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How One Grown-Up Military Brat Gave $10k With A Facebook Fundraiser
Orlan Boston of EY (formerly Ernst & Young) was inspired by his childhood as a military brat and his work on the USO Board of Governors to donate his Facebook Birthday Fundraiser to the USO, raising over $10,000.
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Navy Brat and TV Star Christopher Sean Connects with Service Members in Japan
As a former Navy brat, the television star of “Hawaii 5-0,” “Days of Our Lives” and “Star Wars Resistance” truly understands how much of a difference a USO entertainment tour can make in the lives of military family members.
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FedEx volunteers put taste of home in USO holiday bags
More than 200 @FedEx volunteers assembled 12,000 USO Holidays care packs! These packs will be delivered to service members deployed across the globe. #USOHolidays
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What does it take to keep our service members strong and focused on their mission? It takes a FORCE – a Force Behind the Forces®. Read more about our current PSA in circulation. #BeTheForce
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Military Appreciation Month 2020
The USO kicks off a dedicated, monthlong effort to express gratitude for our Armed Forces and their families. Military Appreciation Month is an opportunity to highlight how the military is both being impacted by and called upon to help the world combat COVID-19 and to recognize the many sacrifices made to protect our freedom and safety.
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Download Combat COVID Relief Efforts July 2020 (11.6 MB, application/pdf)
Download USO Global Impact Report 2020 (17.6 MB, application/pdf)
Download USO Fast Facts 2020 (6.68 MB, application/pdf)
Download USO Historical Timeline (384 KB, application/pdf)
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Press Releases
2020
- Download Press Release: USO and Core Power Join Forces to Launch Work Hard, Recover Harder Campaign to Aid Troops and Military Families (186 KB, application/pdf)
- 2020 USO Service Member of the Year Honorees Announced
- The USO Receives $3 Million Lilly Endowment Inc. Grant to Support Combat COVID-19 Initiative
- USO Spreads Cheer to Military Serving Around the Globe this Holiday Season
- USO Celebrates National Entrepreneurship Month, Day for Military, Families and Veterans
- This Veterans Day, the USO Gives Americans Five Ways to Honor Our Military, Veterans
- Inaugural USO Trot for the Troops Kicks Off Season of Thanksgiving
- USO Hosts Inaugural 24-Hour ‘Streamathon’
- Kristine M. Shumack Appointed USO’s New CFO
- USO Hosts Inaugural MVP Con Featuring Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Norman Reedus, Jon Bernthal and More
- The Motherhood Juggle: Grammy Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter Ciara Joins Tamron Hall, the USO and Motherhood Maternity® on September 21 to Discuss the Fourth Trimester with Moms Around the World
- USO Hosts Virtual Labor Day Weekend Extravaganza
- Florida Georgia Line Joins USO Virtual Summer Music Series
- USO Kicks Off 10th Annual T-Shirt Campaign, Virtual Fourth of July Concert Special
- Download USO Juneteenth Statement (172 KB, application/pdf)
- USO Presents Graduate Together to Military High School Seniors, Families Overseas
- Military Appreciation Month: USO Rallies Military Supporters to Honor Troops as They Combat COVID-19 and Defend Country
- USO Launches Military Virtual Programming to Keep Troops Entertained, Connected Worldwide During COVID-19
- USO, SNHU Announce Multiyear Partnership Renewal to Provide Online Resources and Learning Opportunities for Military-Affiliated Learners
- USO Temporarily Suspending Airport Locations Over Virus Concerns
- Chairman’s 2020 USO New Year’s Tour Kicks Off
2019
- #USOHolidays Launches Globally, Asks Military Supporters to Help Nation’s Heroes Who Sacrifice and Serve Far from Home This Holiday Season
- USO Pathfinder® Bolsters Offering with Addition of Hire Our Heroes
- From Fox & Friends: MISSION BBQ Donates Over $1.1 Million to the USO
- The USO Reads Across the Globe and Celebrates One Year of the Bob Hope Legacy Reading Program
2018
- World’s Biggest USO Tour Brings USO Mission To Life Through Worldwide Entertainment Experience
- Florida Georgia Line to headline 'World’s Biggest USO Tour’ Live from The Anthem in D.C. September 12
- FedEx Football Fellowship Offers Veterans Career Experience with NFL Teams
- USO #Flex4Forces Campaign Breaks GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title at ‘Flex on the Mall’
- USO Launches The Salute to Military Spouses Campaign During USO-Metro’s 36th Annual Awards Dinner
- The USO Invites America to be a Force Behind the Forces℠ with #Flex4Forces and Celebrate National Military Appreciation Month
- USO and Activision to Bring ‘Call of Duty: WWII’ to Service Members Overseas
- USO-NFL Tour to Take Place in Italy and Germany
- The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation Donates $5 Million to USO Pathfinder℠ Transition Program
- USO Celebrates 77th Birthday, Debuts New Installment of Force Behind the Forces℠ Brand Campaign
2017
- Universal Pictures and the USO Create a Pitch Perfect Experience for More Than 200 Service Members at Pitch Perfect 3 World Premiere in Los Angeles
- USO Expands Transition Mission for Service Members this Veterans Day
- USO Announces $500 Million Fueling the Future Campaign, Celebrates Service Members and Volunteers of the Year at 2017 Force Behind the Forces℠ Gala
- Cast of NBC’s “The Brave” Wrap Up First-Ever USO Tour to Kirtland Air Force Base, and Encourage Fans to Become a Force Behind the Forces℠
- Just in Time for Back-to-School Season, Sesame Street and the USO Hit the Road and Head Back Out On Two-Month European Tour
- Bryan Cranston Wraps Up Day Two of His First-Ever USO Tour
- USO Announces USO Pathfinder℠ Transition Program for Service Members
- USO Announces New Leadership for New Era of Entertainment
- Carolina Panthers Players Mario Addison, Dean Marlowe, Andrew Norwell, Kawann Short and Trai Turner Embark on USO/NFL Tour to Germany
- Netflix and Terry Crews to Kick Off Premiere of New Show “Ultimate Beastmaster” with USO Screening Event at Edwards Air Force Base
- USO and NBA Bring 2017 All-Star Game Experience to U.S. Service Members in the Middle East
- USO and NFL Activate 2017 “Salute to Service” Partnership
2016
- General Joseph Dunford Wraps Up His Second USO Holiday Tour This Christmas, Rounding out the USO’s Year-long 75th Anniversary Celebration
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Lead Second USO Holiday Tour of 2016 and Join USO in Asking America to be the Force Behind the Forces
- FedEx Delivers USO Holidays for Heroes Program & Shows America How to Be a Force Behind the Forces with Care Packages and Messages to Deployed Troops
- USO Meets 75th Anniversary Goal and Gathers 1 Million Messages of Support for Service Members Across the Globe
- USO’s 75th Anniversary Celebration Continues with Star-Studded Holiday Tour Led by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- USO Expands Military Transition Services and Fully Integrates RP/6 Programmatic Resources Into USO’s Global Operations
- Vince Vaughn Shows His Support of USO’s Force Behind the Forces Campaign, Brings USO Screening of “Hacksaw Ridge” to Joint Base Andrews
- USO Kicks Off Veterans Day Countdown to Honor Service Members Past & Present
- USO Supporters Unite as the Force Behind the Forces for 75th Anniversary Gala Honoring Military Heroes, Volunteers and The Coca-Cola Company
- New USO Center Opens at Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily
- The Dead Daisies Step Up to Support the USO’s Force Behind the Forces and Prepare for USO Tour to South Korea
- Amazon Prime Video Joins the USO in Becoming a Force Behind the Forces with Advance Screening of “Bookaboo” at Naval Base San Diego
- Celebrities Stand Together as a Force Behind the Forces for USO’s 75th Anniversary Gala Hosted by Ryan Seacrest
- USO Launches Brand Campaign Force Behind the Forces
- New USO Center Opening at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey Keeps Service Members Connected to Family, Home, and Country
- USO, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Columbia Pictures Host Advance USO Screening of “The Magnificent Seven” at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Air Force Birthday
- President Bush Addresses Service Members and Families at Fort Carson Transition Summit
- NFL Celebrates 50-Year Partnership with USO, Pledges Additional $5M to Support America’s Service Members
- Ryan Seacrest to Host and Zac Brown Brand to Perform at 2016 USO Gala Saluting America’s Armed Forces
- Craig Campbell Wraps Up First-Ever USO Tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
- USO of Metropolitan New York Opens New USO Center at Newark Liberty International Airport
- From Fox & Friends: Help the USO send 1 million messages to US service members
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