Exchange History Articles
Due to their high demand in assisting with Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), mobile field exchanges, known as MFEs, have received a lot of attention recently. In mid-September, all but two of the Exchange’s 11 U.S.-based MFEs were in active service, with seven of them helping installations provide essential support to at-risk Afghan guests while they…
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On Sept. 24, 1977—44 years ago today—the Exchange opened its first solar-powered shopping center at Randolph Air force Base near San Antonio, Texas.
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After the 9/11 attacks, Exchanges in the New York City area and near Washington, D.C., supported troops and first responders with 24-hour operations and mobile field exchanges. Exchanges outside of New York and the Washington area did their part as well.
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On the morning of 9/11, Steve Groll was an Air Force major and the navigator on an E-4B aircraft. The crew’s mission changed dramatically after the World Trade Center and Pentagon were attacked.
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Exchange associates in the Washington, D.C., and New York City areas worked quickly and inventively to support troops and first responders after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
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Nearly 7,000 U.S. troops were sent to Haiti to help with recovery efforts after a 2010 earthquake, and Exchange associates deployed to the Caribbean nation to provide support for the troops.
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Construction of the Berlin Wall began 60 years ago today. The Exchange, which had operated in Berlin since 1945, provided on-the-spot service to the U.S. Army Berlin garrison.
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In the above photo, which appeared in the November 1955 Exchange Post, three female attendants provide service to an Airman at the August 1955 reopening of a remodeled gas station at Mather AFB, Calif. Note the line of cars waiting to get into the station.
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