Loyd Brumfield
This past week in the Exchange Post, the first PX in the Baltic States opened at the Pabrade Training Area in Lithuania; associates learned more about repaying deferred payroll taxes; the Exchange will recognize associates who graduated from historically black colleges and universities; and a Fort Campbell custodial worker with 55 years of service was…
Read MoreIn honor of Black History Month and the legacy of historically black colleges and universities, the Exchange wants to recognize associates who have graduated from HBCUs. The Equal Employment Opportunity Diversity and Inclusion office is asking associates who graduated from an HBCU to submit photos of themselves pictured with a school logo or item. The…
Read MoreThis past week in the Exchange Post, readers learned that Washington Football Team defensive tackle Jonathan Allen and Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones will kick off the 2021 ProCamps season; the Exchange is expanding wellness services by opening its first chiropractic offices this year; and an associate in Okinawa helped a little girl…
Read MoreThe Exchange is sowing the seeds for success with its annual Outdoor Living seminar, which will be virtual on LEX starting Feb. 15. The Hardlines team is hoping sales bloom again this year—and the virtual seminar gives associates tips for cultivating product knowledge. This year, vendors will present prerecorded messages to share products and strategies…
Read MoreOne 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…
Read MoreThis 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…
Read MoreThis 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…
Read MoreThis 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,…
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThis 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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