Press Releases

Exchanges Closed as Focus Is on Family This Thanksgiving

By Marisa Conner / November 15, 2018 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is a true example of family serving family as 85 percent of its work force is connected to the military. On Thanksgiving, the Exchange’s focus will be on family. While most main stores will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Exchange doors will open at 6 a.m. in…

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Exchange, Traeger Bring Barbecue to 1,000 Service Members in the Middle East

By Marisa Conner / November 15, 2018 /

BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service partnered with Traeger Wood Fired Grills to bring a little bit of home to service members in Iraq by hosting two barbecues to celebrate Veterans Day weekend. After putting on a similar event with the Navy Exchange Service Command for service members at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Brings Cryotherapy to Military Shoppers

Army & Air Force Exchange Service Brings Cryotherapy to Military Shoppers

By Marisa Conner / November 14, 2018 /

DALLAS – Soldiers, Airmen and military families at select military installations will soon have access to the latest wellness trend: cryotherapy. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has partnered with U.S. Cryotherapy to open the first cryotherapy center on a military installation at Fort Hood in November. Centers at Forts Benning and Jackson are…

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Mobile Field Exchange Serves Troops at Davis-Monthan During Border Support Operation

Mobile Field Exchange Serves Troops at Davis-Monthan During Border Support Operation

By Julie Mitchell / November 14, 2018 /

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE – Continuing its 123-year-old mission of going where Soldiers and Airmen go, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is doing its part to take care of the roughly 1,500 troops serving in border support operations. “It’s an honor to be ready when the troops need us,” said Davis-Monthan Air Force…

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Exchange Unveils Deals for Eight-Day Stretch of Military-Exclusive Holiday Savings

Exchange Unveils Deals for Eight-Day Stretch of Military-Exclusive Holiday Savings

By Julie Mitchell / November 14, 2018 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has unveiled deals for each of the back-to-back sale events happening daily from Thanksgiving through Nov. 29. Deals start at midnight Central Standard Time on Thanksgiving, when military shoppers can visit ShopMyExchange.com to save on the season’s hottest electronics, housewares, apparel and more from the comfort…

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At 89, Dothan-Area Air Force Veteran Among Oldest Shopping Online With New Army & Air Force Exchange Service Benefit

By Marisa Conner / November 14, 2018 /

DALLAS – It’s been more than 60 years since Willard Ammons served in the Air Force after World War II, but he is still connecting to his military community through the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. At 89, Ammons is among the oldest of the 62,000 Veterans who have shopped the Department of Defense’s…

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At 94, Berkeley-Area Coast Guard Veteran Among Oldest Shopping Online With New Army & Air Force Exchange Service Benefit

By Marisa Conner / November 14, 2018 /

DALLAS – It’s been more than 70 years since Edwin Perkins served in the Coast Guard prior to World War II, but he is still connecting to his military community through the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. At 94, Perkins is among the oldest of the 62,000 Veterans who have shopped the Department of…

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At 94, Tucson-Area World War II Veteran Among Oldest Shopping Online With New Army & Air Force Exchange Service Benefit

By Marisa Conner / November 13, 2018 /

DALLAS – It’s been more than 70 years since Gerald Hoffman served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, but he is still connecting to his military community through the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. At 94, Hoffman is among the oldest of the 62,000 Veterans who have shopped the Department of Defense’s…

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WWII-, Korea-Era Veterans Spread the Word about Tax-Free Shopping at ShopMyExchange.com

By Marisa Conner / November 13, 2018 /

DALLAS – As the Army & Air Force Exchange Service celebrates the first anniversary of welcoming home all honorably discharged Veterans with a lifelong online military exchange shopping benefit, World War II- and Korean Conflict-era Veterans are among those hailing the ability to shop with the Department of Defense’s oldest and largest military exchange service…

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Where’s #ExchangeFlatMark? Exchange Giving Away Eight $100 Gift Cards for Photo with Wahlberg Standee

By Doug Brodess / November 9, 2018 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is asking shoppers to strike a pose with Mark Wahlberg for a chance to win one of eight $100 Exchange gift cards. Through Dec. 27, authorized shoppers can enter by taking a photograph with one of the “Flat Mark” standees at participating Exchange locations and sharing…

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