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It is an end of an era, and the beginning of a new one. In 2015 we celebrated 60 years of the Exchange Post in print. In 2017, we will usher in the end of print and the beginning of the digital future of the Post.
Read MoreExchanges have seen up to a 39 percent increase in sales and net earnings for mobile food trucks.
Read MoreWilliam Morgan Overseas Region/Mainz-Kastel Car Care Center, Germany I wanted to personally commend William Morgan for the above-and-beyond service I received at the car care center. Although Mr. Morgan was on his break, he observed me having difficulty with the ratchet straps I had just purchased and was trying to learn how to use them…
Read MoreUp to $500 in the Healthcare Flexible Spending Account can be rolled over for use in 2017. But you’ll lose money left in your Dependent (Day Care) FSA if you don’t spend it by Dec. 31. Expense claims from 2016 must be submitted to Aetna by Feb. 15, 2017. If you have a Payflex debit card for…
Read MoreJunior enlisted service members with dependents at Germany’s Kaiserslautern and Baumholder didn’t go without food over the Thanksgiving holidays, thanks to the Exchange family of bakers in Gruenstadt. The service members received a turkey and 650 meal bags stuffed with Thanksgiving food Nov. 18 as part of the USO’s Thanks for Thanksgiving dinner program. “It…
Read MoreMaintenance medicines are those used regularly to treat or manage conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol. With the Maintenance Choice Program, you can get a 90-day supply of maintenance medicines by using Aetna Rx Home Delivery mail-order pharmacy or a CVS pharmacy near you. After two fills at your local…
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Read MoreThe 2017 COLA increase is .3%, effective with Dec. 1, 2015, pension payments. Retirees with an annuity start date of Dec. 1, 2015, or before will receive the entire .3% increase. The remainder will receive a prorated hike. Retirement Annuity Start Date Year # of Months Retired COLA increase %, starting Dec. 2016 December 2015 12…
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After retiring from the service and as an ROTC instructor, Goldman looked to work at the Exchange not only as a way to stay busy, but to continue serving the military community.
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The Exchange provides a service that is by and large unseen by the public, but is extremely important: providing uniform items for fallen service members. The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations at the Charles C. Carson Center in Dover, Del., works to ensure dignity, honor and respect to fallen service members of current and past…
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