Marisa Conner

Home for the Holidays Sweepstakes

MILITARY STAR Giving Away $25,000 in Cash in Home for the Holidays Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / October 30, 2018 /

DALLAS – For the holidays, you can’t beat home sweet home. And MILITARY STAR® is making it easy to get there with the Home for the Holidays sweepstakes. From Nov. 1 to 15, service members and their families who use their MILITARY STAR card at both a military exchange and a commissary will automatically be…

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Toybook Sweepstakes

Exchange Celebrates Toybook Launch with Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / October 29, 2018 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is bringing a little extra cheer to Warfighters and their families with the Toybook sweepstakes. Through Nov. 21, authorized shoppers can complete the official entry form online at ShopMyExchange.com/sweepstakes for a chance to win: One of five Mercedes 6-Volt Electric Ride-On Car, ARV $199.95 each; or…

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Col. Leonard T. Rose, 88th Mission Support Group commander, and Jermaine Wilson, Wright-Patterson Exchange general manager, cut a commemorative cake at the Exchange's grand re-opening ceremony Oct. 25, 2018. The event culminated a $6.4 million renovation for the nearly 40-year-old facility, which was last remodeled in 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Harrington)

Wright-Patterson Exchange Celebrates $6.4 Million Upgrade

By Marisa Conner / October 25, 2018 /

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE – Showing its commitment to making life better for Airmen, military families and retirees, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service unveiled a modern shopping experience at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base during the grand reopening of its shopping center. Col. Leonard Rose, commander, 88th Mission Support Group; Ronny Rexrode, Exchange Central…

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Exchange Wins NDTA Innovative Logistics Award

Army & Air Force Exchange Service Earns NDTA Innovative Logistics Service Award

By Marisa Conner / October 24, 2018 /

OXON HILL, Md. — In honor of programs to increase efficiency and decrease costs, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service received the National Defense Transportation Association’s 2018 Innovative Logistics Service Award, recognizing the Department of Defense’s oldest retailer for outstanding accomplishments in transportation and logistics. The award recognizes a commercial industry or government agency…

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

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

By Marisa Conner / October 23, 2018 /

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service opened its mobile field exchange (MFE) at Tyndall Air Force Base on Oct. 21—the only store within miles supporting hundreds of service members as they rebuild after Hurricane Michael. “This MFE underscores the Exchange mission of going where the troops go, regardless of…

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Military Friendly Spouse Employer

Army & Air Force Exchange Service Named Military Friendly® Spouse Employer for 2019

By Marisa Conner / October 22, 2018 /

DALLAS — For the seventh year, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has been named a Military Friendly® Spouse Employer by Viqtory Media, publisher of Military Spouse magazine. The 2019 Military Friendly® Spouse Employer list recognizes companies based on five key criteria: career opportunity and advancement; culture and commitment; hiring and onboarding; military employee/spouse policy…

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Military Star Card

Shoppers Earn $4 Million in Rewards in MILITARY STAR Card’s First Year at the Commissary

By Marisa Conner / October 18, 2018 /

DALLAS – In the year since service members and their families have been able to use the MILITARY STAR® card at Department of Defense commissaries, military shoppers have earned more than $4 million in rewards, just from buying groceries. Commissaries began accepting MILITARY STAR as a form of payment in October 2017, with all 237…

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Joy of Toys Book

Military Children Experience the Joy of Toys with the Exchange’s 2018 Toy Book

By Marisa Conner / October 17, 2018 /

DALLAS – Warfighters and their families can experience the joy of the season with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s 2018 toy book, which features toys tested and approved by military children plus sweepstakes and exclusive online and in-store offers. Available Oct. 19 in continental U.S. Exchange stores and Nov. 2 in overseas locations,…

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The 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the U.S.

Exchange Named One of Top Companies for Latinas

By Marisa Conner / October 15, 2018 /

DALLAS – For the eleventh consecutive year, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has been named one of the top 50 best companies for Latinas by LATINA Style magazine. The LATINA Style 50 Report is considered the most respected evaluation of career advancement opportunities for Hispanic women in corporate America. Its annual report identifies…

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Exchange Shoppers Can Save 15 Percent on Holiday Shopping with New MILITARY STAR Accounts Oct. 12 to 25

Exchange Shoppers Can Save 15 Percent on Holiday Shopping with New MILITARY STAR Accounts Oct. 12 to 25

By Marisa Conner / October 11, 2018 /

DALLAS – Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers can pick up extra savings before the holiday season by opening a new MILITARY STAR® card account. From Oct. 12 to 25, new cardholders will receive 15 percent off their first day’s purchases instead of the 10 percent discount regularly offered. Discount will appear as a…

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