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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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MilStar Double Points One Day Only

MILITARY STAR Cardholders Get Double the Value on Dec. 24

By Marisa Conner / December 17, 2018 /

DALLAS – MILITARY STAR® card shoppers will get double the bang for their holiday buck with double rewards points on Dec. 24. The military exchanges’ retail card, which typically earns cardholders 2 points for every $1, will earn last-minute shoppers 4 points per $1 on every present and purchase made at Army & Air Force,…

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KMCC Exchange - Ship from Store

Shipping Upgrades Make Spirits Brighter for Exchange Shoppers

By Marisa Conner / December 14, 2018 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has worked tirelessly to upgrade its shipping processes in preparation for the busy holiday season. A ShopMyExchange.com order—from purchase to delivery—currently takes an average of 2.8 days, with 95 percent of orders being shipped from the fulfillment center on the same day the order was placed.…

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MacDill Winner

MacDill Shopper Wins $5,000 in Exchange Holiday Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / December 14, 2018 /

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE – Just about everyone could benefit from a little extra cash this time of year. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service made sure that’s what retired Sgt. 1st Class Jose Serrano Juarbe got—$5,000 of it. Exchange and commissary leaders awarded Serrano Juarbe, a Lutz, Fla., resident, with his prize on…

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