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‘My disability is part of who I am as a person and as an employee’

By Marisa Conner / October 26, 2023 /

Little Rock Air Force Base Exchange office assistant Petra Eick, who has worked at the Exchange for a decade, also serves as the BX’s MILITARY STAR® ambassador, public affairs representative and social media administrator.

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ABLE to Present Lunch And Learn Featuring Advocate for People With Disabilities

By Robert Philpot / October 26, 2023 /

Randy D. Cooper, director of the Defense Support Services Center’s Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP), will speak on “The EnABLEd Workplace—Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.”

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Exchange Leaders Share Family Memories, Professional Success Stories for Hispanic Heritage Month

By Robert Philpot / October 6, 2023 /

The three speakers at Wednesday’s National Hispanic Heritage Month lunch and learn had a few things in common besides their heritage, including that all of them began their Exchange career in entry-level positions and worked their way up into leadership positions.

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Exchange Leaders to Share Their Stories of Success During ¡HOLA! Lunch and Learn Today

By Robert Philpot / October 4, 2023 /

At 11:30 a.m. Central Time Oct 4, Exchange Special Emphasis Program ¡HOLA! will present a lunch and learn for National Hispanic Heritage Month titled “Paving a Path to Successful Leadership,” featuring Exchange leaders Jesse Martinez, Randy Ramirez and Elizabeth Colon.

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Show us Your Hispanic Heritage Month Photos!

By Robert Philpot / September 19, 2023 /

Send us photos of how your store is celebrating and we’ll include the photos in a special Flickr album.

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Now on Flickr: Exchanges Worldwide Commemorate POW/MIA Recognition Day

By Robert Philpot / September 15, 2023 /

National POW/MIA Recognition Day falls on the third Friday of September, honoring those who were prisoners of war and those who remain missing in action. Exchanges worldwide are remembering the day with commemorative displays. At Exchange headquarters, Special Emphasis Program HEROES set a table for six (shown above) in the Exchange Headquarters cafeteria. HEROES began…

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#FlashbackFriday: The Exchange and National Hispanic Heritage Month

By Robert Philpot / September 15, 2023 /

National Hispanic Heritage Month begins today and runs through Oct. 15. The special emphasis month begins in the middle of September because Sept. 15 is the anniversary of independence for several Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on Sept. 16 and 18, respectively.…

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HEROES to Commemorate POW/MIA Recognition Day With Symbolic Table at HQ

By Robert Philpot / September 14, 2023 /

National POW/MIA Recognition Day falls on the third Friday of September in remembrance of those who were prisoners of war and those who remain missing in action. Special Emphasis Program HEROES has been setting the memorial table since 2014.

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Exchange Board of Directors Chair Shares Leadership Philosophy for Women’s Equality Day

By Travis Day / August 30, 2023 /

Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller’s distinguished career has taken her across nearly two dozen duty assignments, including five command tours, most recently for the 502nd Air Base Wing at Joint Base San Antonio. She shared what she called her five tenets for successful leadership during a POWER lunch and learn.

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Exchange PRIDE Founders Talk About How Far Things Have Come—And Still Need to Go

By Robert Philpot / June 29, 2023 /

As special emphasis program Exchange PRIDE celebrates its 10th anniversaries, its founders discussed the challenges when the group began, and what lies ahead.

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