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YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 1, 2025) - The Yokosuka Navy Exchange (NEX) held a cake-cutting ceremony celebrating Navy Exchange Service Command's (NEXCOM) 79th birthday at the operation's main store onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan Tuesday, April 1. According to NEXCOM's official website, the modern day NEX and ships stores shopped today are vastly different from the ones that originated over 200 years ago. NEXs have come a long way since the days when bumboats sold their wares to Sailors aboard naval vessels in the 1800s. Back then, Sailors had to depend on those unreliable boats to get their personal items while aboard ship. The bumboats, small vessels that pulled alongside U.S. Navy ships, exchanged merchandise for money by pails lowered over the side by the crew of the Navy ship. The Navy Ships Store Office was established in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Apr. 1, 1946. This office was later renamed NEXCOM and relocated to Virginia Beach, Va., in 1993. (U.S. Navy photo by James Kimber)
| Date Taken: | 04.01.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.03.2025 22:52 |
| Photo ID: | 8950866 |
| VIRIN: | 250401-N-FG395-1005 |
| Resolution: | 4741x3556 |
| Size: | 12.29 MB |
| Location: | YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, JP |
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