Atlanta Falcons Military, Salute to Service

 AMB Sports and Entertainment Senior Vice President of Community Engagement and Sports Philanthropy Chris Millman has been named the Atlanta Falcons' nominee for the 2024 Salute to Service Award presented by USAA. 

Several current and former Atlanta Falcons players host military veterans for annual fishing tournament Fishing With The Falcons, presented by Zaxby's, on Lake Lanier. Teams made up of veterans and players competed in several categories, including most fish and largest fish caught, and had lunch together afterwards.

The Atlanta Falcons hosted their annual military appreciation week, presented by Zaxby's, for veterans, active duty military members and potential service members. During the week, the Falcons hosted several events across Atlanta Metro including visits with patients and staff at Shepherd Center and the VA Hospital, an golf outing with potential and current service members, a youth football camp at Fort Moore and a military themed Freddie Falcon School Show.

To celebrate the upcoming season, Atlanta Falcons players and Legends visited Clay National Guard Center at Dobbins Air Reserve Base for a day of celebration with military members and their families. The day included a ride over the city of Atlanta in a Blackhawk helicopter, encouraged JROTC students through a fitness test and participated in an autograph signing with military members and their families.

To celebrate and honor both past and present members of the armed forces, the Atlanta Falcons offered a variety of military activations around Mercedes-Benz Stadium, including a live enlistment ceremony for nearly 600 people during halftime.

In April, the Atlanta Falcons visited Fort Moore during the annual Armor Week to show appreciation to active-duty military members and to watch a live battle demonstration including bradley vehicles, tanks and automatic weapons.

The Atlanta Falcons, in partnership with Zaxby's, hosted Operation: Game Time to celebrate and salute the service of active military members. 40 military members from Dobbins Air Reserve Base representing the Air Force and Army enjoyed a fun filled afternoon at Main Event Entertainment with Atlanta Falcons players.

The Atlanta Falcons hosted a free youth football camp for youth of Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia. The camp was held on base and had over 280 participants from the installation. Atlanta Falcons Legends and active-duty military served as coaches.

Eight Fallen Hero families from Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) traveled to Atlanta to be treated to a slew of unique, first-class, once-in-a-lifetime experiences with the Atlanta Falcons. These families were treated to dinners, a VIP viewing of the Atlanta Falcons closed practice, to then travel to Charlotte, NC to cheer on the Atlanta Falcons at their Thursday night game against the Panthers at Bank of America Stadium.