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The purpose of our event is two-fold. One, to have a substantial economic impact on D.C. and two, support the USO and their mission.  Last year we had an $18 million economic impact on the area and donated $100,000 to the USO, along with 5,000 tickets for military families.

You can visit MilitaryBowl.org or TicketMaster.com.  At our website, you can also make donations for military members and their families to attend the game.

Thansk for your comments.  We anticipate having more events this year than in previous years.  It is our intention to make this a destination event each year.  We do appreciate your feedabck and continue to grow our event by taking into consideration comments such as yours...in fact, we will be capping the tailgate this year.

You can find out more information about joining by visiting our website at MilitaryBowl.org.  It's a membership organization that will provide unique experieneces surrounding the game of football and benefiting the military.

The USO Metro will be handling distribution through the local military bases.  Service members can also sign up to receive updates about free tickets to the Military Bowl at USOMetro.org/tickets.

The game is integreated with military components.  From the march on of the Midshipmen prior to the game to a special Moment of Gratutude to honor our service men and women, along with their families.

The USO is the beneficiary of our game and it makes perfect sense that being in the nation's capital it be entitled the Military Bowl.  It gives us a strong identity and demonstrates our passion.

We are putting together a lot of unique gameday activities and expect to announce them in the upcoming month.  Special Military Bowl Touchdown Club on field opportunities will be added as well.

The game on December 28 at RFK with feature the U.S. Naval Academy vs.  a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference, pending bowl eligibility.  A formal announcement will be made on December 4 unveiling the matchup. The game will air air live at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN on December 28.

We feel that that the Baltimore-Washington, DC is a college football destination and we are proud that the Military Bowl allows this area to be one of 28 communities nationwide hosting a bowl game.

We are lining up a series of event thoughout the region  and those updates can be foudn at MilitaryBowl.org.  We will have a team  contract signing party around December 6 and the team luncheon on December 27...these will be exclusive to Touchdown Club members.

The fiirst game kicked off the college football bowl season on December 20, 2008.  On October 26, 2010 it was rebranded the Military Bowl, presented by Northrop Grumman and benefiting the USO.

There are a number of ways fans can get involved and we will have some exciting news soon.  Go to MilitaryBowl.org to sign up for our newsletter, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/MilitaryBowl or stay connected with us on Twitter - handle @MilitaryBowl.

Yes, we will have a number of special elements honoring and celebrating the dedication and sacrifices made by our Armed Forces.  We look forward to announcing these elements throughout the fall as we lead up to our game and we are certain they will all be items that fans will enjoy.