History
Early April marks the anniversaries of two tornadoes that struck Wichita Falls, Texas, and Sheppard Air Force Base, 15 years apart.
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The monthly designation was made official in 1986 by Caspar Weinberger, President Ronald Reagan’s defense secretary, to emphasize the role military children play in the armed forces community.
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The Army & Air Force Exchange Service was active in South Vietnam from late 1965 until April 30, 1975, when the last associates were evacuated by Marine helicopters just before the fall of Saigon.
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For Women’s History Month, Flashback Friday once again remembers an Exchange female pioneer.
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In honor of Women’s History Month, Flashback Friday remembers Maj. Gen. Kathryn Frost, the Exchange’s first woman commander, who led the Exchange from August 2002 to April 2005.
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Throughout Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm—which ended in late February 1991—and beyond, the Exchange supported troops in Southwest Asia.
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Feb. 9 is National Pizza Day, which inspires this look back at Anthony’s Pizza, the Exchange’s own pizzeria.
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In honor of Black History Month, we remember first Black aviators in the U.S Army Air Corps, now known as the U.S Air Force.
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