USO lounges can fill up fast during PCS season, during deployments, and (depending on location) TDYs. You can find a USO lounge by searching the official site: the USO has operations in roughly 200 locations (not all are in airports) so chances are good that you may find USO facilities in an airport you are traveling to or from if you’re traveling to common destinations for official business or leisure trips. » MORE: Veterans Can Buy a Home with $0 Down An unexpired military ID is always required for entry into the lounge just like entering a military installation. The signage and visibility for these lounges is often minimal so it is always best to ask at an airport information desk if you are not sure if the USO is active at that airport and where the lounge might be. USO lounges are normally listed in airport directory maps and official sites. As much as we’d like to open our doors to all those who have honorably served, we have limited space and resources.”Īt the time of this writing, USO airport lounges are not open to retirees and veterans, preferring to use all available resources for those who are currently serving in uniform and their families. The USO official site notes, “Occasionally, veterans or military retirees contact us to tell us they couldn’t get into a USO airport lounge because they didn’t have an active military ID card. But these lounges aren’t open to all visitors.
These lounges are open to currently serving military members and their families with unexpired ID cards and feature internet access, sleeping areas, small libraries, mini-theaters, snacks, and other services that vary depending on location. Since World War Two, some of the most well-known military airport lounges have been operated by the USO. Photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Norman Military Airport Lounges: The USO
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