General Info

Army and Air Force Exchange Service, also known as AAFES, is a joint military organization that provides a range of products and services to military families worldwide. It focuses on generating earnings to supplement military morale and welfare and recreation. The organization offers various merchandise products and services to active duty, guard and reserve members, military retirees and their families at competitively low prices. It returns earnings to the U.S. Army and Air Force to improve troops quality of life. Army and Air Force Exchange Service also supports deployed troops with programs, such as Gifts from the Homefront and Help Our Troops Call Home. In addition, it provides multichannel retail services to authorized customers via retail stores, catalog and online. The organization operates more than 3,000 facilities worldwide. Army and Air Force Exchange Service maintains one of its retail stores in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.