Press Releases
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…
Read MoreTYNDALL 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…
Read MoreDALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s You Made the Grade program is rewarding military students who excel in the classroom during the 2018-19 school year. Through You Made the Grade, first- through 12th-graders, including homeschooled students, with a B average or higher are eligible to receive a $5 Exchange gift card every…
Read MoreDALLAS — 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…
Read MoreDALLAS – 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…
Read MoreDALLAS – 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,…
Read MoreDALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is giving military shoppers a chance to clean up with a new washer and dryer in the P&G Tough Mudder sweepstakes. From Oct. 17 through Nov. 15, authorized shoppers can visit ShopMyExchange.com/sweepstakes to share a photo of a challenging stain and be entered for a chance…
Read MoreDALLAS – 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…
Read MoreWACO, Texas – To assist with the recovery after Hurricane Michael, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service deployed a mobile field Exchange (MFE) from its Waco Distribution Center to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida on Sunday, underscoring the Department of Defense retailer’s commitment to military readiness and resiliency. An MFE is a 53-foot…
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