When military spouse Jenna King moved away from her hometown of Las Vegas for the first time, it was full of challenges.

While deployed to Poland in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, soldiers like Terrance faced both the physical and emotional strain of military service.

Being a mom is difficult in many ways, and being a military mom is tougher still. But being a military mom deployed away from your family on the front lines is the toughest of all.

Serving in the military offers airmen like Andrew the chance to engage with and assist individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives – both as a service member and as a USO Volunteer.

Brandon is all too familiar with the challenges of being separated from loved ones due to military duties. As a military kid himself, he grew up watching his father leave on multiple deployments and now, as a deployed soldier himself, he is separated from his young daughter.

Beauty, a Nigerian immigrant serving as a U.S. Army soldier, celebrated obtaining her U.S. citizenship alongside the USO; with her immediate family residing in Nigeria and nobody else to help mark her achievement, the USO was by her side for this significant milestone.