ARTHUR SMITH, HEAD COACH
In his third season as a head coach, and fifteenth year overall in the NFL, giving back to our nation's military has always been at the forefront for Arthur Smith. This past June, Smith participated in an Atlanta Falcons USO Trip to various military bases throughout the world. Instead of joining a typical USO trip with attendees from multiple NFL teams, Coach Smith was inspired to do a trip solely on behalf of the Atlanta Falcons. Smith, along with other Atlanta Falcons executives, coaches and players, traveled to three countries – Germany, Romania and Bulgaria – to visit American military members. Smith and the USO chose bases providing support to the conflict in Ukraine that were located in the most austere locations and had a significant lack of resources. Smith spent seven days overseas traveling hours in vans throughout the Eastern European countryside just to shake hands and visit with hundreds of military members. At the end of the trip, he helped announce that the Atlanta Falcons would be funding the first ever USO Center on the Bulgarian military base to benefit thousands of soldiers. In addition to the trip overseas, Smith has participated in countless military activations with the team including military base visits, hosting soldiers at training camp, taking the team to West Point and many other opportunities. He also hosts military members at Atlanta Falcons home games throughout the year. Smith is the son of a U.S. Marine Corp Captain who served in the Vietnam War.