Corporate Partners

American Airlines became the USO's first Official Airline Partner in 2010. In this valued role, American provides the USO with both in-kind support and fundraising assistance. Cash donations to the USO through American's Miles in Support of All Who Serve program, rewards AAdvantage® frequent traveler members 10 AAdvantage miles for every dollar donated. Additionally, anyone who pre-purchases travel and selects the co-branded USO/American Airlines Gift Card option drives 10% of the travel purchase as a donation to the USO. Purchasing the gift card is a great way to support the USO in its mission of lifting the spirits of troops and their families.

For more than a century, AT&T has consistently provided innovative, reliable, high-quality products and services and excellent customer care. Today, their mission extends to our troops and families as they provide thousands of pre-paid phone cards to Operation Phone Home and Operation USO Care Package. AT&T was welcomed into the USO's President's Circle in 2012.

Founded in 1972, Clear Channel Communications is a global media and entertainment company specializing in providing mobile and on-demand entertainment and information services for local communities and premier opportunities for advertisers. Since 2004, Clear Channel has supported the USO by providing in-kind radio and outdoor media support.

As a founding partner, The Coca-Cola Company has worked closely with the USO since 1941. For more than 70 years, this partnership has grown from not only refreshing military personnel through financial and in-kind product assistance, but to also include the development of programming that drives continued support for U.S. troops and their families. Coca-Cola is equally committed to supporting America's veterans. Most recently, The Coca-Cola System announced a new program to offer at least 800 job and career opportunities to military veterans during 2012.

As a company founded on the Golden Rule, jcpenney has a strong legacy of giving back. Through its charitable giving program, jcp cares, the Company is working with its customers to address some of the most pressing issues facing our communities today. Each month, customers are invited to round up their purchases to the nearest whole dollar and donate the difference to jcp cares' featured charity partner. jcp cares kicked off by supporting the USO in July 2012. As a demonstration of its commitment to building stronger communities, jcpenney joined its customers in giving back by making a $1 million donation to the USO. Working together with its customers, jcpenney is honored to support the men and women who make our freedom possible.

Kangaroo Express, the leading independently operated convenience store chain in the southeastern United States, hosts the summer-long Salute Our Troops fundraising campaign each year, inviting customers in more than 1,600 of its stores across 13 states to demonstrate united support for military personnel and their families. In its inaugural year, the 2011 Salute Our Troops campaign raised $1.35 million dollars for the USO, making it the largest grassroots fundraising initiative in the USO's 70-year history. At the completion of the 2011 promotion, the USO welcomed Kangaroo Express into the President's Circle, the USO's highest level of partnership.

Kroger expanded its 2010 partnership with a new year-long initiative called Honoring Our Heroes. The campaign included customers rounding up their purchase totals or dropping donations into coin canisters at checkout, the sale of commemorative reusable bags and in-store promotions with key suppliers. Kroger is the nation's largest traditional grocery retailer, employing more than 338,000 associates who serve customers in 2,439 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states, under two dozen local banner names. The company also operates 796 convenience stores, 363 fine jewelry stores, 1,067 supermarket fuel centers and 40 food processing plants in the United States.

Lowe's has been helping its customers improve the places they call home for more than 60 years. Founded in 1946, Lowe's has grown from a small hardware store to the 2nd largest home improvement retailer worldwide, operating more than 1,725 stores in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Besides Lowe's generous 2011 donation to Operation Enduring Care, Lowe's also supports the USO through in-kind donations and employee giving.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Supporting those who have given so much to defend our Nation is important to Northrop Grumman and its employees. This support is reinforced with employee volunteer efforts, strategic partnerships, charitable contributions as well as programs that aid the employment of veterans and wounded warriors. Northrop Grumman was the first supporter of Operation USO Care Package (OUCP), and has been the corporate sponsor of the Military Bowl since 2010. In April 2011, the Northrop Grumman Foundation announced a $5 million pledge to Operation Enduring Care, which is the largest single gift to the USO in the 70-year history of the organization, and the founding donation to this initiative. Northrop Grumman shows our troops and their families their service continues to be valued and appreciated.

Procter & Gamble (P&G) supports a variety of USO programming. P&G provides direct access to consumer packaged goods brands for campaigns and in-kind donations. These efforts have supported programs such as Operation Enduring Care, Operation Phone Home, United Through Reading&reg& Military Program hosted at USO Centers, Operation USO Care Package and USO2GO. In 2011, P&G was a Vice Chairman sponsor of the USO Gala. P&G also hosts the P&G Beauty and Grooming Lounge for the Gala's honorees and spouses. P&G's commitment to servicemen and women and their families is exemplified through the variety of support to USO programs and services.

TriWest Healthcare Alliance has been a major sponsor of the USO, generously supporting the USO Gala, an annual celebration where the USO honors the outstanding achievements of our troops. For the last five years, TriWest has provided both invaluable leadership and top-sponsorship support to that prestigious event. In addition, TriWest has supported USO San Diego, Puget Sound, the Ramstein Air Base expansion, the Warrior Center at Landstuhl, Fort Carson, Fort Bliss and Hawaii. TriWest has also been the Presenting Sponsor of twelve domestic USO Entertainment concerts. Their deep and wide commitment to the USO has earned the sincere appreciation of the organization, the troops and their families.