2018 /

FORT CAMPBELL – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service made the holidays a bit merrier for Fort Campbell families with help from the nonprofit Pay Away the Layaway. The families received the good news—more than $7,000 in layaways were paid in full—during a live broadcast of “Good Morning America” on Dec. 21 from the…

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Home for the Holidays Winner Beale AFB

Five Service Members Win $25,000 in MILITARY STAR Holiday Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / December 19, 2018 /

DALLAS – The Exchange Credit Program spread cheer to five service members this holiday season with $25,000 in cash prizes. One winner each from the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard received $5,000 to help with last-minute holiday gifts, travel and other purchases as part of the MILITARY STAR® card’s Home for…

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‘Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse’

Exchange and Sony Pictures Bring Free Screenings of ‘Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse’ and ‘Holmes & Watson’ to Troops Deployed to the Middle East

By Marisa Conner / December 19, 2018 /

SEMBACH, Germany – For the first time, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Sony Pictures are teaming up to provide simultaneous free screenings of two movies to servicemen and women deployed to the Middle East, just in time for the holidays. Troops will have a chance to see “Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse” and…

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