Through local donations from a wide variety of San Diego's individuals, corporations and organizations, USO San Diego is able to provide programs and services including free weekly homemade dinners, access to books, games and movies, computer labs, family events and military unit homecomings.
Our Downtown and C. Neil Ash Airport centers are open 365 days a year and serve more than 150,000 patrons annually. Whether it's a quiet place to go for rest and relaxation, movies and refreshments or a friendly face, USO San Diego consistently delivers its special brand of service to the military -- being a true "Home Away From Home."
USO San Diego continues to offer support and entertainment to those who serve our nation with the same enthusiasm that it did at its opening in 1941.
The goal of USO San Diego is to extend a sense of comfort in an unfamiliar place to all active duty military and their families. More than 100 volunteers give their time to assist in staffing both centers. These volunteers aid in ensuring American service men and women feel at home in San Diego, whether traveling or stationed here.
Our Downtown Center -- at the corner of 3rd and A Streets -- is open every day of the year from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. to give active duty military personnel and their families a "Home Away From Home" where they may watch television, play pool, email friends, read or just relax and hang out. The 18,000 square foot center offers a complimentary Tuesday night dinner to active duty military and their families, a 9-station cyber canteen with free Internet access, special holiday events, a children's playroom, two flat panel televisions with surround sound, DVD movie library, Play Station 3, great activities and helpful information about San Diego. It also features a spacious social hall for parties and meetings, available for use at no cost to the military.
Our Neil Ash Airport Center located at Lindbergh Field's Terminal #1, next to Alaska Airline ticketing and check in, is the largest USO airport center in the world. It offers a friendly place for travelers to wait for a flight, unwind and have a snack, check email, watch television, get directions or transportation assistance to their duty station or other locations and get information on the area. It is also open every day of the year, from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m. The Airport USO Center also offers a cyber canteen with Internet access while extending a relaxing place to stay when traveling, complimentary coffee and pastries everyday and a helping hand for worn travelers.