Julie Mitchell

Humberto Tovar, e-commerce manager at WCDC, tells LTG Dahl about efficiencies the gained to prepare for the launch of Veterans online shopping benefit.

General Sees Exchange DC Technology First-Hand

By Julie Mitchell / September 1, 2017 /

Managers at the West Coast Distribution Center recently provided U.S. States Army Installation Management Command Commander LTG Kenneth Dahl a behind-the-scenes look at how the Exchange’s logistics network is transforming to welcome home 13 million Veterans with a lifetime online shopping benefit, starting on Veterans Day.

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Troops deployed to Saber Guardian 17 eagerly await the opening of the MFE.

‘It’s Just a Tradition’: Exchange Supports 14,000 Troops During Saber Guardian 17

By Julie Mitchell / August 1, 2017 /

The Exchange supports 14,000 troops participating in the training exercise in the Black Sea region, with mobile field exchanges (MFEs) at Cincu and Papa Air Base, Hungary; as well as semi-permanent stores located at MK Air Base, Romania, and Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria.

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‘I’m Even Prouder to See What Our Troops Really Do’

By Julie Mitchell / August 1, 2017 /

To deliver a taste of home to Soldiers participating in Saber Guardian 17, the U.S. Army Europe-led multinational military exercise in the Black Sea region this summer, Vasquez and six Exchange teammates staffed a 53-foot-long mobile field exchange (MFE), packed from floor to ceiling with cold drinks, microwavable meals, tuna, beef jerky, snacks, shampoo, deodorant and toothpaste.

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Exchange Welcomes Col. Scott McFarland as Europe/SWA Region Commander

By Julie Mitchell / August 1, 2017 /

SEMBACH, Germany – U.S. Army Col. Scott McFarland assumed command of the Exchange’s Europe/Southwest Asia region during a July 13 ceremony. As commander, McFarland is responsible for Exchange operations and support throughout Europe, including countries at the tip of the spear, such as Poland, Romania and Bulgaria. The Middle East, including Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait,…

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GEN Perna shook the hand of each associate recognized, including Rita King.

Four-Star General Shows His Appreciation at Redstone Arsenal

By Julie Mitchell / May 1, 2017 /

Exchange associates at Redstone Arsenal received a once-in-a-lifetime honor—a challenge coin and sincere words of thanks from GEN Gustave Perna, commander, U.S. Army Materiel Command.

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Kim, Man-So serves a snack at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, Korea.

Food Associate ‘Knows Everybody and What They Need’

By Julie Mitchell / May 1, 2017 /

Man-So, Kim, the lone food service worker at the snack shop, has taken care of U.S. and Korean Soldiers at U.S. Army Garrison in Yongsan since September 1979. She began her Exchange career in 1964, at age 19.

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Our Bakeries Feed Troops’ Spirits

By Julie Mitchell / April 1, 2017 /

The Exchange takes care troops serving overseas through its four bakeries—three in the Pacific and one in Germany—that produce fresh-baked goods made with American flour, so the bread, buns, rolls, tortillas, cakes, doughnuts and other treats taste just like they do back home.

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From Fort Riley With Love: Families Gather at Exchange To Send Love to Deployed Troops

By Julie Mitchell / March 1, 2017 /

With a wide grin and without an ounce of hesitation, first-grader Billy Sapp Jr. clutched an Uncle Sam hat prop and stepped up to the photo booth at the Fort Riley Exchange to send Valentine’s Day wishes across the world to someone very special serving in Korea.

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The new distribution center opens in Germany.

Germersheim Distribution Center Opens in Germany

By Julie Mitchell / February 1, 2017 /

The Exchange distribution center in Germany is relocating from Giessen to Germersheim this month. The new center creates a Logistics Center of Excellence with the Defense Logistics and Defense Commissary Agencies in conjunction with U.S. Army Europe and U.S. Army Installation Management Command.

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Exchange Unveils Pentagon’s More Convenient Military Clothing Store

By Julie Mitchell / January 1, 2017 /

With the snip of a ribbon, the Exchange welcomed its Military Clothing Store to a new, more convenient home in the Pentagon’s second-floor retail concourse to better serve Soldiers, Airmen, Marines and Sailors.

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