The USO has been responsible for boosting the morale and improving the welfare of America’s armed forces since 1941. The USO is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the troops by providing morale, welfare, and recreational services to our men and women in uniform. The original intent of Congress—and enduring style of the tradition of the USO—is to represent the American people by extending a touch of home to the military. The USO currently operates more than 130 centers worldwide, including 10 mobile canteens that are located in the continental United States and overseas.