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The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES, also referred to as The Exchange and post exchange/PX or base exchange/BX) provides goods and services at U.S. Army, Air Force, and Space Force installations worldwide, operating department stores, convenience stores, restaurants, military clothing stores, theaters and more nationwide and in more than 30 countries and four U.S. territories.
In the last ten years, more than $2.24 billion has been contributed by the exchange to the Army and Air Force to spend on quality of life improvements for Soldiers, Airmen and their families—Youth Services, Armed Forces Recreation Centers, arts and crafts, aquatic centers, post functions and golf courses.
The Army and Air Force's MWR services are paid for via the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. Roughly 70% of Army and Air Force Exchange Service earnings are paid to MWR programs. In the last ten years, [when?] more than $2.24 billion has been contributed by the Exchange to the Army and Air Force to spend on quality-of-life improvements for ...
By 1943, Special Services had grown to include all of Army Recreation Services, the Army Exchange (the precursor to the Army and Air Force Exchange [AAFES]), and the Army Soldier Show. Special Services soon established the first Armed Forces Recreation Center (AFRC) in Bavaria (FMWR currently manages five AFRCs) and, by 1950, Special Services ...
According to a report in 2010, [2] SniperHill was the first American ISP to bring fiber-optic Internet services to U.S. forces in Iraq. On October 26, 2011, DHI Telecom was awarded a long-term contract by The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), The Exchange, to provide in-room Internet services on U.S. and NATO bases throughout Afghanistan.
The ensuing report by the Jones Commission (headed by Army Lt. Gen. Donald E. Jones) recommended consolidating the service systems into one agency to improve service and save money. The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) was established May 15, 1990, by a memorandum from the deputy secretary of defense; this was the first DoD functional agency ...
Camp Kim is adjacent to Yongsan Garrison [57] and home to a USO facility, [58] an Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) distribution and storage facility, an AAFES vehicle repair facility, the Special Operations Command Korea, and the garrison office for vehicle registration and decals.
Kelley has a commissary but lacks a post exchange; the main AAFES Exchange is located nearby at Panzer Kaserne. [12] The installation hosts a variety of athletic facilities, a theater and recreation center. Kelley is located near the SI-Centrum entertainment complex which offers a wide variety of entertainment. [13]