Press Releases

Now Hiring! Army & Air Force Exchange Service Offers Career Opportunities

By Marisa Conner / April 21, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is where heroes work, and the Department of Defense’s largest retailer is recruiting new team members to further strengthen its service to the military communities it serves. “The Exchange is in all 50 states and more than 30 countries,” said Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kevin…

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Exchange Rewards Classroom Excellence with You Made the Grade Program

By Chris Ward / April 19, 2021 /

DALLAS – Whether learning at home or in the classroom, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is recognizing military students for academic accomplishments through its You Made the Grade program. First- through 12th-graders who maintain a B average or higher are eligible for a $5 Exchange gift card every grading period during the 2021…

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New $54 Million PX Shopping Center Opens at Fort Sam Houston

By Marisa Conner / April 15, 2021 /

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – With the snip of a ribbon, a new era of shopping was launched at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service formally opened its $54 million shopping center, the post’s first new shopping center in 50 years. The 210,000-square-foot shopping center…

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Janz MacDill Grand Opening

Exchange, Janz Make Durable Medical Equipment Available for MacDill Air Force Base Community

By Loyd Brumfield / April 14, 2021 /

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE – The military community now has convenient access to braces, mobility devices, maternity care and other durable medical equipment (DME) at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s new Janz Medical Supply store at MacDill Air Force Base. Airmen, retirees and families, as well as Veterans with service-connected disabilities, can find…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Beefs Up BE FIT Hub

By Loyd Brumfield / April 13, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is refreshing its BE FIT Hub, making it even easier for every member of the military community to stay ready and resilient. The BE FIT Hub is now fully compatible with smartphones and tablets devices, allowing members of the military community to follow workout routines on…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Shoppers Donate $2.4 Million to Military Relief Funds in 2020

By Marisa Conner / April 12, 2021 /

DALLAS – The military community is a family, and that family was there for each other throughout the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers donated nearly $2.4 million to Army Emergency Relief (AER) and the Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF)—a 1,000% increase over 2019 contributions. AER and…

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MILITARY STAR Giving Away PlayStation 5 to Five New Accountholders

By Marisa Conner / April 6, 2021 /

DALLAS – The savings that come with opening a MILITARY STAR® card are already a big win, but now new accountholders can also score a Sony PlayStation 5 and a “Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War” video game. From April 1 through April 30, military shoppers who apply and are approved for a new…

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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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