rollin,interesting facts about AAFES:
11.5 million authorized customers at military installations in the United States, Europe and in the Pacific.
In FY 2004, AAFES earned $344.5 million from direct sales (retail, food, and vending/services), finance revenue, and concessions on revenues of $7.9 billion. MWR and services programs received $242.3 million, which was distributed as follows:
Army, $147.5 million
Air Force, $82.3 million
Marine Corps, $11.9 million
Navy, $.6 million
AAFES operates thousands of facilities worldwide; including more than 12,000 facilities in more than 35 countries and in all 50 states. These include 3,150 retail facilities of which 160 are main stores on Army, Air Force, and Marine installations around the world.