MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Ward MEDIA ADVISORY: 13-004 RELEASE DATE: February 15, 2013 DALLAS – An individual or individuals claiming to be “Exchange Inc.” have been placing advertisements in auto magazines and commercial newspapers, leading Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers to believe they’re purchasing a vehicle through the Department of Defense (DoD) retailer. “This has been […]

MEDIA CONTACT: Judd Anstey MEDIA ADVISORY: 13-003 RELEASE DATE: January 17, 2013 DALLAS – After more than a decade of war, the military continues to adapt to the changing needs of servicemembers. Even the 117-year-old Army & Air Force Exchange Service is adjusting to address new realities as it opens a new facility designed specifically for wounded […]

MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Ward MEDIA ADVISORY: 13-002 RELEASE DATE: January 16, 2013 DALLAS – For the first time in four years, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service does not currently have a Mobile Field Exchange (MFE) deployed in the United States. But while things may be peaceful now, they are continually standing at the ready for […]

MEDIA CONTACT: LTC Thomas Shrader MEDIA ADVISORY: 13-001 RELEASE DATE: Jan. 15, 2013 DALLAS – Putting in a 12- to 14-hour workday seven days a week in a combat zone would be enough excitement for most people. But Army & Air Force Exchange Service Store Manager Maria Schizas-Price wanted to do more. So she volunteered with a local […]

MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Ward MEDIA ADVISORY: 12-081 RELEASE DATE: Dec. 20, 2012 DALLAS – While the economy may have forced some retailers to scale back on merchandise or services, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is actively seeking the assistance of local businesses to increase the product selection troops and their families find at their Exchange. “Some […]

MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Ward MEDIA ADVISORY: 12-080 RELEASE DATE: Dec. 19, 2012 DALLAS – The convenience and use of bank-issued debit and credit cards at Exchanges cost the military community dearly last year. In fact, Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers who swiped a bank-issued card this year have ended up generating more than $62 million in […]

MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Ward MEDIA ADVISORY: 12-079 RELEASE DATE: Dec. 13, 2012 DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service announced today that it has been designated a 2013 Military Friendly Employer® by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs.    Criteria for the designation included a benchmark score across key programs and policies such as the strength […]

MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Ward MEDIA ADVISORY: 12-078 RELEASE DATE: Dec. 12, 2012 DALLAS – As the winds picked up and the torrential rains and flooding began, Exchange associates at the United States Military Academy (USMA) were not fleeing the New York City area or hunkering down with family to ride out the storm. Instead, they, along with a […]

MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Ward MEDIA ADVISORY: 12-077 RELEASE DATE: Dec. 11, 2012 DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is putting its money where its mouth is this holiday season with the “Holiday Extended Price Guarantee.” Now through Dec. 25, all purchases made at the Exchange are guaranteed to be the lowest price in town as […]

MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Ward MEDIA ADVISORY: 12-075 RELEASE DATE: Dec. 3, 2012 DALLAS – According to a recent National Retail Federation survey, six in 10 shoppers polled said they’d like to receive gift cards this holiday season, the most in the survey’s history. Whether in Afghanistan or Alaska, servicemembers also appreciate the value of a gift card during […]