Exchange Deputy Director visits Offutt Air Force Base

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. --  The Deputy Director of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service visited Offutt Air Force Base from Aug. 14 to 15.

During his visit, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Joseph Ward toured Exchange facilities, met with Airmen and community members and talked about how the Exchange can better serve them, including improving the installation's Express locations.

"We want the Express to be all about convenience," Ward said. "We want to beef up the grab-and-go experience the Express offers, especially for young Airmen driving onto the installation."

Ward is one of 52 active duty service members assigned to Exchange. The Exchange also employs 36,000 civilian associates worldwide.

During his visit, Ward met with Offutt shoppers and Exchange associates, answering questions and concerns about the Exchange. One way the Exchange can better reach Airmen is through improvements to the installation's Express location, Ward said.

"It's important for Airmen to be mission-ready in body and spirit," Ward said. "Offering fresh, healthy choices in a convenient location makes it easier to make the right nutritional decisions and helps Airmen build resiliency."

The Exchange is a joint nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense with a retail mission to provide quality products, services and food to service members, their families, Reserve and Guard members, plus military retirees. Exchange sales generate earnings to supplement Air Force Services Programs.

For more information about the Exchange and Exchange programs, visit shopmyexchange.com.