Vice President Mike Pence visited Fort Bragg, N.C. July 17, 2019. Pence was greeted by Lieutenant General Leopoldo Quintas Jr., deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command and Major General Brian McKiernan, deputy commanding general, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, along with a crowd of military personnel and. Pence was visiting Fort Bragg to speak at a Salute to the Troops ceremony.