Directorates/Regions

These Associates Were Caught Doing the Right Things

By Robert Philpot / February 1, 2017 /

“The Courage to Use Good Judgment” is one of the Exchange’s Core Values. Check out how these associates are living up to that in their daily jobs.

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Michael Smietana, vice president real estate directorate presented Mike Immler, deputy director, with the Oncor rebate check along with (L to R) Gus Ellitott, vice president project management division; Keith Parker, HQ facility manager; David Combs, contract team leader; Matthew Cadwallader, RE project manager; Michael Zavis, energy project manager and Tina Martinez, admin business specialist.

Lighting Project Generates Big Savings at HQ

By Robert Philpot / February 1, 2017 /

Real Estate project team members took on an illuminating project when they replaced original exterior lights, poles and fixtures at the HQ that were more than 50 years old.

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6 Big Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease

By Robert Philpot / February 1, 2017 /

Why not make 2017 the year you challenge yourself to reduce your risk of heart disease?

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Exchange Turnaround Story Set Course for Success

By Judd Anstey / January 1, 2017 /

No one can do what we do. We’re a lifeline for troops serving in far-flung places. We go where other retailers can’t or won’t—including dangerous warzones and remote locations. Today’s Exchange is better prepared to deliver service and support to our military heroes and their families, wherever they serve. 


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Exchange Unveils Pentagon’s More Convenient Military Clothing Store

By Julie Mitchell / January 1, 2017 /

With the snip of a ribbon, the Exchange welcomed its Military Clothing Store to a new, more convenient home in the Pentagon’s second-floor retail concourse to better serve Soldiers, Airmen, Marines and Sailors.

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B2B Project Flourishing in Europe, Coming to CONUS

By Robert Philpot / January 1, 2017 /

Since the debut of the Exchange Business Delivery System’s website in Europe in June, U.S. government agencies in Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland, Italy, Belgium and Turkey have ordered $1.6 million in goods from office supplies to military tactical gear.

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HR Eager to Hire Military Spouses

By Robert Philpot / January 1, 2017 /

As of Nov. 18, 6,256 military spouses work for the Exchanges, 21.3 percent of the total worldwide staff.

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Bradford, Cardin Named to Top Senior Positions

By Robert Philpot / January 1, 2017 /

Two seasoned managers at HQ in Dallas have been promoted to senior positions over departments critical to the Exchange’s online and overall financial success.

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Winner of the 2017 Exchange Safety Motto Contest

By Robert Philpot / January 1, 2017 /

Alfreda Smith, a receiver at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., came up with such a zinger of a safety slogan that the Loss Prevention Directorate has named her the winner of its 2017 Exchange Safety Motto Contest. LP managers picked Smith’s motto, “Bee in Control, Safety is Our Goal,”  from nearly 1,200 responses from associates around the…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Named a Military Friendly® Employer

By Robert Philpot / January 1, 2017 /

For the fifth consecutive year, the Exchange has been named a Military Friendly® Employer by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs and Military Spouse magazines.

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