Congressional delegation visits Camp Eggers

Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Douglas Mappin | Maj. Gen. Jay H. Lindell, Combined Air Power Transition Forces commanding general, and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan Command Sgt. Major Arthur L. Coleman Jr. greet Congressmen Jim Marshall, R-Ga., right, and Christopher Shays, R-Conn., center, during their visit to Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2008. The congressmen visited troops in the Middle East and eastern and central Afghanistan.  

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

08.21.2008

Courtesy Story

NATO Training Mission Afghanistan

By Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan Public Affairs

KABUL, Afghanistan – Service members at Camp Eggers dined with a U.S. congressional delegation including Congressman Christopher Shay, R-Conn., and Congressman Jim Marshall, D-Ga. during their Aug. 20, 2008 visit to Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan headquarters in Kabul.

The visit was part of the delegation's fact-finding trip with American forces in the Middle East and Asia, including stops in Israel, Iraq, Qatar, Pakistan and central and eastern Afghanistan.

During their visit to Camp Eggers, the congressmen met with 15 service members from their respective states. The congressmen entertained questions and observations from their constituents and discussed their philosophies regarding future American involvement in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

• Date Taken: 08.21.2008
• Date Posted: 08.21.2008 03:58
• Story ID: 22721
• Location: KABUL, AF