Family Serving Family

McGhee Legacy of Family Serving Family Comes to End

By Philanda Morgan / June 1, 2017 /

The last of the McGhee band of brothers will retire this month, ending a combined 125 years of service to those who serve.

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Young customer Kent receives his dream birthday cake plus a special surprise.

Express Team Makes Dream Come True for Young Customer

By Robert Philpot / June 1, 2017 /

Kent, a young special needs customer, spent months eyeing the cake book at Germany’s Ramstein AB Express, dreaming of his birthday cake. When Kent’s special day finally arrived, Kent’s mom, Rebecca, went to the Express to pick up a previously ordered Lightning McQueen birthday cake.

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Tent, Trailer, Bazaar or Extended Hours—All Bases Covered in Pacific Region Exercises

By Robert Philpot / June 1, 2017 /

The Contingency and Pacific Region teams are busy throughout the year supporting Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines in operations and exercises from Guam to Korea.

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One-Stop Shop Opens in Zagan, Poland

By Brad Nisbett / June 1, 2017 /

Months of planning and coordination between the 4th Infantry Division, United States Army Europe (USAREUR) and Exchange associates culminated with the grand opening of the Zagan Troop Store in April.

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Ron McCool and the Exchange team receive a unit’s gratitude for a job well done. On the Exchange mission’s last day, Soldiers line up to thank the Exchange associates for their service at Poland’s Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area.

Team of ‘Tip of the Spear’ Associates Receives Appreciation from Troops

By Brad Nisbett / May 1, 2017 /

Deployment is never easy, yet the rewards of serving men and women of the U.S. armed forces in a contingency location is more than gratifying to the team of volunteer associates at Poland’s Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area (DPTA).

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Kim, Man-So serves a snack at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, Korea.

Food Associate ‘Knows Everybody and What They Need’

By Julie Mitchell / May 1, 2017 /

Man-So, Kim, the lone food service worker at the snack shop, has taken care of U.S. and Korean Soldiers at U.S. Army Garrison in Yongsan since September 1979. She began her Exchange career in 1964, at age 19.

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Tornado Sirens Take on New Meaning for General Manager

By Robert Philpot / May 1, 2017 /

During his 10 months in Iraq Templeton witnessed first-hand the importance of our core value Family Serving Family.

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Your Work Area is Equipped for Every Emergency

By Cormeshia Carson / May 1, 2017 /

When Application Developer John Potter found out his coworker and friend had suffered a heart attack at work on March 23, he jumped into action and used the emergency medical training he’d received from the Exchange to begin CPR.

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Leave Sharing Program: Serving Associates in Need

By Robert Philpot / May 1, 2017 /

Under the Voluntary Leave Sharing Program, an eligible U.S. associate with a personal or family medical emergency may request to receive annual leave donations from other U.S. associates.

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In the place of a rabbi, Fort Sill Exchange Manager Daniel Wise serves the installation's Jewish community as a "distinctive religious group leader."

This Exchange General Manager Provides For His Communities’ Shopping and Spiritual Needs

By Robert Philpot / April 1, 2017 /

Learn how General Manager Daniel Wise also serves his Jewish “family” at Fort Sill, Okla. – and why he doesn’t expect anything in return.

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