Eastern Region

Fort Bragg Popeyes Manager Named Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who

By Keiana Holleman / January 6, 2022 /

For Loredana Marciano, serving the Fort Bragg community means much more than selling meals.

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More Than $51,000 in Layaways Paid in Full for 185 Exchange Shoppers in the Carolinas

By Robert Philpot / December 28, 2021 /

The total encompassed all 185 active layaways at Exchanges in North and South Carolina.

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Exchange Suits Up For America’s Game

By Chris Ward / December 14, 2021 /

For the fourth year in a row, the Exchange brand was prominently featured in and around one of the biggest rivalries in college football.

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126 Years of Family Serving Family – Ursula Simpkins, Fort Eustis

By Keiana Holleman / December 1, 2021 /

In 1983, Simpkins left her small-town home near Stuttgart, Germany, and started her career with the Exchange as an associate at the Hainerberg PX. She moved to Fort Sill in 1985, and has called Fort Eustis home since ’86.

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Exchanges Prepare for a Black Friday That’s Expected to See Crowds Return to Stores

By Robert Philpot / November 23, 2021 /

“We had a great Veterans Day. That’s a good bellwether for Black Friday,” said Director/CEO Tom Shull. “Customers are coming back.”

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Operation Allies Welcome: How Exchange Regions are Supporting Installations’ Afghan Guests on Journey to U.S.  

By Robert Philpot / October 19, 2021 /

With help from Exchange headquarters, local commands and vendor partners, Exchanges are offering clothing, shoes, blankets, children’s toys, snacks, mobile phone accessories, hygiene products and other essentials as guests complete the necessary steps for resettlement in the United States.

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Mobile Field Exchanges in High Demand as Installations Welcome Afghan Guests

By Robert Philpot / September 30, 2021 /

MFEs have long been critical to bringing the comforts of home to Warfighters deployed all over the world. And in recent months, these 53-foot stores on wheels have taken on even greater relevance to military missions.

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126 Years of Family Serving Family – Roszele Catanch, Shaw Air Force Base

By Tim Meyer / September 28, 2021 /

Roszele Catanch, a sales associate also known as “Ms. Sue”, has been building customer relationships at the Exchange for 41 years. You might even find her singing a song about what the Exchange offers.

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Exchange Deploys Mobile Field Exchange to Serve Afghan Special Immigrant Applicants at Fort Lee

By Robert Philpot / August 12, 2021 /

Just four days after leaders of Task Force-Eagle requested a Mobile Field Exchange (MFE) to support the State Department-led Operation Allies Refuge, the 53-foot store on wheels came to Fort Lee after a 1,300-mile trek from the Exchange’s Waco Distribution Center in Texas.

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‘This Has Been an Awesome Experience’: West Point Cadet Wraps Up Exchange Internship

By Robert Philpot / July 21, 2021 /

Before West Point Cadet Zachary “Zach” Hall began his Exchange internship July 1, he was unfamiliar with Exchange’s deployment program for associates. By the time his internship ended July 16, he had learned a lot – and the Exchange learned from him as well.

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