Takeout a warm-up for hosting guests

United Service Organizations planning a grand reopening when centeron base reopens next month.

The United Service Organizations of Central and Southern Ohio Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has launched “USO To-Go,” a take-out snack and beverage service.

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday, USO volunteers are offering a range of salty, sweet and nutritious snacks at no cost, as well as bottled water and sports drinks, fromthe building entryway.

Patrons can pick up these treats to take away or to enjoy in socially distanced outdoor seating on the USO center patio.

Wright-Patt USO Center Manager Erik Oberg reports that after months of suspended operations, the center is almost ready to begin hosting guests again.

“Both the base and the USO have been making improvements to our building all summer long,” Oberg said. “We’re close to wrapping things up and plan to reopen both the center and the remodeled Airman’s Attic in October.”

In the meantime, USO staff and volunteers were eager to provide the morale-boosting “USO To-Go” service as awarm-up act to next month’s grand reopening.

“We want to start getting our service members used to the idea that the USO center is still here,” Oberg

said. “We can hardly wait to have them back.”

“USO To-Go” will continue every weekday until the center reopens in October.

The Wright-Patterson USO is at 2221 Birch St. in the Kittyhawk Area of Wright-Patterson AFB, across the street from the

Kittyhawk Lanes and the Class 6.

The “USO To-Go” service will be open to all activeduty military, Guard, and Reserve service members and their dependent family members and also retirees.

For further information, email Oberg at eoberg@uso. org or call 937-522-3759.

U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO / WESLEY FARNSWORTH Alesya Flynn and her 5-year-old sonHenry check out the variety of items available during the “USO-To-Go” soft-reopening event atWright-Patterson Air Force Base on Wednesday. Visitorswere able to get salty, sweet and nutritious snacks, aswell as bottledwater and sports drinks, at no cost. The eventwas in preparation for theUSO’s planned grand re-opening in October.

FARNSWORTH U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/ WESLEY Attendees check out the variety available during the “USO-To-Go” soft-reopening event atWright-Patterson Air Force Base onWednesday.

AIR FORCE PHOTO/ WESLEY FARNSWORTH Senior AirmanMatthias Downs, NationalAir and Space Intelligence Center technician, registers at the “USO-ToGo” soft-reopening.