Military Bowl 2016 To Offer Complimentary Tickets For Service Members

From Northrop Grumman: ANNAPOLIS, MD — Complimentary tickets are now available for service members and their families to attend the 2016 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman, benefiting the USO. This year’s game, which celebrates the USO’s 75th anniversary, matches No. 23 Temple and Wake Forest. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. The game will be televised on ESPN.

Beginning today, service members can sign up to receive as many as six vouchers for these tickets via USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore’sTicketline program. Active Duty, Active Reservists and Active National Guard Service Members and their military dependents are eligible to receive the vouchers.

• Fort George G. Meade USO Center, 8612 6th Armored Cavalry Road, Fort Meade, MD 20755. Open daily 9 am to 9 pm.
• Joint Base Myer – Henderson Hall Honor Guard USO Lounge, 228 McNair Road, Building 405, Fort Myer, VA 22211. Open Monday toFriday, 8 am to 8 pm.
• USO Warrior and Family Center at Fort Belvoir, 5940 9th Street, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060. Open daily 8 am to 8 pm.
• NSF Indian Head USO Center, 14 Strauss Avenue, Indian Head, MD 20640. Open Monday to Friday, 8 am to 1 pm.
• USO Warrior and Family Center at Bethesda, 4565 Taylor Road, Building 83, Bethesda, MD 20889. Open daily 8 am to 8 pm.

The vouchers can be redeemed for tickets on gameday at the USO tent located in the Military Bowl Official Tailgate in the parking lot on the west (Blue) side of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

“We are very appreciative of our partners’ efforts to make sure that so many service members and their families are able to enjoy the game,” Military Bowl President & Executive Director Steve Beck said. “The Bowl takes great pride in honoring the men and women of our nation’s Armed Forces and we look forward to seeing many of them in attendance on December 27.”

Tickets for the general public start at $25 and are on sale now at militarybowl.org or by calling 888-841-2787. For information on suites and hospitality packages, please contact Director of Marketing & Ticketing Ryan Bartholomew at rbartholomew@militarybowl.org.

The Military Bowl thanks USAA for being the presenting sponsor of the Tickets for Troops program. Other sponsors contributing to the program areNorthrop Grumman, Events DC, NewDay USA, Microsoft, Under Armour, 3M, Northrop Grumman Federal Credit Union, Navy Federal Credit Union, Vencore, Fidelity Investments, GE Aviation, GEICO and Towers Watson. Fans can also donate to Tickets for Troops at militarybowl.org/militarytickets.

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