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KMC Exchange Team Steps Up to Welcome Afghan Guests

By Marisa Conner / September 14, 2021 /

Kaiserslautern Military Community Exchange associates are working around-the-clock to provide necessities and comforts to the guests and service members supporting Operation Allies Refuge.

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Exchange Honors Drivers as National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Gets Rollin’

By Robert Philpot / September 13, 2021 /

Exchange drivers travel tens of thousands of miles yearly, often in less-than-ideal conditions, to ensure that goods reach Warfighters, retirees, Veterans and their families worldwide. Associates are invited to show their thanks during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, which runs through Sept. 18.

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Exchange Mounts Worldwide Effort to Support Afghan Guests Staying at U.S. Military Installations

By Robert Philpot / September 1, 2021 /

So far, the Exchange has shipped 250,000 units of merchandise, including blankets, hygiene products, shoes, children’s items, snacks, beverages and other essentials, in support of Afghan guests in a mission requires input from nearly every corner of Exchange operations.

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Hurricane Ida Affects Business at Exchanges in Gulf States, but Damage is Minimal

By Robert Philpot / August 30, 2021 /

Although Keesler Air Force Base was in the path of the hurricane, the Keesler Exchange (pictured) suffered no damage. The storm’s effects varied at Exchanges elsewhere in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama.

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West Coast Distribution Center Celebrates 20 Years of Getting the Job Done

By Robert Philpot / August 12, 2021 /

The DC opened July 20, 2001, at the Sharpe Army Depot in Lathrop, Calif., 60 miles east of San Francisco. In July, the DC celebrated the anniversary with a luncheon for associates — more than 20% of whom were there at the beginning.

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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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DeCA Director Visits Exchange, Strengthening Partnership

By Sgt. 1st Class Taresha Hill / August 10, 2021 /

The Exchange’s Germersheim Distribution Center and Gruenstadt bakery recently hosted a visit by William Moore, the new Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) Director and Chief Executive Officer.

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LP Health and Safety Manager is Well-Suited for Heat Awareness Event at Waco DC

By Robert Philpot / August 4, 2021 /

LP’s Guy Pelland gives Waco DC associates tips on how to keep cool — with help from a fashion sense that ensured he was noticed.

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Mary Edu, West Coast Distribution Center

By Loyd Brumfield / July 8, 2021 /

The West Coast Distribution Center outbound manager has served the Exchange for 20 years—surrounded by her work family and her literal family.

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Exchange Teams Help BXs, PXs Prepare for Hurricane Season

By Robert Philpot / June 3, 2021 /

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a more-active-than-usual hurricane season in 2021—and the Exchange is making sure BXs and PXs have everything they need to help their communities weather the storm.

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