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Nearly $40,000 in Layaways Paid in Full for More Than 130 Military Shoppers

By Marisa Conner / April 5, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service helped supercharge 132 military shoppers’ spring with a major surprise: their Exchange layaway balances had been paid in full. Shoppers from Forts Bragg, Campbell, Knox and Scott and Wright-Patterson Air Force Bases were joined a March 30 Zoom call for the big reveal. The paid-off layaways…

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Mark Wahlberg Returns to Exchange’s ‘Chief Chat’ in Star-Studded, First-Anniversary Lineup

By Chris Ward / April 5, 2021 /

DALLAS – He’s back! Hollywood A-lister and businessman Mark Wahlberg will celebrate the first anniversary of “Chief Chat” with his second appearance on the Army & Air Fore Exchange Service’s military-exclusive Facebook live broadcast. “Chief Chat,” hosted by Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Osby, the Exchange’s senior enlisted advisor, debuted in April 2020 at…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Newly Renovated Reel Time Theater Debuts at Fort Irwin

By Loyd Brumfield / April 2, 2021 /

FORT IRWIN – It was lights, camera, action on the silver screen as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service raised the curtain on its newly renovated Reel Time Theater at Fort Irwin. “Raya and the Last Dragon” was the first official movie shown in the two-theater auditorium—one theater seats 220 and the other 120—after…

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Exchange Giving Away $8,000 in Prizes to Celebrate Month of the Military Child

By Marisa Conner / April 1, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is saluting military kids throughout April, the Month of the Military Child, with 16 sweepstakes giving shoppers a chance to win the latest games and toys, as well as Exchange gift cards. “The Exchange is proud of the resiliency of military children, and these sweepstakes celebrate…

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Military Kids Can Join the Fun with Four Exchange Month of the Military Child Online Contests

By Marisa Conner / March 31, 2021 /

DALLAS – Military kids around the world can show off their creative sides with four online contests from the Exchange to celebrate the Month of the Military Child. The contests begin April 2 and run for a week each throughout April: Disney tea party placemat-decorating contest – April 2-8, military kids can download a tea…

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They Serve Too! Army & Air Force Exchange Service Celebrates Month of the Military Child in April

By Marisa Conner / March 30, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is committed to making life better for military communities—including our youngest heroes. The Exchange is celebrating the 2021 Month of the Military Child with virtual events, activities, games and giveaways throughout April. “Military children are often likened to dandelions because they blossom wherever they land,” said…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Honors Vietnam Veterans in Ceremonies Worldwide

By Marisa Conner / March 29, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service honored Vietnam Veterans for their distinguished service during pinning ceremonies worldwide for National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Veterans received free lapel pins, provided in partnership with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, on March 29 as lasting mementos of our Nation’s appreciation for these…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service to Honor Vietnam Veterans with Pinning Ceremonies March 29

By Marisa Conner / March 23, 2021 /

DALLAS – March 29 is National Vietnam War Veteran Day, and Army & Air Force Exchange Service stores around the world are hosting contactless pinning ceremonies to honor Vietnam Veterans’ service, valor and sacrifice. Veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time from Nov. 1, 1955 to May 15,…

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Five Military Winners Have Holiday Bills Paid Off in MILITARY STAR Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / March 18, 2021 /

DALLAS – The holidays may be long over, but for the winners of the MILITARY STAR® Your Holiday Bill Is on Us sweepstakes, the best holiday gift came after the new year. The MILITARY STAR credit card program paid more than $40,000 in credit balances for the winners. Five grand-prize winners had their entire bills…

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Where Heroes Win! Exchange Shoppers Score More Than $1.1 Million in Prizes in 2020

By Marisa Conner / March 16, 2021 /

 DALLAS – The military community knows the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is the place to save—and win. Service members, Veterans, retirees and military family members won more than $1.1 million in military-exclusive prizes through Exchange sweepstakes in 2020. “This blew us away,” said Emily Jennings, a civilian public affairs specialist with the U.S.…

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