Press Releases

Look who’s 129 years old! The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is celebrating 129 years of serving those who serve.

Army & Air Force Exchange Service Celebrates 129 Years of Serving Troops, Families

By Zach Wright / July 24, 2024 /

DALLAS — For the last 129 years, wherever Soldiers, Airmen and Guardians are called to serve, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has faithfully gone with them. The Department of Defense’s largest retailer was established via General Orders No. 46 on July 25, 1895, and has been serving the military community ever since. Throughout…

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Save 10%, Earn Rewards at Exchange Restaurants with the MILITARY STAR Card

Save 10%, Earn Rewards at Exchange Restaurants with the MILITARY STAR Card

By Marisa Conner / July 23, 2024 /

DALLAS – Service members and the military community can save every time they eat at Army & Air Force Exchange Service restaurants by using their MILITARY STAR® card. Cardmembers receive a 10% discount every day on food purchases from participating Exchange restaurants, making grabbing a meal on installation convenient and affordable. The discount can also…

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Disney Downrange: Exchange and The Walt Disney Company to Bring Complimentary Screenings of Marvel Studios’ ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ to Troops at the Tip of the Spear

Disney Downrange: Exchange and The Walt Disney Company to Bring Complimentary Screenings of Marvel Studios’ ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ to Troops at the Tip of the Spear

By Marisa Conner / July 22, 2024 /

DALLAS – U.S. troops in Romania and Lithuania will enjoy complimentary screenings of one of the year’s most hotly anticipated films, thanks to the collaboration between the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and The Walt Disney Company. More than 3,000 service members at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base in Romania and Pabradė Training Area in…

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Olympians posing in their sport attire in a flyer on the events.

Comcast NBCUniversal Teams Up with Exchange to Provide Service Members with Free Streaming of the Olympic Games Paris 2024

By Chris Ward / July 18, 2024 /

DALLAS – Once again, service members and honorably discharged Veterans worldwide will enjoy free access to NBCUniversal’s full coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, courtesy of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Comcast NBCUniversal. Military members will be able to stream all the action from Paris using their personal devices and computers…

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An Exchange flyer announcing the tax holiday.

Shoppers Can Score Twice the Savings During Sales Tax Holidays at Exchange Stores

By Keiana Holleman / July 17, 2024 /

DALLAS – Military families can prepare for the back-to-school shopping season with double the savings on back-to-school essentials at Army & Air Force Exchange Service stores during their state’s sales tax holiday. During states’ tax-free holidays beginning July 19, the Department of Defense’s largest retailer is giving military shoppers an added discount equal to their…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service to Host On-the-Spot Interviews July 25 for National Hire a Veteran Day

By Marcia Rhodes / July 16, 2024 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service, the Department of Defense’s largest retailer, will celebrate National Hire a Veteran Day on July 25 with on-the-spot job interviews at headquarters and more than 70 Main Stores, Expresses, distribution centers, Class Six and Troop Stores worldwide. “Veterans bring valuable professional experience to the Exchange and…

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What You Need to Know About Exchange ESSO Card Changes for Travel Season

By MSG Caleb Barrieau / July 9, 2024 /

Grafenwoehr, Germany – With the summer travel season in full swing, it’s important for Exchange ESSO cardholders to be aware of changes within the ESSO gas station network to avoid having to pay economy rate. More than 220 OMV gas stations in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg will be rebranding to ESSO in 2024, meaning Exchange ESSO…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service to Collaborate with Discover® Global Network to Expand MILITARY STAR Card Acceptance

By Julie Mitchell / July 9, 2024 /

DALLAS – The Exchange Credit Program and Discover® Global Network today announced a collaboration that will allow the Exchange Credit Program’s MILITARY STAR card to be widely used across installations, improving the Quality of Life for military communities. Starting in September, Discover Global Network will allow the ability for more on-installation merchants to accept the preferred…

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Exchange Offers Sneak Peek of Xtra Deal Day Savings Coming July 16 and 17

Exchange Offers Sneak Peek of Xtra Deal Day Savings Coming July 16 and 17

By Marisa Conner / July 8, 2024 /

DALLAS – Xtra Deal Days are coming to the Army & Air Force Exchange Service with big discounts for military shoppers on July 16 and 17. Special savings will be available throughout stores and at ShopMyExchange.com, including: Up to $450 off featured CLX Gaming items. Up to $100 off select tool kits. Up to 30%…

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One lucky Exchange shopper can make some noise with new toys in the Ultimate Toy Hauler sweepstakes from the Exchange and Monster Energy. Through Aug. 31, shoppers can enter at ShopMyExchange.com/sweepstakes to win a 2024 Heartland travel trailer, customized Ford F-150, Kawasaki ATV and $10,000 cash!

Army & Air Force Exchange Service Offering ‘Monster’ Prize in Ultimate Toy Hauler Sweepstakes

By Zach Wright / July 2, 2024 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is giving one lucky military shopper the freedom of the open road in its Monster Energy Ultimate Toy Hauler sweepstakes. Through Aug. 31, authorized shoppers 18 and older worldwide can enter at ShopMyExchange.com/sweepstakes for a chance to win a 2024 Heartland T256 Torque Travel Trailer, a…

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