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Lt. Cmdr. William Danchanko, a nurse practitioner at

Lt. Cmdr. William Danchanko, a nurse practitioner at

Lt. Cmdr. William Danchanko, a nurse practitioner at Role 3, the hospital on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, pre-reads the book he has selected for his son prior to recording it Sept. 27. Since USO and United ... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Spencer Vue, an infantryman with 2nd

U.S. Army Pfc. Spencer Vue, an infantryman with 2nd

U.S. Army Pfc. Spencer Vue, an infantryman with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), poses for a photo at Combat Outpos... More

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Derek Tyson (left) assists Maj.

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Derek Tyson (left) assists Maj.

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Derek Tyson (left) assists Maj. Bruce Townley, a native of Chamois, Mo., in performing a magic trick at Forward Operating Base Lightning March 31, 2013. Tyson and Townley are advisers to the ... More

Lt. Cmdr. William Danchanko, a nurse practitioner at

Lt. Cmdr. William Danchanko, a nurse practitioner at

Lt. Cmdr. William Danchanko, a nurse practitioner at Role 3, the hospital on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, videotapes a recording of himself reading a book for his 2-year-old son Sept. 27. The USO at KAF has... More

Soldiers call family and friends at the United Service

Soldiers call family and friends at the United Service

Soldiers call family and friends at the United Service Organizations on Forward Operating Base Fenty in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province Jan. 24. The nearly all-volunteer staff keeps the facility runnin... More

An U.S. Army soldier with 3rd Platoon, Delta Company,

An U.S. Army soldier with 3rd Platoon, Delta Company,

An U.S. Army soldier with 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), takes a knee during a patrol with the Af... More

Airmen of Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard stand in

Airmen of Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard stand in

Airmen of Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard stand in formation during the dedication of a monument honoring Delawareans who served in the wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan at Legislative Hall, Dover, Del.,... More

Priya Butler, left, the USO director of operations

Priya Butler, left, the USO director of operations

Priya Butler, left, the USO director of operations for Southwest Asia, shows Spc. Torrence Hall, a cavalry scout assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, Task Force Bison, the holiday decorations for hi... More

Members of the Bagram Eastside USO staff cut the cake

Members of the Bagram Eastside USO staff cut the cake

Members of the Bagram Eastside USO staff cut the cake at the grand opening of the Bagram Eastside USO Feb. 5. The new facility will serve the service members on the east side of Bagram Air Field who are isolate... More

151205-N-YZ751-0035 NAS SIGONELLA, Sicily (Dec. 5,

151205-N-YZ751-0035 NAS SIGONELLA, Sicily (Dec. 5,

151205-N-YZ751-0035 NAS SIGONELLA, Sicily (Dec. 5, 2015) Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, walks on the flightline during a tour aboard Naval Air Station (N... More

Left and far right, Peter Billingsley, producer of

Left and far right, Peter Billingsley, producer of

Left and far right, Peter Billingsley, producer of Iron Man and director of Couples Retreat and comedian Steve Byrne judge “auditions” given by U.S. Army service members during the United Services Organization ... More

U.S. Army soldiers at Bagram Airfield pose for a picture

U.S. Army soldiers at Bagram Airfield pose for a picture

U.S. Army soldiers at Bagram Airfield pose for a picture with the comedians from the "Comics on Duty" tour Oct. 24, 2012. The comedians spent time after the show meeting and talking with service members. Severa... More

Jack Markell, governor of Delaware speaks during the

Jack Markell, governor of Delaware speaks during the

Jack Markell, governor of Delaware speaks during the dedication of a monument honoring Delawareans who served in the wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan at Legislative Hall, Dover, Del., Nov. 7, 2015. (U.S.... More

Supermodel Mayra Veronica sits in the back of a Mine

Supermodel Mayra Veronica sits in the back of a Mine

Supermodel Mayra Veronica sits in the back of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle on Forward Operating Base Hanson, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 20. Veronica and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Bob G... More

U.S. service members watch the United Service Organization

U.S. service members watch the United Service Organization

U.S. service members watch the United Service Organization (USO) Holiday Troop Visit stars at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Dec. 9, 2013. The 2013 USO Chairman's Holiday Tour is a seven-stop, four-country... More

Country music singer Toby Keith performs for U.S. Service

Country music singer Toby Keith performs for U.S. Service

Country music singer Toby Keith performs for U.S. Service members on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2012. Keith performed his 10th tour with the United Service Organization which imp... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jake McCray assigned to

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jake McCray assigned to

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jake McCray assigned to the Air Force Central Command Band, breaks down his instruments after performing at the United Service Organizations pavilion on Jalalabad Airfield, Nangarhar ... More

Soldiers from 115th Military Police Battalion, a Maryland

Soldiers from 115th Military Police Battalion, a Maryland

Soldiers from 115th Military Police Battalion, a Maryland National Guard unit attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, and soldiers from Bosnia-Herzegovina, stand at attention during the National Anthem a... More

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, eats lunch with U.S. Marines and joint service members with Regional Command (Southwest) in the dining facility at Camp Leatherneck, Helm... More

Air Force retired Col. James "Quincy" Collins stands

Air Force retired Col. James "Quincy" Collins stands

Air Force retired Col. James "Quincy" Collins stands by as the Army Golden Knights parachute team land at the Vietnam Veterans Homecoming Celebration at the Charlotte Motor Speedway March 31. Collins was held a... More

4-time Olympic Medalist Maya DiRado, left, meets with

4-time Olympic Medalist Maya DiRado, left, meets with

4-time Olympic Medalist Maya DiRado, left, meets with U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 2d Cavalry Regiment, at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area during this year’s United Services Organiza... More

Singer Chris Daughtry performs a song during the 2015

Singer Chris Daughtry performs a song during the 2015

Singer Chris Daughtry performs a song during the 2015 USO Holiday Troop Tour, Dec. 9, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Daughtry was accompanied by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corp... More

The USO entertainers take a photo with soldiers after

The USO entertainers take a photo with soldiers after

The USO entertainers take a photo with soldiers after a USO show in Bagram, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2013. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen

Actor Robert Patrick gives a thumbs up to Marines about

Actor Robert Patrick gives a thumbs up to Marines about

Actor Robert Patrick gives a thumbs up to Marines about to head outside the wire as Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, leads the first-ever National Guard USO Tour, Afghanistan, May 19, 2016. ... More

National Basketball Association (NBA) legend Ray Allen,

National Basketball Association (NBA) legend Ray Allen,

National Basketball Association (NBA) legend Ray Allen, second from left, hands over a basket ball to a little boy during the United Services Organizations (USO) Holiday Tour Show on Tower Barracks Grafenwoehr,... More

Bridget Kelly, singer and songwriter, preforms for

Bridget Kelly, singer and songwriter, preforms for

Bridget Kelly, singer and songwriter, preforms for U.S. troops during the United Service Organization (USO) Holiday Troop Visit at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Dec. 9, 2013. The 2013 USO Chairman's Holida... More

U.S. service members watch on television President

U.S. service members watch on television President

U.S. service members watch on television President Obama talk about the details of the death of 9/11 mastermind, Osama Bin Laden inside the USO at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 2.

Volunteers at the USO on Camp Courtney prepare lunch

Volunteers at the USO on Camp Courtney prepare lunch

Volunteers at the USO on Camp Courtney prepare lunch Sept. 12 for the grand opening of a new location. The process of establishing a USO facility on Camp Courtney started in 2011 and overcame many obstacles, ac... More

A U.S. service member takes a photo with Jay Leno during

A U.S. service member takes a photo with Jay Leno during

A U.S. service member takes a photo with Jay Leno during a United Service Organization visit to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2014. The organization hosted the TODAY USO Comedy Tour featuring Jay Leno,... More

(Left) U.S. Army Master Sgt. Dionne J. Alexander-Washington

(Left) U.S. Army Master Sgt. Dionne J. Alexander-Washington

(Left) U.S. Army Master Sgt. Dionne J. Alexander-Washington poses for a photo with comedian Dave Mishevitz prior to a comedy show at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, on Feb. 19. Mishevitz is a member of the Com... More

U.S. Army Soldier Maj. Gen. Stephan Townsend from the

U.S. Army Soldier Maj. Gen. Stephan Townsend from the

U.S. Army Soldier Maj. Gen. Stephan Townsend from the 10th Mountain Division talks to the audience during The Today USO Comedy Tour Show held at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2014. The show was brought... More

Country music singer Toby Keith holds up a red Solo

Country music singer Toby Keith holds up a red Solo

Country music singer Toby Keith holds up a red Solo cup during his performance for U.S. Service members on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2012. Keith performed his 10th tour with the... More

U.S. Air force band Vector performs at the United Service

U.S. Air force band Vector performs at the United Service

U.S. Air force band Vector performs at the United Service Organizations pavilion on Jalalabad Airfield, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, April 13, 2013. Vector travels around the world preforming for all member... More

Troops gather outside of the multi-purpose tent of

Troops gather outside of the multi-purpose tent of

Troops gather outside of the multi-purpose tent of Kandahar Air Field for a holiday show sponsored by the USO on Dec. 17, 2008. The USO brought a variety of performers for the show, including comedians and musi... More

Jason Lewis, a programs coordinator with the USO, gives

Jason Lewis, a programs coordinator with the USO, gives

Jason Lewis, a programs coordinator with the USO, gives a thumbs up towards the camera as U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis Davis with the 72nd Medical Detachment prepares to toss his beanbag during a game of corn-ho... More

Country Musician Kellie Pickler sings during a small

Country Musician Kellie Pickler sings during a small

Country Musician Kellie Pickler sings during a small concert at Forward Operating Base Walton, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2013. Pickler performed concerts and met with troops during her USO visit to Afghanistan. (U.... More

Illusionist Jim Karol, right, entertains service members

Illusionist Jim Karol, right, entertains service members

Illusionist Jim Karol, right, entertains service members and families during this year’s United Services Organizations (USO) Holiday Tour at the Tower Barracks, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Dec. 8, 2016. The chairman ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F . Dunford Jr., Chairman

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F . Dunford Jr., Chairman

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F . Dunford Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with servicemembers before a USO holiday troop visit in a hangar at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2015. Dunf... More

Actor Robert Patrick in "Captain USO" mode during a

Actor Robert Patrick in "Captain USO" mode during a

Actor Robert Patrick in "Captain USO" mode during a performance as Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, leads the first-ever National Guard USO Tour, Afghanistan, May 19, 2016. (U.S. Army Nation... More

Singer and songwriter Dilana Robichaux out of Los Angeles,

Singer and songwriter Dilana Robichaux out of Los Angeles,

Singer and songwriter Dilana Robichaux out of Los Angeles, Calif., takes a soldier on stage during a performance for service members in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Spc. Brian Miller, assigned to the 1487th

U.S. Army Spc. Brian Miller, assigned to the 1487th

U.S. Army Spc. Brian Miller, assigned to the 1487th Transportation Company, Ohio Army National Guard, sits while Mad Magazine cartoonist Tom Richmond does a caricature of him at Kandahar Airfield, in Kandahar P... More

Country singer and former American Idol contestant

Country singer and former American Idol contestant

Country singer and former American Idol contestant Kellie Pickler performs at the USO Holiday show in the Morale, Welfare and Recreation multi-purpose tent of Kandahar Air Field on Dec. 17, 2008. The singer was... More

Miami Dolphins cheerleaders Natalie Diaz and Amy Madill

Miami Dolphins cheerleaders Natalie Diaz and Amy Madill

Miami Dolphins cheerleaders Natalie Diaz and Amy Madill arrive at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, along with two other cheerleaders and two Dolphins former players to entertain service members.

A civilian-owned Mil-8 helicopter lifts off after U.S.

A civilian-owned Mil-8 helicopter lifts off after U.S.

A civilian-owned Mil-8 helicopter lifts off after U.S. Army Sgt. Rachel Barrett, a combat medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade “Rakkasans,” 101st Airbor... More

An Afghan National Army officer addresses service members

An Afghan National Army officer addresses service members

An Afghan National Army officer addresses service members from other branches of the Afghan National Security Forces during a consultative meeting known as a shura at Combat Outpost Chamkani in Khost province, ... More

Afghan Border Police Sgt. Noor Ulmah, left, trains

Afghan Border Police Sgt. Noor Ulmah, left, trains

Afghan Border Police Sgt. Noor Ulmah, left, trains a new member of the police in basic rifle skills at Combat Outpost Bowri Tana of Khost province, Afghanistan, March 2, 2013. Ulmah is a training Noncommissione... More

A U.S. Army Soldier volunteering for the USO makes

A U.S. Army Soldier volunteering for the USO makes

A U.S. Army Soldier volunteering for the USO makes fried Oreos for service members deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve during the U.S. Air Force Central Command (AFCENT) Band performance at Erbil ... More

Accompanied by Vice Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of

Accompanied by Vice Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of

Accompanied by Vice Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., actors Jason "Wee Man" Acuna and Dennis Haysbert, recording artists Phillip Phillips, Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young, Nationa... More

Servicemembers from US Army, Air Force, Navy, as well

Servicemembers from US Army, Air Force, Navy, as well

Servicemembers from US Army, Air Force, Navy, as well as the Romanian, Bulgarian, Australian, and Polish services celebrate the 4th of July weekend with a USO sponsored morale events through Kandahar Air Field... More

The United Service Organization brought some holiday

The United Service Organization brought some holiday

The United Service Organization brought some holiday spirit to 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam Dec. 19, 2013. The USO Christmas Convoy delivers present... More

Country music artist Kellie Pickler, with her husband

Country music artist Kellie Pickler, with her husband

Country music artist Kellie Pickler, with her husband and guitarist Kyle Jacobs, perform for hundreds of multinational service members, Dec. 16, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. This is Pickler's sixth USO to... More

Musician Zack Brown warms up the crowd at the 2008

Musician Zack Brown warms up the crowd at the 2008

Musician Zack Brown warms up the crowd at the 2008 USO Holiday Tour stop at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 19, 2008. U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff along with his wife Deborah, ... More

UFC fighter Tim Kennedy, who is also a sergeant first

UFC fighter Tim Kennedy, who is also a sergeant first

UFC fighter Tim Kennedy, who is also a sergeant first class in the National Guard, discusses a soldier's combat patch with him while actor Robert Patrick looks on as Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard... More

Country music singer Toby Keith holds up a red Solo

Country music singer Toby Keith holds up a red Solo

Country music singer Toby Keith holds up a red Solo cup during his performance for U.S. Service members on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2012. Keith performed his 10th tour with the... More

Captain Matthew Stuhr, Headquarters Headquarters Detachment,

Captain Matthew Stuhr, Headquarters Headquarters Detachment,

Captain Matthew Stuhr, Headquarters Headquarters Detachment, 115th Military Police Battalion company commander, and a native of Columbus, Ohio, kicks a soccer ball toward a goal in a match against partnered sol... More

Country music singer Kellie Pickler sings during a

Country music singer Kellie Pickler sings during a

Country music singer Kellie Pickler sings during a concert at Forward Operating Base Walton, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2013. Pickler performed concerts and met with troops during her USO visit to Afghanistan. (U.S.... More

Servicemembers from US Army, Air Force, Navy, as well

Servicemembers from US Army, Air Force, Navy, as well

Servicemembers from US Army, Air Force, Navy, as well as the Romanian, Bulgarian, Australian, and Polish services celebrate the 4th of July weekend with a USO sponsored morale events through Kandahar Air Field... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Torrence Green shows his hard-earned

U.S. Army Sgt. Torrence Green shows his hard-earned

U.S. Army Sgt. Torrence Green shows his hard-earned sweat as he cools off on the Kandahar boardwalk after completing the Memorial Day 5k at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on May 29. Green is a member of the Mi... More

Comedian Rob Riggle, actress Meghan Markle, country

Comedian Rob Riggle, actress Meghan Markle, country

Comedian Rob Riggle, actress Meghan Markle, country singer Kellie Pickler, actress Dianna Agron, National Football League linebacker Brian Urlacher, and Major League Baseball pitcher Doug Fister, pose for a pho... More

U.S. service members and D.O.D civilians pose at the

U.S. service members and D.O.D civilians pose at the

U.S. service members and D.O.D civilians pose at the United Service Organization (USO) Holiday Troop Visit at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Dec. 9, 2013. The 2013 USO Chairman's Holiday Tour is a seven-st... More

Country-rock singers Zac Brown and Kid Rock perform

Country-rock singers Zac Brown and Kid Rock perform

Country-rock singers Zac Brown and Kid Rock perform at the USO Holiday show in the Morale, Welfare and Recreation multi-purpose tent of Kandahar Air Field on Dec. 17, 2008. The singers were part of a variety en... More

Service members deployed to Afghanistan react to Superbowl

Service members deployed to Afghanistan react to Superbowl

Service members deployed to Afghanistan react to Superbowl XLVI while watching a live broadcast in the United Service Organizations tent courtesy of American Forces Network.

Country Music Singer Craig Campbell and band entertain

Country Music Singer Craig Campbell and band entertain

Country Music Singer Craig Campbell and band entertain U.S. Soldiers and families during the United Services Organizations (USO) Holiday Tour Show on Tower Barracks Grafenwoehr, Germany, Dec. 8, 2016. The chair... More

Participants of the United Services Organizations (USO)

Participants of the United Services Organizations (USO)

Participants of the United Services Organizations (USO) Holiday Tour get to ride in a Stryker Fighting Vehicle at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Dec. 8, 2016. The chairman o... More

Celebrities traveling with the Chairman’s annual USO

Celebrities traveling with the Chairman’s annual USO

Celebrities traveling with the Chairman’s annual USO holiday tour thank troops for their service at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 10.

U.S. service members pose at the United Service Organization

U.S. service members pose at the United Service Organization

U.S. service members pose at the United Service Organization Holiday Troop Visit at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Dec. 9, 2013. The 2013 USO Chairman's Holiday Tour is a seven-stop, four-country troop vis... More

A standoff between New York Yankees outfielder Nick

A standoff between New York Yankees outfielder Nick

A standoff between New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher and Boston Red Socks fan Maj. Jay Stewart, ISAF Joint Command future plans, ends with jokes and a few pictures, Nov. 23, at Kabul International Airpor... More

U.S. service members react to an amusing lyric a performance

U.S. service members react to an amusing lyric a performance

U.S. service members react to an amusing lyric a performance by country music star Toby Keith here, April 28, 2012. Keith visited Camp Dwyer and performed for service members as part of United Service Organizations tour.

Bruce Burda, USO’s senior vice president for Southwest

Bruce Burda, USO’s senior vice president for Southwest

Bruce Burda, USO’s senior vice president for Southwest Asia, extends his gratitude to soldiers at Forward Operating Base Wright for the sacrifices they make and shows his support by helping pass out holiday gif... More

A U.S. Marine holds up the American flag during a

A U.S. Marine holds up the American flag during a

A U.S. Marine holds up the American flag during a performance of "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" by Country music singer Toby Keith on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2012. Kei... More

Actress Elizabeth Banks and David Wain entertain service

Actress Elizabeth Banks and David Wain entertain service

Actress Elizabeth Banks and David Wain entertain service members at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, during a USO holiday troop visit, Dec. 8, 2015. Acts also included comedian Sydney Castillo, musician Chris Dau... More

U.S. Marines with Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT-7)

U.S. Marines with Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT-7)

U.S. Marines with Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT-7) wait in the Ontario USO to board a plane bound for Manas, Kyrgyzstan at Ontario International Airport, Ontario, Calif., Oct. 10, 2012. RCT-7 is embarking on a ... More

Accompanied by Vice Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of

Accompanied by Vice Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of

Accompanied by Vice Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff Admiral James A. Winnefeld Jr., actors Jason "Wee Man" Acuna and Dennis Haysbert, recording artists Phillip Phillips, Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young, Nati... More

101st Division Band preforms for U.S. troops during

101st Division Band preforms for U.S. troops during

101st Division Band preforms for U.S. troops during the United Service Organization (USO) Holiday Troop Visit at Bagram Air ield, Parwan province, Dec. 9, 2013. The 2013 USO Chairman's Holiday Tour is a seven-... More

Jep and Willie Robertson from the A&E hit show "Duck

Jep and Willie Robertson from the A&E hit show "Duck

Jep and Willie Robertson from the A&E hit show "Duck Dynasty", speaks with U.S. troops during the United Service Organization (USO) Holiday Troop Visit at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Dec. 9, 2013. The ... More

From left to right, Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, Third

From left to right, Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, Third

From left to right, Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, Third Infantry Division and Regional Command (South) command sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, senior enlisted adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chi... More

Actor Robert Patrick in "Captain USO" mode with UFC

Actor Robert Patrick in "Captain USO" mode with UFC

Actor Robert Patrick in "Captain USO" mode with UFC fighter Tim Kennedy beside a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, or MRAP, as Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, leads the first-ever Na... More

U.S. Soldiers and families watch the United Services

U.S. Soldiers and families watch the United Services

U.S. Soldiers and families watch the United Services Organizations (USO) Holiday Tour Show on Tower Barracks Grafenwoehr, Germany, Dec. 8, 2016. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Gen.... More

Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau,

Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau,

Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, says goodbye to troops as the general departs Afghanistan during the first-ever National Guard USO Tour, May 19, 2016. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt... More

2007 USO Holiday Tour Stop at the Logistics Support Area Kuwait

2007 USO Holiday Tour Stop at the Logistics Support Area Kuwait

Miss USA Rachel Smith, Deborah Mullen, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lt. Gen Whitcomb, commander, U.S. Army Central Command, and Kid Rock enjoy the comedy of Robin Williams durin... More

Bob Griese, former NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins

Bob Griese, former NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins

Bob Griese, former NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins and two-time Super Bowl champion, talks to soldiers of the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Tigershark, during a visit to... More

U.S. Army Spc. Brenden Sullenger, an infantryman with

U.S. Army Spc. Brenden Sullenger, an infantryman with

U.S. Army Spc. Brenden Sullenger, an infantryman with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security during a patr... More

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and ISAF Commander Gen. John Campbell at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2014. (DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen/Released)

U.S. service members pose at the United Service Organization

U.S. service members pose at the United Service Organization

U.S. service members pose at the United Service Organization Holiday Troop Visit at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Dec. 9, 2013. The 2013 USO Chairman's Holiday Tour is a seven-stop, four-country troop visi... More

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Army Maj. Gen. Robert "Abe" Abrams, commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division and Regional Command (South), talk on the flight line ... More

Thomas Miles, co-host of the Steve Harvey show, speaks

Thomas Miles, co-host of the Steve Harvey show, speaks

Thomas Miles, co-host of the Steve Harvey show, speaks with a U.S. Army soldier during the Chairman’s annual USO holiday tour at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 10. Miles spoke to the young lady about her e... More

Country music singer Toby Keith performs for U.S. Service

Country music singer Toby Keith performs for U.S. Service

Country music singer Toby Keith performs for U.S. Service members on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2012. Keith performed his 10th tour with the United Service Organization which imp... More

U.S. Army soldiers in the band The Surge entertain

U.S. Army soldiers in the band The Surge entertain

U.S. Army soldiers in the band The Surge entertain airmen and soldiers for the 376th birthday of the National Guard on Dec. 12, 2012, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The Surge played a variety of songs includ... More

Bagram currently has two United Service Organizations,

Bagram currently has two United Service Organizations,

Bagram currently has two United Service Organizations, one on both sides of the Base. The main USO, Pat Tillman Memorial USO, was built in 2005 from funds donated by the National Football League, in honor of fa... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F . Dunford Jr., Chairman

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F . Dunford Jr., Chairman

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F . Dunford Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with service members before a USO holiday troop visit in a hangar at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2015. Dun... More

New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher signs an autograph

New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher signs an autograph

New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher signs an autograph for a fan, Nov. 23, at the Kabul International Airport. Swisher and his wife, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, announced their Afghanistan honeymoon in August, ... More

Country musician Kellie Pickler sings during a small

Country musician Kellie Pickler sings during a small

Country musician Kellie Pickler sings during a small concert at Forward Operating Base Walton, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2013. Pickler performed concerts and met with troops during her visit to Afghanistan. (U.S. A... More

State Rep. Earl Jaques, Jr. speaks during the dedication

State Rep. Earl Jaques, Jr. speaks during the dedication

State Rep. Earl Jaques, Jr. speaks during the dedication of a monument honoring Delawareans who served in the wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan at Legislative Hall, Dover, Del. Nov. 7, 2015. (U.S. Nationa... More

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, center, chairman of

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, center, chairman of

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with service members during this year’s United Services Organizations (USO) Holiday Tour at the Tower Barracks Dining Facility... More

Country musician Kellie Pickler sings during a concert

Country musician Kellie Pickler sings during a concert

Country musician Kellie Pickler sings during a concert at Forward Operating Base Walton, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2013. Pickler performed small concerts and met with troops during her USO visit to Afghanistan. (U.... More

U.S. service members pose with the United Service

U.S. service members pose with the United Service

U.S. service members pose with the United Service Organization (USO) Holiday Troop Visit stars at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Dec. 9, 2013. The 2013 USO Chairman's Holiday Tour is a seven-stop, four-co... More

U.S. service members pose with the United Service

U.S. service members pose with the United Service

U.S. service members pose with the United Service Organization (USO) Holiday Troop Visit stars at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Dec. 9, 2013. The 2013 USO Chairman's Holiday Tour is a seven-stop, four-coun... More

Chef Robert Irvine prepares a meal during a USO show

Chef Robert Irvine prepares a meal during a USO show

Chef Robert Irvine prepares a meal during a USO show at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2015. Irvine is a celebrity chef who has appeared on a variety of Food Network programs including “Dinner: Impossi... More

Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau,

Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau,

Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, leads the first-ever National Guard USO Tour, Afghanistan, May 19, 2016. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill) (Released)

Illusionist Jim Karol, right, and National Basketball

Illusionist Jim Karol, right, and National Basketball

Illusionist Jim Karol, right, and National Basketball Association (NBA) legend Ray Allen entertain U.S. Soldiers and families during the United Services Organizations (USO) Holiday Tour Show on Tower Barracks G... More

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