Zade is a reporter for Stars and Stripes based in Kaiserslautern, Germany. He has worked in military communities in the U.S. and abroad since 2013. He studied journalism at the University of Missouri and strategic communication at Penn State.
The Army introduced EagleCash in 1997 as an alternative to cash, debit cards and credit cards. At its high point in 2010, it processed $1.9 billion in transactions annually, mostly at Army and Air Force Exchange Service and concessionaire-run stores.