Congressional delegation visits American forces in eastern Afghanistan
Written by Bagram Media Center
Sunday, 20 July 2008
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (July 19, 2008) — A Congressional delegation including senators Jack Reed (R.I.), Chuck Hagel (Neb.) and Barrack Obama (Ill.) visited Regional Command-East, Afghanistan, and other American forces under that command today.
The delegation received a briefing from Maj. Gen. Jeffrey J. Schloesser, commanding general, RC-East and Combined Joint Task Force-101 at Bagram Air Field.
Following the briefing, the senators were able to meet service members from their respective states at Bagram, and also at Jalalabad Air Field.
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