Flashback Friday
Five years ago this weekend, the Exchange became a participating partner in the Army-Navy Game presented by USAA. The Exchange Corporate Communication team, with assistance from store, Merchandising and Logistics teams, prepared all year to bring Exchange relevancy to thousands of Cadets, Midshipmen and fans, whether they were at the game or watching a national…
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When a girl in a Dallas-area shelter declined a gift and insisted that it go to a child in Somalia, the Exchange made it happen. Here’s how.
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The Exchange made a big move in the fast-food game in 1971 with Run-In Chef, which opened that year in Europe and CONUS. The aafesburger came along a little more than a decade later.
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Post exchanges in Panama date back to the earliest part of the 20th century, when engineers began to build the Panama Canal. U.S. military installations popped up in the Central American country to protect the engineers and, during World War II, protect the Canal Zone. Here’s a pictorial history.
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It’s a history with barber chairs in unusual locations, barbers who’ve given hundreds of thousands of hair cuts, and the occasional celebrity cameo.
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On Oct. 15, 1975—48 years ago this weekend—the Hale Koa resort hotel opened at Fort DeBussy, on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii..The hotel, which includes a PX, was financed entirely by money provided by Exchanges and officer and enlisted clubs.
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Comic-strip character Steve Canyon helped tell the Exchange’s relevancy story. The man who created him was a longtime military story who was unable to serve in the military–so he created characters who could and did.
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In September 1962, James Meredith, a 29-year-old Air Force Veteran, tried to become the first Black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. After being barred twice from registering, he sought help from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Legal Defense and Education Fund. He also received help from Attorney General…
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In honor of National Elephant Appreciation Day, here’s a brief look at some elephants that have played a role at the Exchange.
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Monday will mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, when terrorists hijacked jet planes, flying them into both World Trade Center towers and into the Pentagon. Passengers on United Flight 93 died preventing an attack on the U.S. Capitol, overcoming hijackers to crash that plane into a field in Somerset Count, Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000…
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