DALLAS – With more than 1,500 direct restaurants and 645 Express retail convenience stores worldwide, the Army & Air Force Exchange service is responsible for oversight of food safety at Army and Air Force bases from Kentucky to Kaiserslautern. In Europe and the Pacific the task goes beyond drive-thru’s and roller grills as seven Exchange-operated […]

DALLAS – As students and families prepare for a new school year, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is sending military shoppers to the head of the class with special savings that effectively double the Exchange’s everyday tax-free benefit.  As several states roll out “sales tax holidays” on clothing, footwear and other school-related supplies, […]

DALLAS – For Wounded Warrior Matthew Staton, the Patriot Scuba shop at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Town Center at Fort Belvoir has helped give him a renewed sense of adventure. In January 2004, Staton was a second lieutenant in the Army stationed in Iraq when he took six rounds to the chest […]

DALLAS – For the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, 120 years of support to Soldiers and Airmen calls for a party. About 2,000 Exchange associates gathered on the lawn of the Exchange’s Dallas headquarters July 23 to celebrate 12 decades of service to Soldiers, Airmen, retirees and military families. Cake and a picnic with […]

DALLAS – Long before there was an organized retail system specifically charged with supporting America’s military, there were sutlers – bands of peddlers who followed the Army and sold provisions. After the Civil War, Congress found the sutler system to be an ineffective means of serving Soldiers. On July 25, 1895, the War Department intervened […]

DALLAS – Since its launch two years ago, approximately 334,000 military shoppers who prefer the ease and organization that an electronic receipt provides have skipped the paper and had documentation of their transaction emailed to them when shopping the Exchange. From July 24 to Aug. 28, shoppers who enroll to receive electronic receipts and opt-in […]

DALLAS – Military shoppers can get a head start on their back-to-school shopping list with $5,000 in prizes from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Hershey and Mars. From July 17 to Aug. 20, authorized shoppers worldwide can enter for a chance to win one of 10 $500 Exchange gift cards. “Back to school […]

DALLAS – In honor of its 120th anniversary, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is pumping up gas savings by doubling the discount for MILITARY STAR® cardholders. From July 24 to July 26, drivers fueling up with a MILITARY STAR® card at Army and Air Force gas stations will receive 10 cents off per […]

DALLAS – In 1895, the War Department issued General Order 46 directing commanders to establish an exchange at every post. Since then, exchanges have faithfully served alongside service members wherever they are called to serve. Today, whether at Kuwait or Keesler, troops and their families know the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is there. […]

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is helping students make the grade in the 2015-16 school year by extending its layaway program to include computers needed to succeed in the classroom.  From July 1 to Aug. 31, just in time for back-to-school season, Exchange shoppers can use layaway to hold computers, notebooks, […]