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Out with Old! Starting May 1, Only ‘New’ MILITARY STAR Cards Will be Accepted

April 17, 2025

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

April 16, 2025

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

April 15, 2025

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

April 9, 2025

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

April 7, 2025

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

April 3, 2025

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

April 2, 2025

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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Vietnam War Veterans Honored at Exchanges in Final Pinning Ceremonies

April 1, 2025

DALLAS – March 29 marked a special occasion at PXs and BXs as Vietnam War Veterans were honored during the Vietnam War Commemoration’s final Vietnam War Veterans Day pinning ceremonies. The Exchange hosted worldwide ceremonies for Veterans of all service branches who served from Nov. 1, 1955, to May 15, 1975, at various locations from…

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Three Academic Achievers Earn $4,000 in Exchange’s You Made the Grade Sweepstakes

March 27, 2025

DALLAS – Three military kids learned studying hard pays off as winners of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s You Made the Grade sweepstakes. Air Base Aviano third grader Lysander Brown, son of Maj. Dexter Brown, was presented with the grand-prize of a $2,000 Exchange gift card. Fort Belvoir sixth grader Jorlan Delgado, son…

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On a Roll: MILITARY STAR Card’s Value Hits the Road with Six New Wrapped Trailers

March 26, 2025

FORT BELVOIR – The Exchange Credit Program celebrated its collaboration with Discover Global Network in a big way—53 feet long, to be exact. Six new MILITARY STAR card tractor-trailers—53-foot rolling billboards— are on the road across the United States reminding service members, military families, Veterans and Department of Defense and Coast Guard civilians that the…

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EXCHANGE IN THE NEWS

Phillip Jackson, military spouse, receives grab-and-go meals from Sonja Gates, Department of Defense Education Activity school meal program manager at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 25, 2020, as children attended school from home. (Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales/Air Force)

From Military Times: All overseas DoD school students will get free meals through June

July 28, 2021

All children enrolled in Department of Defense schools overseas will continue to get free meals through June, 2022, military exchange officials announced. … Read more from Military Times.

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From Military Times: Summer Olympics to be streamed free for service members and veterans

July 12, 2021

Military members, veterans and their families will be able to watch more than 5,500 streaming hours of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo for free, including all 41 sports and 339 medal events, through a partnership between the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and Comcast NBCUniversal. The access will be…

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From KVVU-TV: Red Cross award goes to Nellis AFB Exchange workers

May 26, 2021

Two Nellis Air Force Base Exchange workers have been awarded the highest honors from the Red Cross. Watch the full KVVU story.

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Out with Old! Starting May 1, Only ‘New’ MILITARY STAR Cards Will be Accepted

April 17, 2025

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…

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Laughlin AFB Exchange grand reopening ribbon cutting

Laughlin AFB Exchange Celebrates Grand Reopening of Renovated BX

April 16, 2025

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…

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Exchange is a 4-Star VETS Indexes Employer

Exchange Named 2025 VETS Indexes 4-Star Employer for Advancing Military-Connected Careers

April 15, 2025

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…

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