Operation Enduring Care |
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From supporting temporary stabilization sites on the front lines to providing recreational opportunities to recuperating service members, Operation Enduring Care was designed to help meet the recovery needs of injured service members, their families and the medical personnel who care for the wounded. This program also includes support for funeral escorts, mortuary personnel and honor guards serving fallen troops.
Created in 2006, Operation Enduring Care comprises six outreach programs: USO Day Rooms, Operation USO Comfort, Operation Connect with Care, Operation USO Outing, the USO Emergency Fund and USO Grant Funding. These programs provide lounge areas at hospitals and medical facilities, duffle bags filled with clothing and toiletries for troops coming directly from the battlefield, DVD players and movies, CDs, video games and other entertainment items that can be checked out and day trips to local sporting events and concerts. They also provide emergency financial assistance for service members and their families to cover transportation, hotel and travel accommodations and other emergency situations.
Operation Enduring Care provides benefits at many locations, including:
- The USO Center at the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility (CASF), Germany
- Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
- The National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md.
- Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- Warrior Transition Battalion, El Paso, Texas
- William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas
- Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital, N.C.
- Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Wash.
- Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Ga.
- Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, Ga.
- Winn Army Community Hospital, Fort Stewart, Ga.
- The VA Healthcare Center, Fort Knox, Ky.
- Ireland Community Area Hospital, Fort Knox, Ky.
- The Dover Air Force Base Passenger Terminal, Del.