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‘Exchange Inc.’ Vehicle Scams Leaving Service Members Feeling Overheated

By Chris Ward / August 14, 2019 /

DALLAS – According to a recent Better Business Bureau study, service members are more susceptible to fraud than average consumers. In fact, scammers using the name “Exchange Inc.” have been attempting to fool Soldiers and Airmen into thinking they are working with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service to broker the sale of used…

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‘Better for Veterans’: Exchange Named a 2020 Military Friendly® Employer

By Marisa Conner / August 13, 2019 /

DALLAS — For the eighth consecutive year, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has been named a “Better for Veterans” Military Friendly® Employer by Viqtory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs magazine. The Exchange ranked in the Top 10 for the third year in a row in the Retail Consumer Goods and Government/Non-Profit category and…

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Save 15 on first days purchases August offer

Save 15% More on Back-to-School Shopping at the Exchange with New MILITARY STAR Accounts Aug. 15-29

By Marisa Conner / August 8, 2019 /

DALLAS – Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers looking to save on back-to-school shopping can receive 15% off by opening a new MILITARY STAR® card account from Aug 15 to 29. During this time, shoppers will receive 15% off all their first day’s purchases instead of the 10% discount regularly offered. The discount will…

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Davis-Monthan Exchange Micro Market Offers BE FIT Options On-the-Go for Tucson Air National Guard

By Marisa Conner / August 6, 2019 /

TUSCON, Ariz. – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is expanding its on-the-go snacks, meals and sundries—including better-for-you options that support a BE FIT lifestyle—with a micro market at the Tucson Air National Guard Base. Micro markets are self-service convenience stores that provide Warfighters round-the-clock access to snacks and small meals, including fresh fruit,…

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Exchange Cadet Interns

For 1st Time, Army & Air Force Exchange Service Welcomes Interns from U.S. Military Academy

By Chris Ward / August 5, 2019 /

West Point Cadets spending 3 weeks in Dallas to broaden knowledge of cybersecurity  DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is hosting interns from the U.S. Military Academy for the first time this summer, underscoring the Department of Defense retailer’s commitment to supporting Warfighters—past, present and future. Cadets Thomas “TJ” Bordeaux of New…

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Military Shoppers Can Win $12,500 in Exchange Gift Cards in Unilever Back-To-School Sweepstakes

By Sgt. 1st Class Tim Meyer / August 1, 2019 /

DALLAS – Military shoppers can look and feel their best this fall with a $500 Army & Air Force Exchange Service gift card in the Unilever/Axe Back-to-School Sweepstakes. The Exchange will give away cards to 25 lucky winners—$12,500 in total. From Aug. 2 through Aug. 29, authorized Exchange shoppers age 18 and older may enter…

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Mary Kostas, grand prize winner, You Made the Grade

Exchange Recognizes Academic Achievements of Military Students with $4,000 in Gift Cards

By Marisa Conner / July 31, 2019 /

DALLAS – Mary Rita Kostas, 13, has had a busy summer—from lifeguard camp to space camp to winning the grand prize in the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s You Made the Grade sweepstakes. Col. Robert Sylvester, 56th Mission Support Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Luis Reyes, Exchange senior enlisted advisor, presented Mary with…

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Military Shoppers Can Win $25,000 in MILITARY STAR Credits with Unilever Sweepstakes

By Sgt. 1st Class Tim Meyer / July 30, 2019 /

DALLAS – Shop to win! Fifty military customers will each win a $500 MILITARY STAR® statement credit this back-to-school season, just by doing their normal shopping at their exchange and commissary. With the Unilever Kick Off to Savings sweepstakes, each winner will receive a $500 MILITARY STAR statement credit – a total of $25,000 –…

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Study Hard, Win Big: Sumter Military Child Wins $500 Prize for Academic Achievement at Shaw AFB

By Marisa Conner / July 30, 2019 /

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE – Bree Dippold learned she had won the third-place prize in the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s You Made the Grade sweepstakes in an unusual place—the family car. “We were on a road trip to Florida when my mom found out and told me,” Bree said. “I was so excited.”…

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BOSS Soldiers attend esports event

BOSS Soldiers Compete with the Best in Esports

By Chris Ward / July 29, 2019 /

  DALLAS – Soldiers attending the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS) 2019 Symposium in Indianapolis had the unique opportunity to put their gaming skills to the test against esports professionals from Complexity gaming, a professional esports organization. This was the third event as part of a partnership between the Exchange, U.S. Army Installation Management…

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