Fort Sam ‘exchange’ old with new

​​​​​​​​SAN ANTONIO – Leaders from the Army, Air Force and the Medical Command broke ground on a new $54 million Exchange shopping center at Fort Sam Houston.

The new 210,000-sf facility will to open in early 2020, and will include the main exchange, a mall with detail clinic and pharmacy, and a food court. 

As part of the Department of Defense, exchange shopping centers are the oldest and largest military retailers, offering tax-free shopping to authorized personnel with locations in all 50 states. 

This new shopping center will replace Fort Sam’s current facility, which was built in 1971 and remodeled in 2010.