Pacific Region

127 Years of Family Serving Family: Sandra Morse, Logistics Assistant, Fort Irwin

By Marisa Conner / July 6, 2023 /

The 20-year Army Veteran has two daughters who work at Fort Irwin restaurants–which is where she got her Exchange start.

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Guam Update: Support From Yokota and HQ Helps Exchange Recover Quickly After Typhoon Mawar

By Robert Philpot / June 29, 2023 /

On May 24, Typhoon Mawar struck Guam. Within a day after the storm passed, Guam General Manager George McNamara and his team had reopened retail stores to serve the Andersen Air Force Base community. A little more than a month later, McNamara said, “It’s actually remarkably better than we expected it to be at this…

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Exchange Credit Program Quickly Pivots to Provide Assistance for Guam Cardholders Following Typhoon

By Marisa Conner / June 15, 2023 /

After Super Typhoon Mawar hit Guam on May 24, the Exchange Credit Program (ECP) team sprang into action, assessing how it could help MILITARY STAR® cardmembers affected by the typhoon. Other directorates pitched in to help the ECP team.

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Typhoon Mawar Update: All Guam Associates Accounted For; Okinawa Prepares for Possible Impact

By Robert Philpot / May 31, 2023 /

All associates at the Guam/Saipan Exchange are now accounted for after Typhoon Mawar directly struck Guam last week. Pacific Region leadership was keeping an eye on facilities in Okinawa as the storm made an unexpected turn toward the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. During a Disaster Support Group meeting Tuesday evening Dallas time, it was too…

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127 Years of Family Serving Family: Danny Cawood, Okinawa Exchange RBM

By Tonya Jones / May 30, 2023 /

“The Exchange has and will always be a part of my life, and I value that the Exchange is a part of my family’s life too.”

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Guam Exchange Team Working to Reopen Facilities After Typhoon Mawar Strikes Island

By Robert Philpot / May 26, 2023 /

The Guam/Saipan Exchange team was working to reopen facilities on Friday, a day after Typhoon Mawar made a direct hit on Guam.

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Hale Koa Associate Named 2022 MILITARY STAR Ambassador of the Year

By Travis Day / March 28, 2023 /

Gloria Hutchinson, a customer experience associate at the Hale Koa Exchange in Honolulu, Hawaii, was recognized for her work in supporting and communicating the benefits of the MILITARY STAR card.

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At the Military Clothing Conference: Stores Recognized For Outstanding Performances

By Chris Ward / March 10, 2023 /

Eleven Exchange Military Clothing stores were each honored with a three-coin award for exemplary service at the Military Clothing Conference this week in Frisco, Texas, capping the week-long gathering.

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Kadena Exchange Hosts Under Secretary of Defense for P&R

By SSG Mark Kauffman / February 27, 2023 /

During a visit this month by the Honorable Gilbert Cisneros Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Kadena BX team highlighted the Exchange’s value and commitment to delivering a taste of home to those who serve.

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Camp Humphreys Student Wins $500 Exchange Gift Card for Academic Success

By SSG Mark Kauffman / February 9, 2023 /

Kyrene Morgan Joves, a fourth-grader at Central Elementary School on Camp Humphreys, received a $500 Exchange gift card for winning third place in the Exchange’s You Made the Grade (YMTG) sweepstakes.

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