Chris Ward

Exchange Nourishes Warfighters’ Children With Healthy, Safe School Meals

By Chris Ward / September 3, 2020 /

DALLAS – As the 2020-21 school year gets under way, the Exchange is committed to providing nutritious meals to Warfighters’ children in a safe, secure, sanitized environment, whether students are dining in person or grabbing their food to go. Almost all Department of Defense Education Activity schools in the Pacific and a handful in Europe…

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Army Installation Management Command, Exchange Partnering to Strengthen Military Communities

By Chris Ward / August 31, 2020 /

The Exchange and Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) are intensifying cooperative efforts to strengthen support of Soldiers and their families.

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Exchanges See Minimal Damage as Hurricane Laura Makes Landfall

By Chris Ward / August 27, 2020 /

As Hurricane Laura made landfall early Thursday, Exchange locations in the path of the storm are faring well. All Exchanges in the storm’s path have full accountability of its associates and most locations have not reported any damage. The lone exception is at Fort Polk, where some structural and water damage has occurred. All Fort…

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Exchanges Prepared as Storms Approach Landfall

By Chris Ward / August 25, 2020 /

As Tropical Storm Marco and Hurricane Laura continue tracking toward the U.S. through the Gulf of Mexico, the Exchange is ensuring those in the storms’ path are prepared for whatever Mother Nature throws its way.

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Mobile Field Exchange Serves Quarantined Heroes at Fort Drum

By Chris Ward / August 11, 2020 /

About 500 Soldiers returning from Afghanistan to Fort Drum and facing quarantine can still get soap, snacks and sundries from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s mobile field exchange (MFE).

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Exchanges Unscathed With First Brush of Hurricane Season

By Chris Ward / August 10, 2020 /

Exchanges across the Eastern seaboard were prepared for the worst as Hurricane Isaias made its way up the coast. The hurricane brought only heavy wind and rain and most Exchanges came through unscathed, with the exception being some minor water damage sustained at the Fort Bragg Exchange.

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Exchange Helps Make Life Better for Military Communities with New Dental Offices

By Chris Ward / August 5, 2020 /

Military family members and retirees have a reason to smile as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service further strengthens the exchange benefit with expanded dental services.

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Angela and Lisa Comstock

By Chris Ward / July 24, 2020 /

For Lisa and Angela Comstock, the Exchange has always been a part of their lives.

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Lillian Pena, Tyndall AFB Store Manager

By Chris Ward / July 10, 2020 /

Tyndall AFB store manager Lillian Pena has seen a lot in her 37 year career with the Exchange, as she accompanied her Army husband and family throughout CONUS and overseas.

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Fort Polk Rolls Out Red Carpet for Sequestered National Guard Members

By Chris Ward / July 9, 2020 /

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment of the Michigan National Guard were treated to an evening of shopping and dining tailored for them at the Fort Polk Exchange.

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