Areas Served
San Francisco International Airport | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport | Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco International Airport
About USO San Francisco
The USO facility at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) serves an average of 2,000 military travelers per month, serving all the branches of the military and their dependents. Our 75 volunteers work approximately 800 hours per month to keep the facility open 24 hours, 7 days a week, for over 42 years. We provide a safe place to relax, lounge with TV, with books and magazines, hometown sign-in books since 1966, a large patch and badge collection, thrift shop, games, discount hotel arrangements, a children's nursery, travel information, phone cards, shuttle arrangements assistance, showers nearby, with friendly and helpful volunteers.
We have cots, blankets, Internet access, sandwiches, coffee, tea, pastries and usually fruit available.
Hours of Operation
Open: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Contact Information
USO of Northern California
Messanine Level/Terminal 1
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco, CA 94128
Phone: 650-761-4611
Fax: 650-742-6747
E-mail: usonca@sbcglobal.net
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
About USO San Jose 
The San Jose Airport USO opened in 1992 during Desert Storm. We are currently operating with an all volunteer staff, seven days a week, from 0800 to 2000 hours. Our mission is to serve our military men and women and their families, on travel status through our Airport. We are the reporting place for troops moving through the airport and Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) in Jolon, California. FHL serves members of the U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard who are reporting to schools operated by the 104th Training Division. Additionally, we provide support to students of the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School and the Defense Language School (DL), both located in Monterey, California.
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Military personnel and the public join in a celebration of the opening of a permanent USO facility at San Jose Mineta Airport on Nov. 10, 2009. The new facility is part of the airport expansion plan. The old USO facility was in a temporary trailer that was built in the 1990's. The new facility offers traveling military personnel with a lounge to relax, get some snacks and an information counter run by USO volunteers. (Gary Reyes/Mercury News) (Gary Reyes)
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Military personnel from the Air Force and Army say the pledge of allegiance San Jose Mineta airport on Nov. 10, 2009 during the grand opening ceremony for a new USO facility at the airport. The new facility is part of the airport expansion plan. The old USO facility was in a temporary trailer that was built in the 1990's. The new facility offers traveling military personnel with a lounge to relax, get some snacks and an information counter run by USO volunteers. (Gary Reyes/Mercury News) ( Gary Reyes )
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Hours of Operation
The facility is open daily 0800 hours until 2000 hours, seven days a week.
(If other hours are needed to assist your Unit's travel needs, please make arrangements with the Center Director.)
Services
- Clean Restrooms
- Big Screen Television
- Friendly, Helpful Conversation
- Free Refreshments
- E-mail Access Free
- Library of Paperback Books
- Games, Puzzles and Magazines
Staffing
The USO is staffed 100% by volunteers. USO volunteers are vital to the success of the USO’s mission. While the duties of a volunteer may vary, the goal is always the same – to improve the quality of life of service members, to boost their morale and to serve as the link between service members and the American people. Volunteer support enables the continuation and expansion of USO programs and services for military personnel and their families worldwide. If you wish to become a volunteer, please e-mail us at sjcuso@aol.com
Contact Info
Center Director: Catherine Baumann
Assistant Director: Karie Geiger
San Jose Airport USO
1701 Airport Blvd. Suite B1240
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: 408-288-7603
Fax: 408-288-7621
E-mail: sjcuso@aol.com
Within the Mineta-San Jose International Airport terminals, you may use the White Courtesy telephone to contact the USO by dialing 277-5704.
Travis Air Force Base
About Travis USO
The USO Center at Travis Air Force Base was established in 1984, and was the first USO program located on a military base. The USO center at Travis provides a haven for families travelling with small children. More than 12,000 people use the center annually, many of them part of families with at least one parent deployed.
The center offers a small kitchen, television and reading area, play areas inside and outside, a nursery with cribs and mats, a washer and dryer, a fax machine and Internet access. The center also provides towels, bath soap and shampoo, and formula, food and diapers for the babies if needed. The adult lounge is a quiet place to sit, drink coffee, watch TV and relax from the pressures of military travel.
Hours of Operation
Monday - Sunday: 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Contact Information
Elaine Marino, Center Director
E-mail: ebmarino@jps.net
Phone: (707) 448-4503
John Rutkauskas, Volunteer Director
Email: johnrutka@sbcglobal.net
TAFB Air Passenger Terminal (map)
P.O. Box 1663
Travis Air Force Base, California, 94535
Phone: (707) 424-3316
Fax: (707) 437-9430
Center E-mail Address: travisuso@sbcglobal.net
