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2017

• 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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FACT SHEETS

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