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JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Community Pharmacy opens at new Exchange
March 3, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center leaders participated in a Facebook Live ribbon-cutting ceremony March 3 for the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Community Pharmacy, which relocated to the new Army and Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) in February... MORE

Brig. Gen. Shan Bagby, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, and Col. Stacey Causey, BAMC pharmacy chief, cut a ribbon during a Facebook Live ceremony, signifying the grand opening of the Fort Sam Houston Community Pharmacy at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 3.

AAFES partners with military relief funds to help Soldiers, Airmen in need
July 13, 2020 — Soldiers, Airmen and other authorized shoppers can donate to Army Emergency Relief, or AER, or the Air Force Assistance Fund, or AFAF, at the register at any Exchange... MORE

Helping those in need is always in season – and now Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers can donate any amount to military relief funds year-round at their nearest Exchange store.

Commissary, Exchange, MWR expand patron base starting Jan. 1, 2020
December 3, 2019 — The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs combined efforts to allow Commissary and Exchange use beyond its current patron base. Starting Jan. 1, 2020, Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war, all service-connected disabled veterans and caregivers enrolled in the VA's Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers program will be permitted to shop there... MORE

The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs combined efforts to allow Commissary and Exchange use beyond its current patron base. Starting Jan. 1, 2020, Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war, all service-connected disabled veterans and caregivers enrolled in the VA's Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers program will be permitted to shop there.

Construction progressing on new exchange shopping center
March 14, 2018 — Construction of a new $54 million exchange shopping center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is progressing as project officials anticipate the laying of the building’s foundation in the summer... MORE

Abraham Goodwin, 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron/Civil Engineering Management project manager at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, inspects the construction for the new exchange shopping center being built at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston as work crews lay down infrastructure at the project site. The new 210,000-square-foot exchange center is being constructed across from and will replace the current exchange building located at Henry Allen and Winfield Scott roads. Expected completion date for the new exchange center is spring 2020.

New JBSA-Sam Houston Exchange making progress
January 18, 2018 — The new Exchange shopping center will be occupy 210,000 square feet and is expected to be complete in early 2020... MORE

Some 18.5 million honorably discharged veterans now have a lifetime benefit enabling them to shop online at ShopMyExchange.com, marking the first expansion of military exchange privileges since 1990.

DOD opens online exchange shopping to veterans
January 23, 2017 — The Department of Defense announced Jan. 13 that veterans will soon be able to shop online at military exchanges... MORE