Pacific Region

130 Years of Family Serving Family: Miguel Abreu, Camp Courtney, Okinawa

By Robert Philpot / July 1, 2025 /

The branch store manager grew up with the Exchange.: “My father bought us our first Nintendo 64 there. The Exchange was anything and everything—there wasn’t a lot to do so we got excited every time we got to go to the Exchange.”

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Army Emergency Relief CEO Recognizes Korea, Hawaii, Fort Bragg Associates for Support

By Robert Philpot / June 10, 2025 /

During fiscal 2024, Exchange shoppers donated more than $1.6 million to Army Emergency Relief (AER). AER Chief Executive Officer Michael A. “Tony” Grinston showed his appreciation by recognizing several associates during recent Exchange visits.

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Camp Walker Unveils $8.2 Million in Upgrades to Main Exchange

By Travis Day / April 22, 2025 /

It’s the nearly 40-year-old main store’s first renovation since 1999.

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Kunsan Exchange Revolutionizes Style with New Beauty Concession Service

By Teonja Tatum / April 17, 2025 /

Braids & Beyond provides the Kunsan military community with a range of services and products including braid, twist and extension services.

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Yokota AB BX Celebrates PowerZone Upgrades, Relocated Military Clothing

By Chris Ward / April 3, 2025 /

The renovated PowerZone now features a game center; the Military Clothing store is the first co-located MCS in the Pacific Region.

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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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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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JBPHH Team Takes a ‘Suite’ and Offbeat Route to Opening First Exchange Tattoo Studio in PAC

By Robert Philpot / March 18, 2025 /

Seeking a tattoo studio that reflected Hawaii’s uniqueness and fit the Exchange’s and the Air Force’s stringent standards, the Hawaii Consolidated Exchange services team went deep into the ink.

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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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