As wildfires continue to devastate the Los Angeles area, service members have been deployed to the front lines to assist firefighters and protect civilians. The USO is there for our heroes with essential supplies and connections to home — but we need your help to keep this critical support going.

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the California National Guard load equipment and a Bambi bucket onto an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to support the fire-fighting efforts in Los Angeles, California, where multiple deadly wildfires are still raging.

Service members from March Air Reserve Base assist in fire suppression efforts against the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California. At least 24 people have died in the fires, and the total area burned is about 60 square miles.

Over the weekend, service members worked to locate and extinguish residential fires and hot spots, preventing potential reignition. They were also tasked with reporting sensitive discoveries, such as human remains or deceased pets.

With your help, the USO goes wherever our service members go, providing vital support and boosting their morale. In response to this ongoing crisis, we’ve deployed two Mobile USOs in the region to support our heroes with warm meals, water and essential supplies.

The USO is keeping a close eye on this situation and is prepared to scale up our response as needed. We’ll be there to support service members as long as they’re responding to this emergency and wherever duty calls them in 2025. These heroes deserve our support and gratitude, and we’ll always do what we can to boost their physical and mental well-being.

But as a nonprofit organization, we rely on generous supporters like YOU to power our vital work. Will you please rush $29 — or anything at all — to support service members around the world at this critical moment?*

Thank you for your urgent support.

—The USO