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It Pays To Use a MILITARY STAR Card: More Than $473 Million in Value Delivered to the Military Community in 2024
DALLAS – The MILITARY STAR® card provided even more value for service members and their families in 2024, generating $473 million in value from its everyday rewards, savings and discounts that benefitted the entire military community. “The MILITARY STAR is a force multiplier in the Quality-of-Life of service members and their families,” Exchange Credit Program…
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Camp Walker Unveils $8.2 Million in Upgrades to Main Exchange
CAMP WALKER – After more than two years of work, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service unveiled a new and improved main Exchange store to the Camp Walker community after an $8.2 million image upgrade. Joining Korea Southern Exchange General Manager Boris Nasci and his team for the grand reopening ribbon-cutting were Army Col.…
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Make the Grade and Earn Rewards with the Spring 2025 You Made the Grade Program
DALLAS – Military children who earn top grades can enjoy exclusive discounts, prizes and savings with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s You Made the Grade program. All military students in first through 12th grades, including those who are homeschooled, can bring their report cards to the PX/BX customer service area each grading period…
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Out with Old! Starting May 1, Only ‘New’ MILITARY STAR Cards Will be Accepted
DALLAS – The Exchange Credit Program is reminding MILITARY STAR® cardmembers to activate their new cards as soon possible. All “old” Statue of Liberty cards will be deactivated May 1. New cards with an EMV chip and enhanced security features were issued in the fall. The MILITARY STAR card delivers more than $470 million in…
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Laughlin AFB Exchange Celebrates Grand Reopening of Renovated BX
LAUGHLIN AFB – The Department of Defense’s largest retailer has transformed the shopping experience for military shoppers in the Del Rio, Texas area with the reopening of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Laughlin AFB BX. Laughlin AFB 47th Fighter Wing Commander Col. Tyler Ellison, 47th Mission Support Group Commander Col. Robert Moore, Exchange…
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Exchange Named 2025 VETS Indexes 4-Star Employer for Advancing Military-Connected Careers
DALLAS – For the fifth consecutive year, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has earned the distinction of VETS Indexes 4-Star Employer, reflecting its steadfast dedication to employing Veterans, National Guard members, Reservists and military spouses. “Veterans, service members and the military community are at the heart of the Exchange—they know our mission…
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Annual MILITARY STAR ‘Your Holiday Bill is on Us Sweepstakes’ Awards Nearly $40,000 to Military Shoppers
DALLAS – Five military shoppers walked away with more than $16,000 in MILITARY STAR® card account credits as grand-prize winners in the Exchange Credit Program’s Your Holiday Bill is on Us Sweepstakes, part of nearly $40,000 awarded to military shoppers in the annual event. Through November and December each year, all shoppers worldwide who used…
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Start the Weekend Off Right with Free Fridays from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service
DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is offering special giveaways for military shoppers to start the weekend on a high note with Free Fridays on Facebook. Authorized military shoppers worldwide who comment on the Exchange’s Free Friday post each Friday at Facebook.com/ShopMyExchange will be automatically entered to win a variety of trending products…
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Exchange Shoppers Can Win More Than $22,000 in Prizes in the Month of the Military Child Sweepstakes
DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is saluting military kids from March 28 to May 1 to celebrate the Month of the Military Child, with 35 sweepstakes giving 164 shoppers a chance to win more than $22,000 in prizes. “Every year, the Exchange looks forward to honoring the steadfast spirit of our…
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Exchange Makes Choosing Healthy Options Easy for the Military Community
DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is all in to help service members and their families meet their dietary and nutritional goals by making it simple to find healthy meals. As part of its BE FIT 360 program, designed to support a healthy and active lifestyle, the Exchange offers better-for-you meals, snacks…
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From KOLD-TV: Retired soldier’s shopping tab paid in full at Fort Huachuca
TUCSON, Ariz. — The holidays were extra merry for retired Sgt. 1st Class Anna Merryman, a grand-prize winner in the MILITARY STAR card’s seventh annual Your Holiday Bill Is on Us sweepstakes. “I was so excited when I found out. I was beside myself,” said Merryman, a Sierra Vista resident…
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From Spectrum News 1 TV: 7th Grader at Fort Bragg Wins Top Prize in You Made the Grade Sweepstakes
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A 7th-grader on Fort Bragg was the lucky recipient of $2,000 all because she kept her grades up. The prize comes from the You Made the Grade sweepstakes. It’s a program that rewards children of service members from 1st grade through high school the keep at least…
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From Stars and Stripes: AAFES’ Korea Distribution Center Relocates to Camp Humphreys with Bakery Soon to Follow
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Yongsan Garrison, once the headquarters in Seoul of U.S. Forces Korea and United Nations Command, has surrendered nearly every important part of its existence to Camp Humphreys. And now it’s giving up the bakery, which produces iconic American products like Wonder Bread. The Army and…
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It Pays To Use a MILITARY STAR Card: More Than $473 Million in Value Delivered to the Military Community in 2024
DALLAS – The MILITARY STAR® card provided even more value for service members and their families in 2024, generating $473 million in value from its everyday rewards, savings and discounts that benefitted the entire military community. “The MILITARY STAR is a force multiplier in the Quality-of-Life of service members and…
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Camp Walker Unveils $8.2 Million in Upgrades to Main Exchange
CAMP WALKER – After more than two years of work, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service unveiled a new and improved main Exchange store to the Camp Walker community after an $8.2 million image upgrade. Joining Korea Southern Exchange General Manager Boris Nasci and his team for the grand…
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Make the Grade and Earn Rewards with the Spring 2025 You Made the Grade Program
DALLAS – Military children who earn top grades can enjoy exclusive discounts, prizes and savings with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s You Made the Grade program. All military students in first through 12th grades, including those who are homeschooled, can bring their report cards to the PX/BX customer…
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