Central Region
A Fort Polk Quality-of-Life assessment last year determined that military spouse job opportunities in the surrounding area were lacking, especially for those seeking career employment commensurate with education. Many spouses also were seeking opportunities with flexible hours to allow them to spend more time at home. Working with installation leadership, the Exchange is promoting career…
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Even during a normal year, the Fort McCoy Exchange has to be flexible. Fort McCoy is a Total Force Training Center, which means it hosts more than 150,000 outside military personnel for training every year. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the store had to be more resilient than usual to serve troops in training, who come…
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The Exchange’s Military Clothing store at the Pentagon had a special visitor Feb. 24—Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass, a member of the Board of Directors. As the highest-ranking enlisted member of the U.S. Air Force, Bass serves alongside Board Chair Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly, deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel…
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One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family During her 34-year Exchange career, Teresa Palu has traveled around the globe and learned that it’s not as big as she once thought. “I don’t know how many times I’ve PCS’d and run into customers or associates from past assignments,” said Palu,…
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When shoppers use the MILITARY STAR® card, they save—and so does the Exchange. The card brings approximately $468 million in value annually from interest savings and rewards cards for our Warfighters and their families, while saving the Military Resale Community over $26 million a year in credit card processing fees. Understanding the unique benefits the…
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Fort Knox Soldiers, retirees and families may notice an extra shine at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service main PX and mall thanks to recent renovations. The Fort Knox Exchange now has new flooring throughout the store, mall area and food court, energy-efficient lighting, new fixtures and an updated dining area in the food…
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Exchange stores are recovering after a powerful winter storm devastated Texas and parts of Oklahoma and Louisiana. Most locations remained open. The winter storm, the first of its kind in 100 years, caused waterlines to burst at Headquarters, which knocked computers offline and damaged equipment on the first two floors, forcing the building to close…
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One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family When Fort Campbell Exchange custodial worker Alonzo Oldham was hired at the Exchange cafeteria, he could never imagine that he’d still be with the organization 55 years later. “When I was young and heard of people on the job for 20 years,…
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Orange juice, lip balm, ramen noodles, shampoo: What reads like a simple grocery list to most people may actually be a lifeline for others. Karen Graves knows this firsthand. An administrative assistant at the Sheppard Air Force Base Exchange, she recently received a Hero Award for her work managing the store’s personal shopper program. The…
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Robinson, who served as an Army corporal during the Vietnam War, credits his strong work ethic to lessons learned from his family.
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