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Camp Mujuk Express Moves to Permanent Facility

Camp Mujuk Express Moves to Permanent Facility

By Marisa Conner / November 20, 2018 /

CAMP MUJUK – Service members at Camp Mujuk can now enjoy an upgraded Army & Air Force Exchange Service Express store. The installation’s Express, previously operating out of a 600-square-foot shipping container, celebrated its relocation to a permanent facility Nov. 20. The Camp Mujuk Command team joined Exchange leaders in cutting the ribbon on the…

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Exchange Shoppers Have a Final Chance to ‘Give & Get Back’ in 2018

Exchange Shoppers Have a Final Chance to ‘Give & Get Back’ in 2018

By Marisa Conner / November 19, 2018 /

DALLAS – For the third time this year, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is giving shoppers an opportunity to help Soldiers, Airmen and military families in need. From Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, Exchange shoppers can make at-the-register donations to Army Emergency Relief (AER) and Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF) and receive a…

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Exchanges Closed as Focus Is on Family This Thanksgiving

By Marisa Conner / November 15, 2018 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is a true example of family serving family as 85 percent of its work force is connected to the military. On Thanksgiving, the Exchange’s focus will be on family. While most main stores will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Exchange doors will open at 6 a.m. in…

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Exchange, Traeger Bring Barbecue to 1,000 Service Members in the Middle East

By Marisa Conner / November 15, 2018 /

BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service partnered with Traeger Wood Fired Grills to bring a little bit of home to service members in Iraq by hosting two barbecues to celebrate Veterans Day weekend. After putting on a similar event with the Navy Exchange Service Command for service members at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Brings Cryotherapy to Military Shoppers

Army & Air Force Exchange Service Brings Cryotherapy to Military Shoppers

By Marisa Conner / November 14, 2018 /

DALLAS – Soldiers, Airmen and military families at select military installations will soon have access to the latest wellness trend: cryotherapy. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has partnered with U.S. Cryotherapy to open the first cryotherapy center on a military installation at Fort Hood in November. Centers at Forts Benning and Jackson are…

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At 89, Dothan-Area Air Force Veteran Among Oldest Shopping Online With New Army & Air Force Exchange Service Benefit

By Marisa Conner / November 14, 2018 /

DALLAS – It’s been more than 60 years since Willard Ammons served in the Air Force after World War II, but he is still connecting to his military community through the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. At 89, Ammons is among the oldest of the 62,000 Veterans who have shopped the Department of Defense’s…

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At 94, Berkeley-Area Coast Guard Veteran Among Oldest Shopping Online With New Army & Air Force Exchange Service Benefit

By Marisa Conner / November 14, 2018 /

DALLAS – It’s been more than 70 years since Edwin Perkins served in the Coast Guard prior to World War II, but he is still connecting to his military community through the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. At 94, Perkins is among the oldest of the 62,000 Veterans who have shopped the Department of…

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At 94, Tucson-Area World War II Veteran Among Oldest Shopping Online With New Army & Air Force Exchange Service Benefit

By Marisa Conner / November 13, 2018 /

DALLAS – It’s been more than 70 years since Gerald Hoffman served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, but he is still connecting to his military community through the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. At 94, Hoffman is among the oldest of the 62,000 Veterans who have shopped the Department of Defense’s…

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WWII-, Korea-Era Veterans Spread the Word about Tax-Free Shopping at ShopMyExchange.com

By Marisa Conner / November 13, 2018 /

DALLAS – As the Army & Air Force Exchange Service celebrates the first anniversary of welcoming home all honorably discharged Veterans with a lifelong online military exchange shopping benefit, World War II- and Korean Conflict-era Veterans are among those hailing the ability to shop with the Department of Defense’s oldest and largest military exchange service…

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Veterans Save Nearly $3.4 Million in Sales Tax During First Year of Army & Air Force Exchange Service Online Shopping

By Marisa Conner / November 8, 2018 /

DALLAS – Since the Army & Air Force Exchange Service welcomed home all honorably discharged Veterans to ShopMyExchange.com one year ago, more than 62,000 Veterans have used their new benefit to save on low-cost, name-brand merchandise while also saving nearly $3.4 million in sales tax. “In its first year, the Veterans online shopping benefit has…

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