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Exchange’s 2020 Mission Report Chronicles Unprecedented Support of Military Communities During Pandemic

By Marisa Conner / July 6, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is giving Warfighters, military families and stakeholders an inside look at efforts to serve those who serve during the COVID-19 pandemic with the release of its 2020 Mission Report. The annual report recounts the Department of Defense retailer’s agility in protecting and strengthening the Exchange benefit…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Extends Layaway to Include Back-to-School Electronics Essentials

By Loyd Brumfield / July 1, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is showing military families that it matters where they shop, allowing more time to pay for electronics during back-to-school season. From July 2 through Sept. 2, Exchange shoppers can use layaway to hold tax-free purchases of computers, notebooks, tablets and iPads—items that are not typically eligible…

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U.S. Veterans Magazine Names Exchange Among the ‘Best of the Best’ for 8th Consecutive Year

By Marisa Conner / June 30, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has been recognized by U.S. Veterans Magazine on its 2021 “Best of the Best” list. It is the eighth consecutive year the publication has so honored the Exchange for “championing veteran initiatives.” “Veterans—both our shoppers and associates—are a key reason for the Exchange’s success in carrying…

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Military Shoppers Can Win a $1,000 Exchange Gift Card in Digital Garrison Mobile App Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / June 29, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Digital Garrison mobile app makes life more convenient for Soldiers on post—and now it’s making life a little sweeter with a chance to win a $1,000 Army & Air Force Exchange Service e-gift card. Through July 22, authorized Exchange shoppers 18 years and older can enter at ShopMyExchange.com/Sweepstakes. The Digital Garrison app…

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Eight Army & Air Force Exchange Service Locations Win NFL ProCamps for Kids

By Loyd Brumfield / June 29, 2021 /

DALLAS – Eight Army & Air Force Exchange locations worldwide have won a virtual NFL ProCamp for military kids thanks to Procter & Gamble. This year, virtual camps were awarded to Fort Drum, the Air Force Academy, Hill Air Force Base, Robins Air Force Base, Nellis Air Force Base, Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Lewis and…

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Shane Hollingshed, warehouse worker at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Exchange, is the Exchange’s 49,000th Veteran or military spouse hire since 2013, bringing the Department of Defense retailer into the home stretch of its goal to hire 50,000 heroes.

Exchange Closes in on Goal of Hiring 50,000 Veterans, Military Spouses

By Marisa Conner / June 28, 2021 /

DALLAS – When Shane Hollingshed applied to work at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Exchange, he had little idea he would soon become part of Army & Air Force Exchange Service history. As the Exchange’s 49,000th Veteran or military spouse hire since 2013, the six-year Air Force Veteran officially brings the Department of…

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Thank the Troops this Fourth of July by Sending Them Army & Air Force Exchange Gift Cards

By Loyd Brumfield / June 24, 2021 /

DALLAS – Anyone who wants to thank service members and spread patriotic cheer during the Fourth of July can purchase gift cards from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, the Department of Defense’s largest exchange service retailer. Military shoppers as well as civilians can show their support by purchasing gift cards from the Exchange’s…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Welcomes Tropical Smoothie Cafe to Fort Belvoir

By Loyd Brumfield / June 21, 2021 /

FORT BELVOIR – Soldiers and their families can refresh with better-for-you options at Tropical Smoothie Café, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s newest restaurant at Fort Belvoir. Tropical Smoothie Café fits the Exchange’s BE FIT lifestyle by offering fresh fruits and vegetables in smoothies, along with better-for-you meals such as salads, bowls and wraps…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Recognized as 4-Star Employer by VETS Indexes

By Loyd Brumfield / June 15, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has been named a 4-Star Employer by VETS Indexes, a firm that promotes employment for Veterans, military spouses and family members. The Exchange is among 20 organizations that received 4-Star Employer recognition as part of the inaugural 2021 VETS Indexes Employer Awards, which honors commitment to…

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Military Shoppers Can Win Garmin Watches in Exchange Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / June 14, 2021 /

DALLAS – There’s no time like the present for Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers to win a Garmin watch. Though June 27, authorized Exchange shoppers 18 and older can enter to win a Garmin Fenix 6X Sapphire Multisport GPS smartwatch (a $769 value). Three second-place winners—one from the continental U.S., one from the…

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