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By Michael Behlin
3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Escorted by 3d ESC Commanding General Brig. Gen. Michael Lally, Pete Geren, Secretary of the Army, visited 55th Sustainment Brigade Soldiers from Fort Wayne, Indiana's 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment as well as those serving in the 3rd ESC's joint operations center and support operations fusion cell.
"Today, we had the Secretary of the Army, the honorable Pete Geren, visit Joint Base Balad," said Lally. "The purpose of his visit to the 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) was to see how Army logisticians are providing support to the U.S. Army and coalition forces in Iraq."
Also while on JBB, Geren met with active duty company - grade officers; as well as Army Reserve and National Guard non-commissioned officers, and visited wounded Soldiers and Airmen at the 332nd Air Force Theater Hospital.
"The highlights of the visit were seeing the hard working Soldiers, non-commissioned officers and officers that we have in this command, their enthusiasm, and their dedication to getting the job done on time and providing world class support to the war fighters in Iraq," said Lally. "Furthermore, he was very impressed with the high energy and creativity that he saw from all the Soldiers."
Geren, the 20th Secretary of the Army, has a statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installation, environment issues, weapons systems and equipment acquisition, communications, and financial management.
As Secretary of the Army, Geren leads a work force of over one million active duty, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve Soldiers, 230,000 Department of the Army civilian employees and 280,000 contracted service personnel. He also has stewardship over 15 million acres of land.
"Overall, Mr. Geren's visit was a big success," said Lally. "The Secretary of the Army walked away with a much better understanding of the challenges and the successes we have in providing high quality, world class support to our forces in Iraq."
| Date Taken: | 09.19.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 09.19.2008 14:59 |
| Story ID: | 23876 |
| Location: | BALAD, IQ |
| Web Views: | 144 |
| Downloads: | 116 |
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