Sam Auxier uses free phone cards supplied by the Camp Casey USO to call her husband, Spc. Jason Auxier, who is serving with Headquarters Headquarters Company, 44th Engineers Battalion in Iraq.

USO program helps keep Area I troops in Iraq connected

Phone cards donated by folks back home are helping non-command-sponsored wives in Area I stay in touch with their husbands in Iraq serving with the 2nd Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Strike Force), a United Service Organizations official said.

Myers says ‘hooah’ at Camp Casey USO show

The “hooahs” were loud and enthusiastic from several thousand troops who packed the Carey Fitness Center on Sunday for a United Service Organizations show that featured an appearance by Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers.

Henry Rollins rocks troops at Yongsan

Spc. Ryan McNamee got a chance to meet face-to-face Wednesday with the person who convinced him to join the military shortly after Sept. 11, 2001.

Dallas cheerleaders bring holiday cheer to USFK

Despite a miserable season on the field, the Dallas Cowboys may have gained a few new fans this week.

Venerable puppet brings smiles to kids at Kadena Elementary

A small fuzzy lamb and energetic 5-year-old orangutan were loose at Kadena Elementary School grounds Monday.

USO Okinawa’s activity-box program aims to help military families reconnect

The first Family Activity Box event sponsored by the USO on Okinawa proved to be such a hit, the organization has already scheduled another.

Pro gridders and GIs swap quips at gabfest

"When you're down, the mark of a champion is when you can come back." The words were spoken by the Green Bay Packers' tight end Marv Fleming to a group of military patients in the U.S. Army Hospital, Camp Oji, Japan.