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125 Years of Family Serving Family – William Moring, HQ

By Loyd Brumfield / September 24, 2020 /

One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family. William Moring got to know the Exchange as a child when he moved from base to base with his father, who had a 35-year career here that included stops at Fort Benning, Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Iraq and…

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Anna Jeffries, Sembach

By Loyd Brumfield / September 21, 2020 /

Anna Jeffries has relocated 10 times in the last 30 years and says she has loved every minute of it.

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For Deployed Marines, ‘We Bring the Store to Them’

By Sgt. 1st Class Taresha Hill / September 21, 2020 /

Rodeos bring supplies to deployed service members who do not have regular access to an Exchange store. The Erbil Exchange rodeo team is made up of three associates who gather the items, which are requested by the Marines. From personal hygiene products, laundry detergent, snacks and protein powders, the supply list for the rodeo varies each time.

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ICYMI: The Week that was in the Exchange Post

By Loyd Brumfield / September 18, 2020 /

This week in the Exchange Post, the critical work of Exchange truck drivers was highlighted as part of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Exchanges along the Gulf and East coasts took action to prepare for Hurricane Sally and the Kadena Exchange was a big winner as three military families each won $10,000 shopping sprees. In…

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An Anniversary to Remember ‘For the Rest of Our Lives’: Kadena Family Wins $10,000 Exchange Shopping Spree

By SSG Mark Kauffman / September 16, 2020 /

Shauna Federico and her husband, Jason, celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary family style by playing golf at Banyan Tree Golf Course on Kadena Air Base with their son Bryce, 12. They stopped at Subway located in the Kadena Air Base Olympic mini-mall to get a bite to eat before teeing off. She received a welcome…

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Air Force Family Wins $10,000 Shopping Spree at Kadena Exchange

By Sabrina Beal / September 15, 2020 /

Subway’s Sip. Rip. Ultimate Trip sweepstakes is part of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s 125th anniversary celebration.  Prizes include family vacations, shopping sprees, gift cards, and more. Amanda Wagner is the fifth $10,000 shopping spree winner in Okinawa and the second on Kadena Air Base.

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ICYMI: The Week that was in the Exchange Post

By Loyd Brumfield / September 11, 2020 /

This week, the Exchange Post kept associates informed on the 12 Weeks of Savings holiday sales strategy. In addition, Logistics neared a safety milestone as its injury frequency rate continued to drop, the Exchange partnered with the Department of Defense Education Activity to make sure children could return to school safely, and training was instrumental…

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Turan Sezenoz, Ankara Air Base

By Sgt. 1st Class Taresha Hill / September 10, 2020 /

One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family For Turan Sezenoz, his love for the Exchange began the year he was born— in 1958, when his father began with the Exchange as an accountant. “Working for the Exchange has always been my family business,” said Sezenoz, a food service and…

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WCDC Associates’ Training Critical in Saving Co-Worker’s Life

By Loyd Brumfield / September 10, 2020 /

When associates began arriving for their morning shift at the West Coast Distribution Center, no one could have known that their actions over the next few minutes would be crucial in saving a co-worker’s life. It started at 6:58 a.m. April 8 when warehouse worker Andrea Sandoval noticed a teammate who felt faint and helped…

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Logistics’ Injury Frequency Rate Drops 33% from Last Year

By Loyd Brumfield / September 9, 2020 /

Logistics is nearing a coveted measure of safety compliance as the directorate’s injury frequency rate has declined 33% from this time last year. IFR measures the rate of work-related accidents over time, and the lower the score, the better. Logistics’ IFR for July was 8.1, down from 12.1 last year and within striking distance of…

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