Robert Philpot

Flashback Friday: 1983—The Exchange Comes to Honduras

By Robert Philpot / September 13, 2024 /

On Sept. 13, 1983—41 years ago this weekend—a tactical field Exchange (TFE) opened in Comayagua, Honduras. Two more rapidly followed in the Central American country, one opening Sept. 17 in San Lorenzo and the other on Sept. 24 in Puerto Castilla. In July of that year, the U.S. Military Command in Panama contacted then-general manager…

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army on DDDC Visit: ‘Awesome’

By Robert Philpot / September 11, 2024 /

John Stoneburg, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Military Personnel & Quality of Life), visited the Dan Daniel Distribution Center on Sept. 4 and had a succinct summation of the experience.

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ICYMI: The Week That Was in the Exchange Post

By Robert Philpot / September 6, 2024 /

ICYMI, here’s a look at this week’s coverage.

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#FlashbackFriday: The Exchange Responds After the 9/11 Attacks

By Robert Philpot / September 6, 2024 /

Wednesday will mark the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Exchange associates worldwide offered support in many ways after the attacks.

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ICYMI: The Week That Was in the Exchange Post

By Robert Philpot / August 30, 2024 /

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

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#FlashbackFriday: The Exchange Officer Who Sang With the Metropolitan Opera

By Robert Philpot / August 30, 2024 /

Lt. Col Arthur Kent, an Exchange officer assigned to the Fort Douglas Exchange in Utah in 1956, was a reserve officer who for a time had a parallel career as an opera singer. 

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SVP/General Counsel Discusses His Exchange Career and More as He Prepares to Retire

By Robert Philpot / August 29, 2024 /

By the time Dale Harbour arrived at the Exchange in August 2014, he had already had a successful career as a lawyer in the civilian business world. At the Exchange, the Army Veteran found something he couldn’t find in that world.

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129 Years of Family Serving Family: Jeovany and Vanessa Garza, Waco DC and HQ

By Robert Philpot / August 19, 2024 /

The Exchange couple know “We go where you go” well: She grew up in a military family, and he serves in the Texas National Guard.

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ICYMI: The Week That Was in the Exchange Post

By Robert Philpot / August 16, 2024 /

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

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#FlashbackFriday: August 1898—Hawaii’s First Post Exchange Opens

By Robert Philpot / August 16, 2024 /

“The Post Exchange forms quite a feature in the life of the soldier,” said a report in a Hawaiian newspaper.

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