AAFES Alerts Military Star Card Users of Legacy Card ‘Decommissioning’

April 18, 2025

by Larry Lapka

• DALLAS

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s (AAFES) Exchange Credit Program (ECP) reminds Military Star Card users to activate their new cards as soon as possible.

All “old” legacy Statue of Liberty cards will be deactivated, or “decommissioned,” on May 1.

New cards with an EMV chip and enhanced security features were issued in the fall.

Deactivated cards should be cut up and disposed of. Card members who have not received a new card should contact the Military Star Contact Center.

The card, which delivers more than $470 million in annual value, is administered by AAFES.

For more information or to apply for a card, see an Exchange associate or visit https://aafes.media/milstarpa.

Source: AAFES

Edited by Larry Lapka

Larry Lapka

I have been a professional writer, in one capacity or another, for the past 40 years or so. I have also done a lot of freelance writing and proofreading.

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