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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Frederick Puryear, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

By Marisa Conner / October 30, 2023 /

The Express manager’s parents both served in the Air Force, but he knew active-duty military life wasn’t for him. “So I wanted the next best thing. I knew what the Exchange did and wanted to be a part of that.”

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Rock Your Mocs! Exchange Celebrates Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month

By Keiana Holleman / October 30, 2023 /

Nation’s Network, the Exchange’s Native American and Alaska Native Special Emphasis Program, is bringing back “Rock Your Mocs,” in honor of National Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month.

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ICYMI: The Week That Was in the Exchange Post

By Robert Philpot / October 27, 2023 /

This week in the Exchange Post, Exchange Director/CEO Tom Shull praises the Fort Liberty team and asks associates to remember the fallen in a seminal event in the war on terror; we tell President Dwight Eisenhower’s story as an installation is renamed in his honor; the new deputy director of Logistics tells his Exchange story;…

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Installation Renamings: The Story of President Dwight Eisenhower

By Robert Philpot / October 27, 2023 /

Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, served in the Army during a long and distinguished career that included serving as Supreme Commanding General of the Allied forces in North Africa and Europe during World War II and commanding Allied forces during the D-Day invasion. As president, he oversaw some of the country’s earliest steps in eliminating racial segregation at public schools and in the Army.

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#FlashbackFriday: A Photo History of the Exchange in Panama

By Robert Philpot / October 27, 2023 /

Post exchanges in Panama date back to the earliest part of the 20th century, when engineers began to build the Panama Canal. U.S. military installations popped up in the Central American country to protect the engineers and, during World War II, protect the Canal Zone. Here’s a pictorial history.

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‘My disability is part of who I am as a person and as an employee’

By Marisa Conner / October 26, 2023 /

Little Rock Air Force Base Exchange office assistant Petra Eick, who has worked at the Exchange for a decade, also serves as the BX’s MILITARY STAR® ambassador, public affairs representative and social media administrator.

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ABLE to Present Lunch And Learn Featuring Advocate for People With Disabilities

By Robert Philpot / October 26, 2023 /

Randy D. Cooper, director of the Defense Support Services Center’s Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP), will speak on “The EnABLEd Workplace—Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.”

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Col. Kenneth McGraw’s Full-Circle Exchange Journey

By Travis Day / October 26, 2023 /

The Exchange’s new Deputy Director of Logistics was named to his current position this summer. But he’d had an earlier stint with the Exchange.

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F.E. Warren Cuts Ribbon on Expanded Express

By Travis Day / October 25, 2023 /

The Express features nearly 5,600 square feet of retail space after taking over an adjacent former auto care center. The opening festivities included free food samplings, swag giveaways and complimentary gift cards for those in attendance.

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Exchange Adds New Better-for-You Restaurant at Moody Express

By Marisa Conner / October 25, 2023 /

The Moody AFB Exchange cut the ribbon on a new restaurant at the Express Oct. 18. Chopz offers better-for-you options like salads, subs and burritos for the Moody community.

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