Robert Philpot

ICYMI: The Week That Was in the Exchange Post

By Robert Philpot / July 21, 2023 /

In case you missed it, here’s a look at this week’s coverage.

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#Flashback Friday: The Great Land—Photos of the Exchange in Alaska

By Robert Philpot / July 21, 2023 /

In July 1940, the first World War II PX in Alaska opened in three storage tents, a small beginning of what would soon become an exchange system spread across the vast state. Here are some photo highlights from the past 83 years. At the top of this story is the post exchange at Fort Greely,…

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Scott Munley, Motor Vehicle Operator Foreman, DDDC

By Robert Philpot / July 20, 2023 /

The 31-year associate has driven 1.7 million miles during his Exchange career, which will come to the end of the road when he retires in August.

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Saipan Troop Store Team Greets a Small Island With a Big Heart

By Robert Philpot / July 17, 2023 /

Since 2017, the store, part of the Guam Exchange, has been in a 5,000-square-foot building. But it didn’t start that way.

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ICYMI: The Week That Was in the Exchange Post

By Robert Philpot / July 14, 2023 /

In case you missed it, here’s a look at this week’s coverage.

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#FlashbackFriday: The Exchange Nurse Who Aided Victims of a Famous Shipwreck

By Robert Philpot / July 14, 2023 /

The registered nurse, who was based at Exchange headquarters, was among the Red Cross volunteers who helped survivors of the Andrea Doria shipwreck in 1956.

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Exchange Opens Fifth Tattoo Shop on Military Installation at Fort Drum

By Robert Philpot / July 10, 2023 /

Exchange tattoo studios provide a safe and professional environment for Soldiers, Airmen, Guardians and their families.

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ICYMI: The Week That Was in the Exchange Post

By Robert Philpot / July 7, 2023 /

In case you missed it, here’s a look at this week’s coverage.

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#FlashbackFriday: Some Nuggets About Chicken Restaurants in Exchange History

By Robert Philpot / July 7, 2023 /

National Fried Chicken Day was Thursday, but nobody said you can’t celebrate it (or keep celebrating it) today, or throughout the weekend. So Flashback Friday has prepared a bucketful of items about fried chicken in the Exchange’s past.

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Congressman Visits Dallas-Area Express to Learn About Exchange Business—and Even Rings Up a Few Sales

By Robert Philpot / July 6, 2023 /

As part of his “Marc Means Business” initiative in which he spends a day seeking to better understand the day-to-day challenges his constituents face, U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey paid a visit June 28 to the Express at Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex.

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