Zach Wright

Fort Eisenhower Exchange Unveils New Troop Store

By Zach Wright / May 31, 2024 /

FORT EISENHOWER – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service unveiled its new troop store at Fort Eisenhower, giving service members an improved shopping experience at the home of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence. The 12,808-square-foot troop store provides an improved, convenient shopping experience for Soldiers, students in advanced individual training and Airmen,…

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With extensive infrastructure in place, The Exchange is ready to support service members and their families ahead of the predicted busy hurricane season.

Army & Air Force Exchange Service Prepared to Support Military Communities as Hurricane Season Approaches

By Zach Wright / May 28, 2024 /

DALLAS – Experts are predicting a busy Atlantic hurricane season for 2024 and the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is standing ready to take care of any affected military communities. In anticipation of the official start of the hurricane season June 1, the Exchange has worked with local commands to ensure PXs and BXs…

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Exchange shoppers can save on entrée salads at any participating Exchange restaurant every Wednesdays as part of the Exchange’s BE FIT 360 commitment to expanding better-for-you dining options for the military community. Read more:

Exchange Diners Can Add Some Green to Their Diets and Wallets with Salad Wednesdays

By Zach Wright / April 9, 2024 /

DALLAS – Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers can add some greens to their diets while saving some green in their wallets with Salad Wednesdays. Diners save $2 off any entrée salad priced $4 or more at any participating Exchange restaurants. MILITARY STAR® cardmembers can save even more with an additional 10% discount off…

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Vietnam Veterans Receive Long Overdue Honor, Gratitude at PX and BX Ceremonies

By Zach Wright / March 29, 2024 /

DALLAS – On March 29, National Vietnam War Veterans Day, PXs and BXs around the world hosted special ceremonies to salute the service, valor and sacrifice of Vietnam Veterans. The ceremonies celebrated all Veterans who served on active duty in the Armed Forces any time from Nov. 1, 1955, to May 15, 1975, regardless of…

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Retired Naval Chief Petty Officer Patricia Brooks received a once-in-a-lifetime surprise in having her MILITARY STAR card balance paid in full at the Exchange as part of the Your Holiday Bill Is on Us sweepstakes.

Paid In Full! Retired Sailor Receives Surprise of a Lifetime at the Joint Base Langley-Eustis Exchange

By Zach Wright / March 21, 2024 /

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS – Retired Naval Chief Petty Officer Patricia Brooks received a once-in-a-lifetime surprise when she was told her entire MILITARY STAR® card balance would be paid off with the 10th annual Your Holiday Bill Is on Us Sweepstakes. Brooks, who was randomly selected as a grand-prize winner in the Exchange Credit Program’s sweepstakes,…

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Good grades pay off in prizes for military kids with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s You Made The Grade program!

Make the Grade, Earn Rewards! Army & Air Force Exchange Service Celebrates Military Kids’ Academic Excellence with Prizes

By Zach Wright / February 27, 2024 /

DALLAS – Good grades pay off as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service continues its tradition of awarding academic excellence in its 24th year of the You Made the Grade program. Military students first through 12th grades who maintain a B average or higher can bring their report card and military ID to their…

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Col. Taona Enriquez, left, commander, 66th Air Base Group, and Chief Master Sgt. Charles Desaulniers, right, acting command chief, 66th Air Base Group, joined Hanscom Exchange General Manager Dale Killip in presenting the prizes to Fiona and Hazel Somarriba during a presentation at the BX on Feb. 10.

Three Top-Class Students Win $4,000 in Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s You Made the Grade Sweepstakes

By Zach Wright / February 14, 2024 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service celebrated the academic excellence of three top-class school students with its biannual You Made the Grade sweepstakes. Fort Leavenworth sixth grader Jane Thomas, daughter of Maj. Andrew Thomas, won first place, taking home a $2,000 Exchange gift card. Homeschooled sisters, sixth grader Fiona Somarriba and first…

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Sibling Rivalry Heats Up as Hanscom Exchange Rewards Sisters in Worldwide Sweepstakes For Academic Excellence.

Sibling Rivalry Heats Up as Hanscom Exchange Rewards Sisters in Worldwide Sweepstakes For Academic Excellence

By Zach Wright / February 12, 2024 /

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE – Studying hard yielded great results for two sisters who took second and third place in the Exchange’s worldwide You Made the Grade sweepstakes—the first time in the program’s 23-year history siblings won in the same drawing. “I thought it was a joke,” said sixth grader Fiona Somarriba, who took second…

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Thank a Hero this Holiday! All Americans Can Send Army & Air Force Exchange Service Gift Cards to Troops

By Zach Wright / December 19, 2023 /

DALLAS – With an Army & Air Force Exchange Service gift card, anyone—including civilians—can send the best tastes of home to Soldiers, Airmen and Guardians around the world. Anyone can send service members an Exchange gift card worth $10 to $500 by visiting ShopMyExchange.com/scs. Shoppers can buy e-gift cards for online use. “Many of our…

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Exchange Service Celebrates Space Force Birthday By Giving Away Over $4,000 in Prizes

By Zach Wright / December 14, 2023 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is celebrating the Space Force’s fourth birthday by giving away more than $4,000 in tactical gear. From Dec. 15 to Jan. 15, authorized shoppers 18 and older can enter at ShopMyExchange.com/sweepstakes for a chance to win one of 43 prizes. “The Exchange is honored to call…

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