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Traeger BBQ Iraq

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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Edwin Perkins - Now and Then

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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Gerald Hoffman

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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Shoppers Save on Fuel, Food and Earn Double Points with MILITARY STAR on Nov. 12

Shoppers Save on Fuel, Food and Earn Double Points with MILITARY STAR on Nov. 12

By Marisa Conner / November 5, 2018 /

DALLAS – MILITARY STAR® is celebrating the service and sacrifice of all who wear our Nation’s uniform with special savings and sales for the military community. In honor of Veterans Day, Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers can receive the following deals when they use their MILITARY STAR card on Nov. 12: 10 cents…

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Veterans Day Sale

Exchange Salutes All Who Serve With Veterans Day Savings from Nov. 9-15

By Marisa Conner / November 2, 2018 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is saluting Veterans with giveaways, special offers and discounts on hundreds of name-brand items. The savings are available to the military community in-store and online at ShopMyExchange.com. The Exchange website is celebrating the one-year anniversary of extending a lifelong online shopping benefit to all honorably discharged…

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5th Annual "Your Holiday Bill is On Us!" sweepstakes

MILITARY STAR Makes Dreams Come True with 5th Annual Your Holiday Bill Is On Us Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / October 31, 2018 /

DALLAS – MILITARY STAR® is making sure the holiday season is extra merry and bright for 40 lucky military shoppers. From Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, every time shoppers use their MILITARY STAR cards to make purchases, they will automatically receive an entry into the fifth annual Your Holiday Bill Is On Us! Sweepstakes. Five…

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