The Exchange's retail mission supports soldiers worldwide
The Exchange is focused on fulfilling its retail mission in supporting active duty personnel, the military retailer told leadership Wednsday.
Gen. Gustave Perna, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Materiel Command and the Army’s senior logistician, met with Army & Air Force Exchange Service director and CEO Tom Shull and senior Exchange executives. The meeting helped lay the foundation for how AMC sees the Exchange fitting into its logistical footprint, the Exchange said. Perna and Shull also discussed how AMC and the Exchange can more effectively support soldiers.
Shull briefed Perna on the Exchange’s retail mission. Shull discussed how the Exchange’s BE FIT program supports soldier readiness and resiliency through a large selection of fitness products in store and at ShopMyExchange.com; the expansion of MILITARY STAR card acceptance at commissaries; and the veterans online shopping benefit. The shopping benefit, which launched last Veterans Day, welcomed home 18.5 million honorably discharged Veterans with tax-free shopping and military exclusive pricing at ShopMyExchange.com.
“Meetings like these are very helpful,” Perna said. “It’s good for me to be informed on what we are or are not doing.”
Perna, the second four-star general to visit the Exchange in the last two years, understands the importance of the Exchange, having served on the Exchange board of directors from January 2015 to September 2016, including about a year as board chairman. As commander of AMC, Perna oversees superior technology, acquisition support and logistics to ensure dominant land force capability for soldiers, the United States and its allies.
“It’s a great privilege to have a soldier’s soldier such as Gen. Perna in the Exchange’s corner,” said Shull. “He understands the unique challenges that we face and we truly appreciate all that he does for the Exchange.”
Gen. Gustave Perna, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Materiel Command and the Army’s senior logistician, met with Army & Air Force Exchange Service director and CEO Tom Shull and senior Exchange executives. The meeting helped lay the foundation for how AMC sees the Exchange fitting into its logistical footprint, the Exchange said. Perna and Shull also discussed how AMC and the Exchange can more effectively support soldiers.
Shull briefed Perna on the Exchange’s retail mission. Shull discussed how the Exchange’s BE FIT program supports soldier readiness and resiliency through a large selection of fitness products in store and at ShopMyExchange.com; the expansion of MILITARY STAR card acceptance at commissaries; and the veterans online shopping benefit. The shopping benefit, which launched last Veterans Day, welcomed home 18.5 million honorably discharged Veterans with tax-free shopping and military exclusive pricing at ShopMyExchange.com.
“Meetings like these are very helpful,” Perna said. “It’s good for me to be informed on what we are or are not doing.”
Perna, the second four-star general to visit the Exchange in the last two years, understands the importance of the Exchange, having served on the Exchange board of directors from January 2015 to September 2016, including about a year as board chairman. As commander of AMC, Perna oversees superior technology, acquisition support and logistics to ensure dominant land force capability for soldiers, the United States and its allies.
“It’s a great privilege to have a soldier’s soldier such as Gen. Perna in the Exchange’s corner,” said Shull. “He understands the unique challenges that we face and we truly appreciate all that he does for the Exchange.”