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By DANIEL BETANCOURT | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 3, 2021 Some civilians working for the Defense Department and Coast Guard on Guam may now shop at Navy and Marine Corps exchanges, thanks to a DOD order issued last month. As of Saturday, non-appropriated and appropriated fund employees have privileges at the Navy and Marine Corps exchanges at installations in the U.S. and its territories and possessions, according to a Navy news release. The exchanges are also gearing up to provide onli...

Exchange shopping approved for more than half a million DoD, Coast Guard civilians 3 hours ago DoD and Coast Guard civilians will soon be able to shop in exchange stores in the U.S. DoD civilians stationed outside the U.S. have exchange shopping privileges. (AAFES) More than half a million Defense Department and Coast Guard civilian employees with a Common Access Card will be able to shop in military exchange stores by mid-May, according to a new Department of Defense directive. The dire...

DoD drops plan to give exchange shopping benefits to more than a half million DoD civilians DoD civilians wont be allowed to shop in exchanges in U.S., for now. (AAFES) A proposal to give military exchange shopping privileges to more than a half million Department of Defense civilians is dead, according to defense officials. “DoD is not pursuing military exchange access for DoD civilian employees at this time,” said DoD spokeswoman Lisa Lawrence, in response to a question from Military ...

Addressing the virtual American Logistics Association conference on Oct. 22, Berry Patrick, an official with the Pentagons MWR and NAF Policy Office, said the policy change was in the works and awaiting approval by the DoD. The benefit would have given shopping privileges at military exchanges to civilian DoD employees and those who work in non-appropriated funds jobs, according to Patrick. He added that the extension of benefits to this group could increase sales at exchanges by $287 million a...