Press Releases

Military Shoppers Can Show They Are ‘Better Together’ with Exchange and P&G Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / June 16, 2020 /

DALLAS – The family that stays together, wins together! Service members and their families can submit a photo or video showing how their days are “better together” for a chance to win $4,500 in prizes from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and P&G. Authorized Exchange shoppers 18 years and older can submit their…

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Exchange Shoppers Can Get Fit in Style with Garmin Sweepstakes

By Loyd Brumfield / June 11, 2020 /

DALLAS – Military shoppers will look and feel their best as they hike that trail or get their steps in with help from Garmin and the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. From June 12 through July 9, authorized Exchange shoppers 18 years and older can enter the Garmin sweepstakes. One grand-prize winner will take…

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From Guam to Okinawa, the Exchange Supports Medical Task Force during COVID-19

By Loyd Brumfield / June 10, 2020 /

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – For more than 100 Medical Task Force Sailors and Marines, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service provided comforts of home after they returned to Okinawa and into a 14-day quarantine. Beginning June 2, Sailors and Marines assigned to the 3rd Medical Battalion returned home to Okinawa after spending more than…

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Exchange Celebrates Army’s 245th Birthday by Giving Away More Than $5,400 in Prizes

By Marisa Conner / June 9, 2020 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is wishing the United States Army a happy 245th birthday by giving away more than $5,400 in tactical gear. From June 12 through July 9, authorized Exchange shoppers 18 years and older can enter the Army Birthday sweepstakes for the chance to win one of the…

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Alaska Exchange Honors High School Seniors Impacted by COVID-19

By Loyd Brumfield / June 4, 2020 /

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – For Tyrell Williams, it was a whirlwind senior year. It started with a transfer from Washington, D.C., to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska with his dad, who serves in the Army. Then his classes at Eagle River High School were shut down in March because of COVID-19. But thanks to the…

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Kadena Exchange Supports USS Blue Ridge

By Marisa Conner / June 3, 2020 /

KADENA AIR BASE – Military members have gotten used to curbside pickup from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service during the COVID-19 pandemic. And on May 22, ship-side service became possible too. It was all hands on deck as the Kadena Air Base Exchange, Okinawa Distribution Center and food court teams worked together to…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Shoppers Generate $217M for Military Communities in 2019

By Marisa Conner / June 2, 2020 /

DALLAS – Service members, retirees, Veterans and military families know it pays to shop their Exchange. In 2019, authorized Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers generated $217 million of critical support for military Quality-of-Life programs in the form of earnings-based dividends. 100% of Exchange earnings are invested in the military community, so every trip…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Prepared to Weather the Storm this Hurricane Season

By Marisa Conner / June 1, 2020 /

DALLAS – With hurricane season underway, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is prepared to support authorized shoppers during the most challenging times. 2019 proved to be a quieter season than 2018, with three major hurricanes last year. When Hurricane Dorian struck the Caribbean and the Carolinas in August and September, the Exchange shipped…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Lands on U.S. Veterans Magazine’s Best of Best for 7th Straight Year

By Loyd Brumfield / May 28, 2020 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has made U.S. Veterans Magazine’s 2020 Best of the Best list of Top Government and Law Enforcement Agencies, marking the seventh straight year the Department of Defense’s largest retailer has been honored by the publication. The magazine polled more than 375 organizations to determine its Best…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Europe Water Plants Continue Home Deliveries during Pandemic

By Marisa Conner / May 26, 2020 /

SEMBACH, Germany – While many service members and families have been under stay-at-home orders in Europe, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is ensuring military communities are still receiving home deliveries of bottled water. The Exchange’s plants in Grünstadt, Germany, and Vicenza, Italy, bottle potable water for Exchange stores throughout the region and work…

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