Obama, Reed, Hagel senate delegation visits Camp Eggers

Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Douglas Mappin | Illinois Senator Barack Obama visits with Sgt. Anthony R. Lewis of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan during a breakfast visit at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 20. Senators Obama, Jack Reed D-R.I. and Chuck Hagel R-Neb. were part of a senatorial delegation visiting eastern and central Afghanistan.  

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

07.20.2008

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NATO Training Mission Afghanistan

Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – Camp Eggers service members enjoyed breakfast with a Congressional delegation including Senators Barack Obama, D-Ill., Jack Reed, D-R.I. and Chuck Hagel, R-Neb. during their visit, July 20, to Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan headquarters.

The visit was part of the delegation's trip to American forces commands in central and eastern Afghanistan. In Kabul the delegation was briefed by Gen. David McKiernan, International Security Assistance Force commanding general, and Gen. Maj. Gen. Robert Cone, CSTC-A commanding general.

Throughout their stops at Bagram and Jalalabad Air Fields and in Kabul, the senators met with service members from their respective states.

• Date Taken: 07.20.2008
• Date Posted: 07.20.2008 08:35
• Story ID: 21660
• Location: KABUL, AF