Loyd Brumfield
Teresa Palu didn’t think anything of it when she was called into a routine meeting July 7. Her mind didn’t register anything special, even when she saw retired Col. Jesse Barber, special assistant to the commanding general and command ombudsman of U.S. Army Materiel Command at Redstone Arsenal, holding a plaque. “Then he started to…
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During World War II, the Army Exchange Service—as the Exchange was known then—operated stores throughout Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, serving American troops in the North Africa Theater of Operations. One of those stores was in Casablanca, Morocco.
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Shortly after his appointment as adjutant general of Nevada in 2019, Maj. Gen. Ondra L. Berry visited the Military Clothing Store at Nellis Air Force base, looking to purchase a few items. He left with a new service uniform, complete with all the accoutrements. Maj. Gen. Berry’s first visit to the Exchange facility created such…
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One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family. Rosa Bell remembers how she would greet fresh-faced recruits as she served them in Fort Benning’s Sand Hill Troop Store and how they would remember her 20 years later when they returned as commanders. The store manager has seen almost everything in…
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This month, the Exchange is kicking off its 125th Anniversary celebration, and the Exchange Post is joining in in a big way. Beginning the first week of July and continuing throughout the year, the Exchange Post will spotlight some of the associates who make the Exchange special in daily profiles that highlight what family serving…
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When COVID-19 forced recruits at Fort Jackson to remain on base for an extra seven weeks after they completed their training, they had nowhere to go and little to do. The recruits, rather than go on to their next duty stations, were ordered to stay put after the Army issued a no-movement order in the…
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The pharmacy, under the operation of the 355th Medical Command, is open to active-duty Exchange shoppers, along with their families, and retirees. Disabled Veterans who have Tricare coverage also can use the Pharmacy.
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This week in the Exchange Post, associates learned how the Exchange logistics team confronted new shipping challenges in a COVID-19 world; met Paul Rincon, who has a three-decade history of supporting the troops in Germany; and sat in on a virtual celebration of Juneteenth. In case you missed it, here’s a look at this week’s…
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With graduation ceremonies sidelined, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service recognized teen associates at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson with a special ceremony.
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DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has made U.S. Veterans Magazine’s 2020 Best of the Best list of Top Government and Law Enforcement Agencies for the seventh straight year. The magazine polled more than 375 organizations to determine this evaluation, which lauds the Veteran-friendly achievements of for-profit sector corporations, colleges and universities,…
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