1ID FWD welcomes distinguished guests for base visit

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Scott Longstreet | Col. Thomas O’Connor, 1st Infantry Division Forward Commander, discusses base capabilities with Ms. Hannah Thoburn (left), Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, during a base walking tour in Poznań, Poland, on Feb. 20. Thoburn was given a base tour, command brief and operational environment overview during her visit. She wanted to explore such items as: interoperability, communication, obstacles and capabilities of both the U.S. military and its Polish partners. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Scott D. Longstreet)  

POZNAN, POLAND

02.20.2020

Story by Staff Sgt. Scott Longstreet 

241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

1ID FWD welcomes distinguished guests for base visit
By Staff Sgt. Scott D. Longstreet, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

POZNAŃ, Poland- The 1st Infantry Division Forward leadership team welcomed Command Sgt. Major Raymond S. Harris, 1st Infantry Division Command Sgt. Major, Fort Riley, Kansas, and Ms. Hannah Thoburn, Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with support personnel to Poznań, Poland, on Feb. 20, 2020. They were given a base tour, a command brief and an operational environment overview during their visit.

Thoburn was here in support of Chairman James Risch, who is currently serving his second term as Idaho’s 28th Senator and is currently the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the 116th Congress of the United States. She wanted to explore such items as: interoperability, communication, obstacles and capabilities of both the U.S. military and its Polish partners.

The Fort Riley, Kansas, based 1st Infantry Division is currently in Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve and preparing for Defender Europe 2020 later this spring.

• Date Taken: 02.20.2020
• Date Posted: 02.21.2020 09:54
• Story ID: 363579
• Location: POZNAN, PL
• Hometown: FORT RILEY, KS, US
• Hometown: MANHATTAN, KS, US