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Exchange Restaurants, Expresses Open for Dining to All Military Installation Visitors

September 4, 2025

DALLAS – Authorized visitors and Department of Defense contractors at Army & Air Force Exchange Service installations can enjoy tax-free meals at more than 1,600 Exchange restaurants and Express locations. The Exchange’s restaurants and Expresses worldwide are open for anyone with installation access to enjoy dining in or takeout. Restaurants include Panda Express, Qdoba, Panera…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Red Bull Giving Away $50,000 in Prizes

September 2, 2025

DALLAS – Military shoppers can rev up some excitement by entering to win a Red Bull KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition bike in the latest sweepstakes presented by the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Red Bull. From Sept. 1 through Oct. 31, authorized Exchange shoppers 18 and older worldwide can enter the Red…

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Shoppers Can Win $30,000 in Cash Prizes in MILITARY STAR’s Home for the Holidays Sweepstakes

August 28, 2025

DALLAS – The Exchange Credit Program is adding joy to the world for MILITARY STAR cardmembers, offering six winners a share of $30,000 in cash in time for the holidays. During the eighth annual Home for the Holidays sweepstakes, shoppers who use their MILITARY STAR card twice at any exchange (in-store or online) and twice…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Plays Key Role in Army Test of Campus-Style Dining at Fort Hood

August 27, 2025

FORT HOOD – For two weeks in August, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service at Fort Hood offered breakfast, lunch and dinner to 200 selected service members as part of their meal entitlement during a test of a groundbreaking Army feeding initiative. The Limited User Assessment Test (LUAT) for the Army’s Flexible Eating &…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Honors Three Military Students for Academic Excellence

August 26, 2025

DALLAS – Three military students are celebrating their success inside the classroom as the latest winners of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s You Made the Grade sweepstakes, taking home a combined $4,000 in prizes. Fort Gordon ninth grader Trenton Hall, 14, son of retired Chief Warrant Officer Tameka Hall and retired Master Sgt. Robert…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Marks 70 Years of Nourishing Warfighters’ Children

August 25, 2025

DALLAS – For 70 years, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has fueled our Nation’s youngest heroes with nutritious, affordable meals while giving military parents peace of mind. The Exchange’s school meal program, in 73 Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools in seven countries (Japan, South Korea, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy and…

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Exchange Scores Big With Special Army-Navy Game Trailer

August 21, 2025

DALLAS – The Exchange is ready for some football, rolling out a new custom-wrapped trailer ahead of the 126th Army-Navy Game presented by USAA. The trailer wrap features military patch-style logos commemorating the Army-Navy Game, the Exchange’s 130th anniversary and the 250th birthdays of the Army and Navy. The wrap is a rolling billboard, showing…

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Exchange Innovates with 24/7 Vending Solutions Across Europe

August 19, 2025

SEMBACH, Germany – The Exchange is revolutionizing the way U.S. service members access essential goods and services across Europe, offering innovative vending solutions that ensure 24/7 availability of everything from snacks and beverages to road safety supplies and personal essentials. This shift toward around-the-clock convenience is part of a broader commitment to meet the unique…

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy Explores Latest Exchange Operations at Dan Daniel Distribution Center

August 11, 2025

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Stephen B. Simmons, deputy assistant secretary of defense for Military Community and Family Policy, and other MC&FP leaders visited the Army & Air Force Exchange’s Dan Daniel Distribution Center (DDDC) on Aug. 4 to see in action the results of the Exchange’s sustained focus on efficiencies and process improvement. Appointed to…

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MILITARY STAR® Cardmembers Can Enjoy 20% Off First-Day Purchases Aug. 14-21

August 11, 2025

DALLAS – Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers can enjoy extra savings this month with 20% off first-day purchases with a new MILITARY STAR® card. From Aug. 14-21, shoppers who open and use a new MILITARY STAR account will receive 20% off all purchases made on the first day instead of the regular 10%…

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EXCHANGE IN THE NEWS

The Army & Air Force Exchange Balances Profitability and Community

NRF Retail Gets Real Podcast: The Army & Air Force Exchange Service Balances Profitability with Community (featuring Director/CEO Tom Shull)

July 2, 2018

Serving military troops, families and veterans at home and abroad, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service operates more than 2,700 facilities around the world. The organization exists to make the lives of military veterans and families better, and about 85 percent of its 34,000 associates are connected to the…

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Fort Campbell Courier: Exchange reopens Ky. Express with new amenities

Fort Campbell Courier: Exchange reopens Ky. Express with new amenities

June 29, 2018

The Fort Campbell Army and Air Force Exchange Service reopened one of its busiest shoppettes after 75 days of renovations and improvements. The total renovation cost of the Kentucky Express was about $597,000. “AAFES is one of our phenomenal partners that exists to serve Soldiers and Families,” said Jonathan B.…

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Goodfellow AFB News: Exchange senior enlisted advisor visits Goodfellow

Goodfellow AFB News: Exchange senior enlisted advisor visits Goodfellow

June 15, 2018

Chief Master Sgt. Luis Reyes, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service senior enlisted advisor, visited Goodfellow to tour AAFES facilities June 14. “The Exchange is committed to support the readiness and resiliency of Goodfellow Soldiers and Airmen,” said Reyes. “As a partner in the Healthy Army Communities and Air…

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Exchange Restaurants, Expresses Open for Dining to All Military Installation Visitors

September 4, 2025

DALLAS – Authorized visitors and Department of Defense contractors at Army & Air Force Exchange Service installations can enjoy tax-free meals at more than 1,600 Exchange restaurants and Express locations. The Exchange’s restaurants and Expresses worldwide are open for anyone with installation access to enjoy dining in or takeout. Restaurants…

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Military shoppers can take their next adventure to another level if they win one of four Red Bull KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition motorsports bikes and a $1,000 Visa gift card, valued at $13,499 each, in the Exchange’s Red Bull KTM Bike sweepstakes.

Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Red Bull Giving Away $50,000 in Prizes

September 2, 2025

DALLAS – Military shoppers can rev up some excitement by entering to win a Red Bull KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition bike in the latest sweepstakes presented by the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Red Bull. From Sept. 1 through Oct. 31, authorized Exchange shoppers 18 and older…

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Photo of smiling family in red Santa hats with text that says "You could win $5,000"

Shoppers Can Win $30,000 in Cash Prizes in MILITARY STAR’s Home for the Holidays Sweepstakes

August 28, 2025

DALLAS – The Exchange Credit Program is adding joy to the world for MILITARY STAR cardmembers, offering six winners a share of $30,000 in cash in time for the holidays. During the eighth annual Home for the Holidays sweepstakes, shoppers who use their MILITARY STAR card twice at any exchange…

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