SSG Mark Kauffman

Kadena Exchange Hosts Under Secretary of Defense for P&R

By SSG Mark Kauffman / February 27, 2023 /

During a visit this month by the Honorable Gilbert Cisneros Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Kadena BX team highlighted the Exchange’s value and commitment to delivering a taste of home to those who serve.

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Camp Humphreys Student Wins $500 Exchange Gift Card for Academic Success

By SSG Mark Kauffman / February 9, 2023 /

Kyrene Morgan Joves, a fourth-grader at Central Elementary School on Camp Humphreys, received a $500 Exchange gift card for winning third place in the Exchange’s You Made the Grade (YMTG) sweepstakes.

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Kadena Air Base Student Wins $1,500 Exchange Gift Card for Academic Success

By SSG Mark Kauffman / February 2, 2023 /

Ayleen Castillo, a sixth grader at Kadena Middle School, received a $1,500 Exchange gift card for winning second place in the Exchange’s You Made the Grade (YMTG) sweepstakes.

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Exchange Opens Fifth Einstein Bros. Bagels Restaurant in Pacific Region

By SSG Mark Kauffman / January 19, 2023 /

Additional stores are located on Misawa Air Base and Yokota Air Base in mainland Japan and Marine Camps Foster and Hansen on Okinawa.

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Hickam Starbucks Manager Wins Store Leader of the Quarter

By SSG Mark Kauffman / December 28, 2022 /

Military spouse Joselyn Robinson led her team to achieve the highest single-day sales in all of Hawaii’s store history,

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Camp Humphreys and Kadena AB Hold Bath & Body Works Grand Openings

By SSG Mark Kauffman / December 15, 2022 /

Within a week’s time, the two biggest Exchanges in the Pacific Region held grand openings for the Bath & Body Works stores for their military communities.

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Pacific DC LP Manager Concludes a Long Journey Toward a College Degree

By SSG Mark Kauffman / November 30, 2022 /

Kurt Curtis set a goal 20 years ago to earn his college degree. Although his life became increasingly complicated, his perseverance and hard work eventually paid off.

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Okinawa IT Associates Troubleshoot to Success, Pleasing the King

By SSG Mark Kauffman / November 9, 2022 /

On a Sunday evening in September, Camp Foster Burger King’s menu board suddenly went blank. Mika Belote and Tetsu Sakihama, IT specialists, came to the rescue.

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Einstein Bros. Bagels Opens at Camp Foster, Expands in Pacific Region

By SSG Mark Kauffman / August 22, 2022 /

The Camp Foster location is the fourth to open in the Pacific Region during August, bringing a taste of home to troops serving overseas.

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127 Years of Family Serving Family: David Campbell, Kadena BX

By SSG Mark Kauffman / August 1, 2022 /

The customer experience associate received his one-year service award in April. But there was a twist.

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