Navy Federal Credit Union has just launched a new venture: A corporate partnership with the USO of Metropolitan Washington. The $46 billion credit union will help USO-Metro  serve departing and arriving service members at its four airport lounges in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area. Last year USO-Metro served 122,500 people through the centers and each year distributes 250,000 to 300,000 care packages containing such items as international calling cards, disposable cameras and toiletries to deploying service members. The partnership with Navy Federal officially launched on Aug. 29 at USO-Metro's lounge at Baltimore-Washington International Airport.

Above, Nancy DeDona, Navy Federal's vice president of membership, distributes Operation USO care packages to service members awaiting a departure flight.

USO-Metro President/CEO Elaine Rogers greets Navy Federal's vice president of membership, Nancy DeDona, and Executive Vice President of Branch Operations Steve Romano, RADM (Ret), at the USO International Gateway Lounge at BWI Airport.

USO-Metro President/CEO Elaine Rogers and Nancy DeDona, Navy Federal vice president of membership, take a break from distributing Operation USO Care Package Deployment Kits to talk with service members awaiting departure flights.