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August 2023
Navy Lodge Rota opens beautiful new facility

July 2023
Navy Exchange and Marine Corps Exchange customers stepped up for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
Nine Navy Exchanges Named “Best of the Best”

April 2023
Navy Exchange Service Command Earns VETS Indexes Recognized Employer Award

February 2023
Military Shoppers Save $140 million, Joint Buying Alliance Announces

January 2023
Navy Exchange and Marine Corps Exchange customers make an impact for NMCRS

November 2022
Women Sailors get measured now for better fitting uniforms in the future
NEXCOM’s NEXT gen Scholars Program Supports Students
Veterans to be honored at NEX locations worldwide
NEX locations host Toys for Tots Program this holiday season

October 2022
NEX locations host Toys for Tots Program this holiday season
NEX extends return policy for holiday purchases
Navy Exchange, Marine Corps Exchange Customers can purchase benefit ticket to support Navy & Marine Corps Relief Society

September 2022
Newly opened NEX layaways will incur no fees
NEXCOM now handling Marine Corps lodging reservations

July 2022
NEX locations receive top honors with Bingham Award win
NEXCOM Gearing Up For Next Phase of Maternity Pilot Program
NEXCOM’s Navy Lodge Program announces annual award winners

June 2022
Navy Exchange and Marine Corps Exchange customers shopped to support Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
Student Meal Prices Announced for 2022-23 DoDEA School Year

April 2022
NEXCOM Provides Critical Assistance in Times of Crisis
Pearle Vision Centers now open at more NEX locations
Service members can get charged up at NEX Lemoore

March 2022
Vietnam War veterans can receive lapel pin at NEX stores
Navy Exchange and Marine Corps Exchange customers can support Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

February 2022
NEXCOM supplies uniforms to Navy’s Maternity Pilot Program participants
Navy Exchange and Marine Corps Exchange customers step up to support NMCRS
NEXCOM’s NEXT gen Scholars Program Support Students

January 2022
NEXCOM Achieves Full Operational Capability of NGIS

December 2021
Holidays made merrier after NEX layaway balances paid
NEXCOM to end its Afloat Personal Telecommunications Service

November 2021
NEXCOM supports students with NEXT gen Scholars Program
NEX locations once again closed Thanksgiving Day
Military Veterans to be honored by the NEX

October 2021
Active, retired Department of Defense, Coast Guard civilian employees now have NEX online shopping access
NEX Holiday Return Policy extended to accommodate early gift buying
NEXCOM CEO Receives Distinguished Service Award
Navy Exchange, Marine Corps Exchange Customers Can Support Navy & Marine Corps Relief Society
Navy Exchange Service Command receives its 10th Latina Style, Inc., award
Navy Gateway Inns & Suites Becomes Navy Exchange Service Command’s Seventh Business Line

September 2021
Back-to-School Layaway Balances for NEX Customers Paid Off

August 2021
Run to Reset Gives NEX Patrons a Chance to Run Virtual 5K
NEXCOM Participates in Virtual Textile and Clothing Technology Workshop
Commissary and Exchange Joint Buying Alliance Saves Military Community Over $75 Million
Customers Can Receive Five Cent Discount at NEX Gas Pump
Navy Exchange Service Command’s NEXTgen Scholars Program Support Students

July 2021
MILITARY STAR Card Saves Military Community Nearly $30M in 2020
Navy Exchange Service Command announces Bingham Award winners
Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness visited Navy Exchange Norfolk and Navy Lodge Norfolk
Navy Exchange Service Command’s Navy Lodge Program announces 2020 award winners
Navy Exchange and Marine Corps Exchange customers shopped to support Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

June 2021
Founded on Freedom offers fun, music during July 4 holiday weekend
The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) partners with Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) to Host COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics
Navy Lodge locations now open for leisure travel

May 2021
Navy Exchange Service Command Remains Committed To Health and Safety of Patrons and Associates
Military families in the Northwest Region receive layaway surprise
New Tide Cleaners Lockers help Sailors look ship shape
Navy Exchange Service Command opens its 50th Micro Market
NEX patrons #RunForThisMoment on Memorial Day Weekend
NEXCOM’s NEXTgen Scholars Program Support Students

April 2021
May 1: Navy Exchange (NEX) and Marine Corps Exchange (MCX) Expand Authorized Shopping to Department of Defense (DoD) Civilians
NEXCOM Hosts Virtual Birthday Concerts In Celebration of its 75th Birthday
NEX Shoppers Earn More with NEXt Level Rewards Program
The Navy Exchange Service Command Celebrates 75 Years of Service

March 2021
Navy Exchange and Marine Corps Exchange Kick Off Sale of NMCRS Spring Benefit Ticket
NEX Locations to Once Again Honor Vietnam War Veterans
NEXCOM Expands Its Pick/Up Program
NEX Provisions Market Offers Customers More Food Options

February 2021
NEXCOM’s Navy Clothing & Textile Research Facility Supports Sailor Readiness
Navy Lodge Moffett Field Finishes Renovation
NEXCOM’s NEXTgen Scholars Program Support Students
NEX Customers Save an Average of 22.49% on Products

January 2021
NEXCOM’s Rich Honiball Receives Top Marketer Award
NEX Great Lakes Buoys A-School Students Placed on ROM After Holiday Break

December 2020
250 Military Families Receive a Surprise Holiday Gift, NEX Layaways Paid Off
Navy Exchange Service Command Helps Families Keep In Touch
Santa Claus is Coming to Town… Virtually
Navy Exchange Service Command Working Hard to Keep Military Families Connected
Navy Exchange and Marine Corps Exchange Customers Support Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

November 2020
Navy Exchange Service Command Opens Newest Store in Poland
Navy Lodge Program Reaches 100,000 Nights of ROM Support
Overseas NEX Supports Sailors on Thanksgiving Day
Navy Exchange Service Command Ships 60 Turkeys to Overseas U.S. Embassy just in time for Thanksgiving
NEX Offers Easy Holiday Shopping with new Buy Online and Pick Up in Store Program
Navy Exchange Service Command is Hiring Over 600 Positions
NEX Locations Once Again Closed on Thanksgiving Day
Virtual Musical Entertainment to Celebrate Veterans Day the NEX Way

October 2020
NEX’s New Children’s Clothing Lines Feature High Quality at Value Pricing
Military Students Overseas to Receive Free School Meals
Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility Pivots 3D Knitting Research to Face Covering Development
NEXCOM On-track to Release New USPHS Commissioned Corps Physical Training Uniform
NEX To Focus on Safety This Holiday Season
Navy Exchange Service Command Announces NEX Holiday Return Policy
NEX Offers Fee Free Layaway
NEX Customers Can Support Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society this Fall

September 2020
NEX and MCX Announce Transition to a Unified Online e-Commerce Portal
Navy Lodge Corpus Christi Finishes Renovation
Navy Exchange Service Command Features Six Business Lines, History of Service
NEXCOM Navy Lodge Program Prepares to be Shipshaped and Squared Away
NEX Drive/Up Program Makes Life Easier for Customers

July 2020
NEXCOM Lent Its Support to Emergency Responders Battling USS Bonhomme Richard Fire
NEXCOM Announces 2019 Bingham Award Winners
Navy Lodge Program Renovates Properties With Guest Comfort in Mind
NEX Customers Support Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

June 2020
NEX Celebrates the Fourth with “Founded on Freedom” Festivities, Food and 5K
Navy Lodge New London To Undergo Remodel
NEXCOM Associates Take a Breath
NEXCOM Recognizes, Honors Sailors of the Year
NEXCOM Secures 3,000 PPE for Naval Medical Center San Diego
NEXCOM’s Navy Lodge Program Recognizes Outstanding Service

May 2020
Signed, Sealed and Delivered— 550,000 Cloth Face Coverings from NEXCOM to the Fleet
The NEX Has You "Covered"
NEX, Navy Lodges Install Sneeze Shields to Help Stop Spread of COVID-19
NEXCOM Associates Screened for COVID-19 Symptoms
NEX San Diego, Sustainable Support System Supplying Ships and Sailors

April 2020
NEXConnect Keeps the Light On for the Navy Community
NEX Guam Serving Three Squares a Day to Service Members on ROM
NEX Customers Can Support NMCRS During COVID-19 Crisis
Military Resale Unites to Support Service Members During COVID-19 Pandemic
Navy Exchange Service Command Hosts Virtual "We Stand Together" Concert Series
NEX Creates New Program to Bring the Store to a Sailor’s Door
Navy Exchange Service Command Personal Protective Equipment Guidance for Associates
NEXCOM’s Navy Lodge Program Provides ROM Support in Response to COVID-19
Navy Exchange Service Command Donates 240 N-95 Masks to Naval Air Station Pensacola Fire Department

March 2020

February 2020
NEXConnect Keeps Military Families Connected
NEXTgen Scholars Program
NEXCOM Ships Store Program Brands 100th Ships Store
NEX Supports Its Customers No Matter Where They May Be Forward Deployed

January 2020
New Year, New Location for NEXCOM’s Ships Store Program

December 2019
NEX Customers Receive Surprise, Just in Time for the Holiday
NEXCOM Launches NEXTgen Scholars Program

November 2019
NEX Deals, Navy Blue Friday and Cyber Event
The NEX Believes, Closed on Thanksgiving
Robert J. Bianchi Receives DoD Distinguished Civilian Service Award
Pay Your Way: MILITARY STAR Introduces Reduced-Interest Payment Plans
NEXCOM: NEX and Navy Lodge Welcome Home Veterans and Their Caregivers
NEX To Honor Veterans

October 2019
Purchase a Bag, Support Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
NEX Offers Fee Free Layaway

August 2019
NEX Customers Have Back-to-School Layaway Balances Paid
NEX Customers Support Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

July 2019
Get Ready for Back-To-School at the NEX
NEX China Lake Supporting Navy Personnel After Earthquakes
NEXs and MILITARY STAR® Card Offer for New Chief Petty Officers
Special Offer for MILITARY STAR® Card Holders

June 2019
MILITARY STAR® Card Offer at NEX Optical Shop
NEXCOM Announces 2018 Bingham Award Winners

May 2019
NEXCOM’s Navy Lodge Program Announces Award Winners
Navy Lodge Program Launches New Website

April 2019
NEXCOM Announces Changes To Its Lunch Program For Military Children
NEXCOM Announces New Benefit for Disabled Veterans
NEXCOM CEO Announces Merger and the Creation of the NEX Far East District
Navy Lodge Helps Military Families Save on Their PCS Stay
NEXs Sell Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Benefit Ticket
NEXCOM Celebrates 73 Years of Serving Military and Families

March 2019
NEX To Honor Vietnam Veterans

February 2019
Milestone for Military Exchanges - Veterans Have Ordered More Than 1.1 Million Items Online
Exchanges, Commissaries Brainstorm Ideas for More Joint Sales Events, Promotions To Bolster Military Resale Benefit
NEXs Expand Gift Card Assortment
NEX Gives Back to Students with Its A-OK Student Reward Program
NEXCOM’s Navy Lodge Program Celebrates 50 Years
NEX Customers Support Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
NEXCOM’s Navy Lodge Program Celebrates 50 Years
Military Resale Community Solidifies Joint Buying Alliance with MOU

January 2019
NEX Customers Support Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
NEXCOM’s Navy Lodge Program Celebrates 50 Years

December 2018
NEX Gives Back to Students with Its A-OK Student Reward Program

November 2018
NEXCOM Receives Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
NEXCOM Announces New Director of the Navy Clothing Textile Research Facility
Navy Lodge Locations Offer Discount This Holiday Season
Ship Store Ashore Diego Garcia Undergoes Renovation
NEX Locations Closed On Thanksgiving
NEX To Honor Veterans with Limited Edition Coin
NEX Distribution Centers Replenishing Ships Stores
New MILITARY STAR® card Accountholders To Receive 15 Percent Off First Day’s Purchase

October 2018
NEX We Believe Holiday Season Underway
NEXCOM Announces NEX Holiday Season Return Policy
NEX Offers Fee Free Layaway
NEX, AAFES, MCX and DeCA Celebrate Military Children with Care Events
NEXCOM Assists NSA Panama City in Aftermath of Hurricane Michael
NEX Customers Test Hottest New Toys
Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the United States of America Visits NEXCOM
Navy Lodge Offers Great Value and Prices this Holiday Season
NEX Customers Can Support NMCRS with Purchase of Benefit Coupon
NEXCOM Hosts Vice Admiral Dixon Smith

September 2018
NEXs Support CPO Selectees
NEXCOM's Quality of Life Facilities Support Sailors, Families Overseas
NEX 96-Hour Customer Appreciation Event
Latina Style Names NEXCOM "Top 50" Best Company Navy Lodge Fort Worth Renovates Lobby

August 2018
MILITARY STAR® Card Offers Special on Major Appliances
Navy Lodge Monterey to Expand/Renovate Lobby
Now's the Time to Buy Electronics at the NEX
NEX Automotive Service Offers Special on Tires

July 2018
2017 Bingham Award Winners Announced
NEX Offers Mobile Coupons and More
NEXs and MILITARY STAR® Card Offer for New Chief Petty Officers
MILITARY STAR® Card Offer at NEX Optical Shop
NEX Customers Support Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

June 2018
MILITARY STAR® Card Offers Special on Electronics

May 2018
Start Your Summer Vacation at a Navy Lodge
NEXCOM Associate Nominated for “Heroes at Home” Military Spouse Award
Get Ready for Hurricane Season at the NEX
School Lunch Prices to Increase Overseas

April 2018
Navy Lodge Program Announces Award Winners
NEXCOM Enterprise Celebrates Month of the Military Child

March 2018
NEXs to Again Sell Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Benefit Coupon
NEX To Honor Vietnam Veterans/Spouses
Navy Lodge Perfect for Families on PCS Orders

February 2018
NEX Gives Back to Students with Its A-OK Student Reward Program

January 2018
NEXs and Navy Lodges to Remain During Government Shutdown
NEXCOM CEO Announces Early Rollout of Type III Uniform to All Navy Regions

For more information, contact the NEXCOM Public Affairs Office:
Courtney Williams, Director of Public Affairs | Public Affairs Officer
757-631-3439 (office)
757-706-0192 (cell)
Kristine M. Sturkie, Public Affairs Specialist
757-631-3648 (office)
Public Affairs Office
Navy Exchange Service Command
3280 Virginia Beach Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23452-5724