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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Audry McGhee, HQ

By Loyd Brumfield / February 8, 2021 /

One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family. The Exchange created an indelible impression on Audry McGhee as a child – an impression that has stuck ever since. “Growing up we used to visit the Exchange and the one thing that I remember is the smiling faces of the associates…

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ICYMI: The Week that was in the Exchange Post

By Loyd Brumfield / February 5, 2021 /

This past week in the Exchange Post, the Exchange celebrated Director/CEO Tom Shull being named a 2021 Distinguished Graduate Award recipient by the West Point Association of Graduates; associates learned about paying back deferred payroll taxes; and readers met team members in Europe who have served school meals for a combined 1,039 years. In case…

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ICYMI: The Week that was in the Exchange Post

By Loyd Brumfield / January 29, 2021 /

This past week, the Exchange Post documented the stories of two associates who saved two lives in separate incidents at Fort Huachuca; informed associates on how to learn more about COVID-19 vaccines; recognized an associate at Sheppard Air Force Base for her efforts in protecting shoppers during COVID-19; and saluted three members of the Cooper…

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ICYMI: The Week that was in the Exchange Post

By Loyd Brumfield / January 22, 2021 /

This past week, the Exchange Post was there as outgoing Western Region Senior Vice President Shelly Armstrong celebrated her retirement; it also saluted retirees who rejoined the Exchange to serve at the tip of the spear and shared the Korea Distribution Center’s milestone move from Camp Market to Camp Humphreys. In case you missed it,…

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Exchange’s Move from Camp Market to Camp Humphreys Nears Completion

By Loyd Brumfield / January 21, 2021 /

The move is a milestone for the Exchange, which has been operating the distribution center and bakery at Camp Market since 1975 from buildings constructed in the 1930s. An oven that dates to the 1970s, dubbed “Big Bertha,” is still running at the bakery.

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ICYMI: The Week that was in the Exchange Post

By Loyd Brumfield / January 15, 2021 /

This past week, the Exchange Post saluted associates at the Tower Barracks Military Clothing Store at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, who have a collective 225 years of service to Grafenwoehr’s military community; recognized Barksdale AFB Express Laborer Wade Robinson Jr. for his actions in earning a Hero Award for protecting the force during COVID-19; and…

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ICYMI: The Week that was in the Exchange Post

By Loyd Brumfield / January 8, 2021 /

This past week, the Exchange Post highlighted the slate of upcoming guests as Chief Chat enters 2021, saluted the Exchange’s role in supporting our Veterans at the Armed Forces Bowl, celebrated the first year of expanded patronage for disabled Veterans and welcomed a renovated Express at Fort Polk. In case you missed it, here’s a…

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2021 Obits, Retirements and Transfers

By Loyd Brumfield / January 5, 2021 /

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Fort Sill Veteran Wins $10,000 Shopping Spree with Exchange Sweepstakes

By Loyd Brumfield / December 17, 2020 /

Army Veteran Shala Morita didn’t believe she had won a $10,000 shopping spree in the Exchange’s Subway Sip. Rip. Ultimate Trip sweepstakes.

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Mary LoRee, Food Court Manager, Fort Campbell

By Loyd Brumfield / December 3, 2020 /

Military life and the Exchange have long been part of the LoRee family.

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