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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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Department of Defense Civilians & Common Access Card Holders Shop Tax-Free with the Exchange

August 6, 2025

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s full range of goods, services, vendors, dining options and more are now fully accessible to Department of Defense (DoD) and Coast Guard civilians who hold Common Access Cards (CAC). The Exchange benefit has been available to approximately 724,000 DoD/Coast Guard civilian CAC holders since 2021, giving…

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EXCHANGE IN THE NEWS

NewsOK.com: The Army & Air Force Exchange Service will open to honorably discharged veterans on Saturday

November 9, 2017

Honorably discharged veterans who aren’t retirees are about to be saluted in a way they’ve never been before. Beginning Saturday, they will get the same access to military exchanges enjoyed by retirees through shopmyexchange.com, the online site for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. … To see the rest of…

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Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Military Exchange to open online shopping to hundreds of thousands of DFW veterans

November 9, 2017

Some 225,000 veterans in the Dallas-Fort Worth area — and 18.5 million nationwide — will have access to tax-free online shopping at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service starting Saturday, a major change for the 122-year-old retailer for the military. The shift was the brainchild of Tom Shull, the…

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Philadelphia Inquirer: In time for Veterans Day: Veterans can get tax-free online shopping for life

November 8, 2017

Louis Zayon served in the Navy, stationed in Norfolk, Va., from 1972 to 1976, before he was honorably discharged. This Veterans Day, on Saturday, will offer him and about 18.5 million veterans worldwide and their families a little something special: tax-free online shopping for life with AAFES, an acronym for…

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PRESS RELEASES

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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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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FEED program options at Fort Hood

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…

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