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[[File:PostExchange.jpg|thumb|upright|An AAFES-operated post exchange (now closed) located at the old international airport in [[Mogadishu]], Somalia, in January 1994]]
[[File:PostExchange.jpg|thumb|upright|An AAFES-operated post exchange (now closed) located at the old international airport in [[Mogadishu]], Somalia, in January 1994]]
[[File:BaseExchange.jpg|thumb|upright|A U.S. Army soldier shops for shoes at the base exchange (BX) at [[Scott Air Force Base]] in May 2008.]]
[[File:BaseExchange.jpg|thumb|upright|A U.S. Army soldier shops for shoes at the base exchange (BX) at [[Scott Air Force Base]] in May 2008.]]
Base exchanges sell consumer goods and services to authorized patrons such as active duty, reserve, national guard, retired members of the [[Uniformed services of the United States|U.S. Uniformed Services]] and their dependents. Other authorized patrons include [[honorably discharged]] veterans certified 100% disabled and/or totally and permanently disabled (TPD) by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Administration]], recipients of the [[Medal of Honor]], military transition personnel,{{clarifyme|date=March 2015}} [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]] employees, [[Red Cross]] personnel who are U.S. citizens assigned outside the United States with the military service. Authority to use these facilities is normally determined by presentation of the [[United States Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification Card|U.S. Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification Card]], either when entering the store or when paying for goods and services.  
Base exchanges sell consumer goods and services to authorized patrons such as active duty, reserve, national guard, retired members of the [[Uniformed services of the United States|U.S. Uniformed Services]] and their dependents. Other authorized patrons include [[honorably discharged]] veterans certified 100% disabled and/or totally and permanently disabled (TPD) by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Administration]], recipients of the Medal of Honor, military transition personnel,{{clarifyme|date=March 2015}} [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]] employees, [[Red Cross]] personnel who are U.S. citizens assigned outside the United States with the military service. Authority to use these facilities is normally determined by presentation of the [[United States Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification Card|U.S. Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification Card]], either when entering the store or when paying for goods and services.  


Online base exchange shopping privileges were extended to all honorably discharged veterans beginning on November 11, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Department of Defense Extends Online Military Exchange Shopping Privileges to Veterans
Online base exchange shopping privileges were extended to all honorably discharged veterans beginning on November 11, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Department of Defense Extends Online Military Exchange Shopping Privileges to Veterans