Tom Shull

Words From the Director/CEO: Remembering the Attack That Killed More Than 240 U.S. Service Members in Beirut

By Tom Shull / October 23, 2023 /

Forty years ago today, suicide bombers attacked the barracks of the U.S. and French contingents of a multinational force deployed to keep order in Beirut, Lebanon, during the Lebanese Civil War. Please take a moment today to remember the selfless sacrifice of the heroes who gave their last full measure of devotion

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Words From the Director/CEO: A Midyear Update on Strategic Priorities for 2023

By Tom Shull / September 8, 2023 /

With the second half of FY 2023 in full swing, the Exchange remains strong, supporting the mission through critical strategic value levers to protect and preserve the hard-earned benefit we are honored to provide service members and their families.

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Words From the Director/CEO: Honoring Heroes on Vietnam War Veterans Day

By Tom Shull / March 27, 2023 /

“It is a privilege for Team Exchange to do its part, in partnership with The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, to celebrate the distinguished service of our Nation’s Vietnam Veterans.”

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Words From the Director/CEO: A Job Well Done in 2022

By Tom Shull / February 6, 2023 /

Congratulations on another successful year! Here is some of what Team Exchange accomplished in FY22.

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Words from the Director/CEO: Associate Feedback Wanted

By Tom Shull / October 11, 2022 /

The annual Associate Engagement and Job Satisfaction (AEJS) survey will be available Oct. 11 through Oct. 19. Please take time to share your feedback.

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Words From the Director/CEO: Strategic Priorities for 2022—A Midyear Update

By Tom Shull / September 13, 2022 /

Team, In the spring, we set aggressive goals to further strengthen the support we are honored to provide military communities around the world. As of August, our year-to-date earnings are $181 million, 73% above financial plan. Congratulations! Team Exchange is exceeding all expectations. To keep this incredible momentum going, sharing a brief update on the…

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Serving Those Who Serve: Exchange Generates $205M to Support Quality-of-Life Programs  

By Tom Shull / June 23, 2022 /

Hear from Director/CEO Tom Shull on this great accomplishment and other achievements from the past year.

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Words From the Director/CEO: Strategic Priorities for 2022

By Tom Shull / May 18, 2022 /

Read about the aggressive, yet achievable, goals to do even more for the communities we are privileged to serve.

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From the Director/CEO: Saying Goodbye to a Hero, Robert C. ‘Bud’ McFarlane

By Tom Shull / May 13, 2022 /

Team Exchange, On Thursday, May 12, a distinguished member of our extended Exchange family, President Ronald Reagan’s former National Security Advisor Robert C. “Bud” McFarlane, passed away at the age of 84. As a Naval Academy graduate, combat Veteran, White House Fellow, respected diplomat, Cold War strategist and devoted husband, father and grandfather, Bud answered…

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Words From the Director/CEO: Why We Commemorate Vietnam War Veterans Day

By Tom Shull / March 24, 2022 /

The fact that this day was established more than 40 years after the war ended is a reminder of the battles our Veterans fought long after leaving Vietnam.

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