Press Releases

DALLAS – With less than a month until the much-anticipated official launch of the Veterans online shopping benefit, more than 225,000 honorably discharged Veterans have been verified to shop through an earned lifelong online military exchange shopping benefit beginning this Veterans Day. This new program, the first military exchange benefits expansion in nearly 30 years,…

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – Leaders from the Army & Air Exchange Service, the 502nd Air Base Wing, U.S. Army Medical Command and Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston took the first steps in making a new $54 million Exchange shopping center a reality during a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 13. Mike Immler, Exchange…

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is giving military pet owners the chance to win $3,000 in gift cards for showcasing their most creative Halloween pet costumes. From Oct. 13 to 31, Exchange shoppers worldwide can enter the Halloween Pet Costume Contest by submitting a photo of their pet at ShopMyExchange.com/sweepstakes. One…

FORT HOOD – When the Fort Hood Exchange called up Staff Sgt. Richard Ziedenburg to let him know he’d won a 2017 Volkswagen Beetle Dune, he was literally in disbelief. “I said, ‘Get out of here, I didn’t win any car,’” said Ziedenburg. “I’d entered two months ago, so I’d completely forgotten about it. I…

DALLAS – Service members, families and retirees can get a head-start on holiday shopping while keeping gifts away from prying eyes with fee-free layaway from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. The Exchange will waive the $3 service fee for items that are placed on layaway and paid for by Dec. 24—including toys and…

FORT LEE, Va. – To offer greater convenience to service members and their families and further strengthen funding of critical military Quality-of-Life programs, the military exchanges’ Exchange Credit Program is expanding acceptance of the MILITARY STAR card to Commissaries around the world. Leaders from the Defense Commissary Agency and the exchanges gathered at the Fort…

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is giving active-duty service members, retirees, dependents and honorably discharged Veteran beta shoppers the chance to save up to 50 percent off select items at ShopMyExchange.com this Columbus Day. Offers include $200 off Samsung MU6290 75-inch 4K UHD TVs; 50 percent off select Halloween costumes; 50…

DALLAS—When civilian stores and restaurants in Hurricane Irma’s path closed or ran out of essentials, Army & Air Force Exchange Service locations across Florida were typically the last to close and the first to reopen, highlighting the Department of Defense retailer’s unique capabilities and tireless dedication to serving those who serve.  “Our associates’ level of…

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s online store at ShopMyExchange.com is faster, easier and more intuitive than ever following a series of customer-focused enhancements. The improvements, launched in August, come as the Exchange prepares to welcome approximately 21 million Veteran shoppers to ShopMyExchange.com on Nov. 11. While the site’s overall design is…

DALLAS – At a time of uncertainty for those in the path of Hurricanes Maria, Irma and Harvey, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s unique capabilities were on full display, from its distribution centers to its stores, in support of service members, their families and first responders. While other retailers closed up shop, the…