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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 | 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 | ||
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