Sesame Street/USO tour begins at MAFB

Approximately 150 family members from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., met in the base theater May 18, 2016 for the Experience for Military Families tour sponsored by the USO and Sesame Street. In honor of Military Appreciation Month and the 75th anniversary of the USO, this six-month stateside tour kicked off here debuting a new show about transitioning from military life to civilian life. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman)

Sesame Street/USO tour begins at MAFB

Cookie Monster, a well-known character from Sesame Street, visits with a young child at the base theater at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 18, 2016 at the Experience for Military Families tour sponsored by the USO and Sesame Street. In honor of Military Appreciation Month and the 75th anniversary of the USO, this six-month stateside tour kicked off here debuting a new show about transitioning from military life to civilian life. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman)

Sesame Street/USO tour begins at MAFB

Rosita, left, and Elmo, far right, characters from Sesame Street visit with children at the base theater at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., for the first stop in the stateside Experience for Military Families tour sponsored by the USO and Sesame Street. This special performance was about military-to-civilian transition about young children in military families adapting to a new base or adapting to a new lifestyle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman)

Sesame Street/USO tour begins at MAFB

Published May 23, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- In honor of Military Appreciation Month and the 75th anniversary of the USO, a six-month stateside tour kicked off at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, debuting a new show about military-to-civilian transition. Approximately 150 family members met at the base theater to see a performance by well-known characters from Sesame Street, to include Katie, a military child experiencing moving to a new base. "Sesame Street is thrilled to once again partner with our friends at the USO during their momentous 75th anniversary," said Dr. Jeanette Betancourt, senior vice president of U.S. Social Impact at Sesame Workshop. "We are honored to continue supporting our nation's military families and celebrate nearly ten years of bringing our resources and the Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families to installations around the world."