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JALALABAD AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - The commander of Combined Joint Task Force-82 took a firsthand look at activities in the northeast during a visit to Jalalabad April 1.
Maj. Gen. David Rodriguez met with key leaders, including the commanders of Task Force Spartan and the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team during his trip to the Nangarhar provincial capital.
Col. John Nicholson, TF Spartan commander, and his staff briefed the general on regional operations and reviewed the array of allied and enemy forces in the northeast and the regional Spartan mission. The Spartan commander described regional goals, challenges and accomplishments as well as the outlook for various areas within the northeast. Spartan staffers reported the latest intelligence and discussed current regional operations.
Rodriguez asked staff members about the local populace, government, terrain, logistics, projects and security. He asked about the Spartan approach to security, development and collaboration with Afghan authorities. The CJTF-82 head emphasized the importance of communication and coordination of allied efforts during his comments to the Spartan leaders.
The general surveyed the progress of construction and development efforts at the airfield, a major regional hub and task force headquarters. He also received briefings on scheduled base expansion plans.
Later that day, Rodriguez received briefings from Lt. Col. Richard Kaiser, commander of the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, TF Spartan, and other key "Vanguard" leaders at the Jalalabad PRT compound. The general also heard valuable input from Lt. Col. David Naisbitt, commander of the PRT, as well as other key current and incoming PRT leaders.
The leaders discussed operations in Nangarhar Province, regional development and the way ahead in Northeastern Afghanistan. They also discussed allied border operations and collaborative security efforts among Afghan National Security Forces, the Pakistani military and Coalition personnel.
| Date Taken: | 04.02.2007 |
| Date Posted: | 04.02.2007 16:26 |
| Story ID: | 9734 |
| Location: | JALALABAD AIRFIELD, AF |
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