Marisa Conner

Good Grades Pay! Exchange Awards $4,000 to Three Military Children for Academic Excellence

By Marisa Conner / February 23, 2021 /

Good grades pay off—especially for the three young winners of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s You Made the Grade worldwide sweepstakes. Seventh-grader Sara Cockrell won the grand prize of a $2,000 Exchange gift card, which she received in a presentation at the Fort Bragg Exchange. Seventh-grader Bruce Birch received the second-place $1,500 prize…

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Exchange Bringing Chiropractic, Dental and More Wellness Services to Military Community in 2021

By Marisa Conner / February 9, 2021 /

The Exchange plans to open its first chiropractic offices in 2021, providing new and convenient healthcare services to the military community. 

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Western Region SVP Shelly Milum Armstrong Celebrates Retirement after 30-Year Career

By Marisa Conner / January 19, 2021 /

Despite her father serving 21 years in the Air Force and her mother working at the Lackland Air Force Base Exchange, Shelly Milum Armstrong hadn’t given the Exchange much thought when she graduated from college. Plans quickly shifted when the Exchange recruited her for its college trainee program.

Thirty years and eleven moves later, Armstrong is preparing to retire as the Exchange’s Western Region Senior Vice President.

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Michelle Brandley, Joint Base Lewis-McChord

By Marisa Conner / January 7, 2021 /

Michelle Brandley’s responsibilities include ordering products for the Express.

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Fort Polk Exchange Expands Quality-of-Life Improvements with Upgraded Express

By Marisa Conner / January 6, 2021 /

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is making life more convenient for Fort Polk Soldiers, retirees and military families with an improved shopping experience at the Express 3.

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Chief Chat 2021

‘Chief Chat’ Continues to Bring Military Community Together in 2021

By Marisa Conner / January 5, 2021 /

“The Exchange has long been a destination for the military community to come together.”

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Laura Quives and Vanessa Hunt, Fort Hood

By Marisa Conner / December 30, 2020 /

Laura Quives and Vanessa Hunt became familiar with the Exchange at a young age.

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Terrence Carter, Fort Bragg

By Marisa Conner / December 21, 2020 /

For Terrence Carter, the best part of working for the Exchange is interacting with people from all walks of life.

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Exchange Truck Design Celebrates Army-Navy Game’s 121-Year History

By Marisa Conner / December 9, 2020 /

The annual Army-Navy Game is returning to its roots, and the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is celebrating the game’s 121-year history with a special truck design.

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Joint Base Lewis-McChord Exchange Opens First Bath & Body Works Location

By Marisa Conner / November 24, 2020 /

The Bath & Body Works is the latest store to open at the Exchange’s new Fort Lewis shopping center.

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