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Yokota BX Team Gives Yokohama North Dock Command a Behind-The-Scenes Look

By Robert Philpot / April 2, 2025 /

The Yokohama North Dock, a U.S. Army transportation hub for Japan, is somewhat separated from standard Exchange support. It’s less than 50 miles from the Yokota Air Base Exchange, but the drive can take more than an hour and a half. Although it’s in a large city, the North Dock has a small population of…

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Semi-trailer with Military Star card wrap,

On a Roll: MILITARY STAR Card’s Value Hits the Road with Six New Wrapped Trailers

By Julie Mitchell / March 26, 2025 /

The trailers are on the road across the United States reminding service members, military families, Veterans and Department of Defense and Coast Guard civilians that the card, now powered by Discover, is the one card for their military lifestyle.

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Mobile Field Exchange Supports Military Exercise in Korea

By Chris Ward / March 19, 2025 /

Approximately 500 visiting service members are participating in the annual Freedom Shield, which runs through March 21. This is the first time in nearly 10 years that the Exchange has deployed an MFE in support of a military exercise in Korea.

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Exchange Delivers More Than 217,800 Boxes of Girl Scout Cookies Overseas in Taste-of-Home Mission

By Zach Wright / February 19, 2025 /

For more than 20 years, the Exchange has delivered thousands of boxes of cookies overseas to help the Girl Scouts of the USA’s overseas branch, USA Girl Scouts Overseas (USAGSO), make a difference by improving morale with a taste of home.

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Heart-shaped Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

Sweet Hearts: Gruenstadt, Korea Bakeries Provide a Taste of Krispy Kreme Valentine’s Day Doughnuts

By Robert Philpot / February 18, 2025 /

Like so many holidays at the Exchange, Valentine’s Day starts months before the actual day. For the Exchange’s bakeries in Gruenstadt, Germany, and USAG Humphreys in South Korea, a Valentine’s Day Krispy Kreme promotion started in August.

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Exchange Rolls to Victory at 125th Army-Navy Game

By Julie Mitchell / December 16, 2024 /

The Army Black Knights ended their record-breaking season as the Navy Midshipmen won the coveted Commander-In-Chief’s trophy at the 125th Army-Navy Game—but the Exchange and the heroes it serves were winners too. For the seventh straight year, the Exchange has been a participating partner of America’s game, which Navy won 31-13. The Exchange’s brand exposure…

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129 Years of Family Serving Family: Taeko and Russell Westfall, JBLE and DDDC

By Zach Wright / December 5, 2024 /

One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 129 years of family serving family. Who they are: Taeko Westfall, Joint Base Langley-Eustis Exchange Service Business Manager, and husband Russell Westfall, Dan Daniel Distribution Center Logistics Operation Manager. Years with the Exchange: Taeko, 19; Russell, 23. First role: Taeko started as a sales area manager at the…

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Black Friday is Coming—and the Exchange is Ready For It

By Robert Philpot / November 26, 2024 /

For shoppers, Black Friday is a day of deals that falls the Friday after Thanksgiving—this year, on Nov. 29. For the Exchange, it’s more than just one day.

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West Coast Distribution Center Brings New Convenience to Associates with Unattended Retail Unit

By Travis Day / October 29, 2024 /

Nearly 375 associates at the WCDC now have access to round-the-clock shopping at the URU.

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Photos of damage from Hurricane Milton at Patrick Space Force Base Express.

Patrick SFB Express Suffers Damage, but Florida Exchanges Mostly Appear to Have Escaped Hurricane Milton’s Wrath

By Robert Philpot / October 10, 2024 /

A waterspout spawned by Hurricane Milton touched down near the Patrick Space Force Base Express, causing major roof damage. But early indications are that most Exchange on the Florida peninsula escaped the worst of the storm.

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