Press Releases

All of the Exchange's 1,700 restaurants, including this Bun-D at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, offer better-for-you options that support Warfighters’ readiness and resiliency.

Exchange Helps Warfighters Maintain BE FIT Lifestyle During Pandemic with Better-for-You Meal, Snack Options

By Marisa Conner / January 19, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is helping the military community start the year off right with a wide selection of better-for-you meals and snacks—all while keeping the safety and well-being of military communities top priorities. “With more better-for-you meal and snack options than ever, the Exchange makes it easy to maintain…

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New Year, New Budget? Exchange Delivers Everyday Savings for Military Shoppers

By Marisa Conner / January 14, 2021 /

DALLAS – As service members, retirees, Veterans and military families plan their new year budgets, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is dedicated to helping heroes save. At Exchange stores worldwide and at ShopMyExchange.com, the military community receives tax-free shopping and military-exclusive pricing—benefits that make a difference every day. “Many of our shoppers have…

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New MILITARY STAR Accounts Start the New Year with Extra Savings From Jan. 15 Through Jan. 28

By Marisa Conner / January 11, 2021 /

DALLAS – Military shoppers can start the new year with extra savings. Shoppers who sign up and use a new MILITARY STAR® account Jan. 15 through 28 will save 15% on first-day purchases instead of the 10% discount regularly offered. The discount will appear as a credit on the first monthly billing statement. “As many…

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Exchange’s BE FIT Gear Helps Military Shoppers Stay Fit to Fight in the New Year

By Loyd Brumfield / January 7, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is helping the military community achieve fitness resolutions with the gear they need in the new year. Exchanges and ShopMyExchange.com are stocking up on the latest athletic apparel and shoes, fitness trackers and workout equipment—everything needed to live a BE FIT lifestyle. Name-brand athletic apparel and…

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Exchange’s Military-Exclusive ‘Chief Chat’ Continues to Bring Military Community Together in 2021

By Marisa Conner / January 6, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is extending its popular “Chief Chat” Facebook live series into 2021, giving the military community exclusive access to military leaders, war heroes, Hollywood A-listers, athletes, musicians and more. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Osby, the Exchange’s senior enlisted advisor, hosts the live chats at Facebook.com/shopmyexchange…

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Big-Screen TV, Pet Cleaning Package Up for Grabs in Pair of Exchange Sweepstakes

By Loyd Brumfield / January 5, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is welcoming in the new year by giving military shoppers a chance to win prizes in a pair of sweepstakes. From Jan. 1 to Jan. 28, authorized shoppers can enter to win one of three Exchange gift cards valued at $1,500 to go toward the purchase…

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Facade of Fort Carson Exchange

Army & Air Force Exchange Service Celebrates First Year of Patronage Expansion to Disabled Veterans

By Julie Mitchell / January 4, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is celebrating the first anniversary of welcoming home 4.1 million service-connected disabled Veterans to their lifelong, in-store shopping benefit. The new privilege, which launched Jan. 1, 2020, was specified in the Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018, included in the John S.…

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Tinker AFB Layaway Presentation

Exchange Shoppers’ Holiday Wishes Come True with More Than $66,000 in Layaways Paid in Full

By Marisa Conner / December 23, 2020 /

DALLAS – Nearly 290 military families’ spirits are a little brighter this holiday season after their Army & Air Force Exchange Service layaway balances were paid in full. The paid-for layaways represent more than $66,000 in holiday gift purchases for military children. “This means a lot—it was definitely an unexpected blessing,” said Army Reserve Capt.…

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Five Shoppers Win $25,000 in MILITARY STAR Home for the Holidays Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / December 21, 2020 /

DALLAS – A military member from each of the five service branches won $5,000 in MILITARY STAR’s Home for the Holidays sweepstakes. Army Sgt. William Maldonado, who serves in the Charlie Company 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion at Fort Wainwright, had seen posters at the Fort Wainwright Exchange announcing the Home for the Holidays sweepstakes,…

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Winning on the Go! Army Community Can Download Digital Garrison App for Chance to Win Exchange Gift Cards

By Marisa Conner / December 14, 2020 /

DALLAS – The Digital Garrison mobile app helps Soldiers, Army families and retirees stay in the know at their installation—and now it can help them win too. The app is a partnership between the U.S. Army and the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and is customized to each Army post, with information on available…

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