Press Releases

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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You Made the Grade Poster

Good Grades Pay Off for Military Kids with Exchange’s You Made the Grade Program

By Doug Brodess / October 23, 2018 /

DALLAS – 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…

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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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Run your toughest stains by us

Cleaning Up! Exchange Giving Away Washer, Dryer in P&G Tough Mudder Sweepstakes

By Doug Brodess / October 16, 2018 /

DALLAS – 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…

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Exchange Deploys Mobile Field Exchange to Assist with Recovery Efforts in Florida

Exchange Deploys Mobile Field Exchange to Assist with Recovery Efforts in Florida

By Julie Mitchell / October 15, 2018 /

WACO, 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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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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Exchange BE FIT Ambassador Roy Montez stands in front of Smoothie King

Exchange Food Courts Highlight Healthier Options to ‘Build a Better You’

By Marisa Conner / October 10, 2018 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is helping Soldiers, Airmen and their families take the guesswork out of eating on the go at Exchange food courts worldwide. The Exchange’s new Build a Better You directs diners to better-for-you-options at Exchange restaurants through videos and social media posts with advice on how to…

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