Secretary of the U.S. Army visits Camp Eggers' service members

Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Douglas Mappin | Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Pete Geren, talks with Army 1st Lt. Chelsea Treboniak during his visit with service members of Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan, Sept 15, 2008. Geren's trip to Camp Eggers served as fact finding tour to ascertain the needs of U.S. Army personnel deployed in Afghanistan.  

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

09.15.2008

Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Douglas Mappin 

NATO Training Mission Afghanistan

By Petty Officer 1st Class Douglas Mappin
Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – Service members of Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan met with Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Pete Geren, during his tour of Afghanistan and the Middle East, Sept. 15, 2008.

Geren's visit served as a fact finding tour to ascertain the needs of U.S. Army personnel while deployed in Afghanistan. During his visit to Camp Eggers, Geren met with Army officers, enlisted personnel and with Maj. Gen. Robert W. Cone, CSTC-A commanding general.

During his visit with service members, Geren displayed a keen interest in how the service members felt about their pre-deployment training, family issues and with living and working conditions, while serving in theater.

Geren, a former U.S. Congressman representing Texas' 12th Congressional district, pressed the service members for their perceptions of progress being made in Afghanistan.

Geren asked the servicemembers what concerns they have about redeployment. He told the service members that many challenges remain when re-deploying, but they will not go unaddressed.

Before departing, Geren thanked each of the Camp Eggers' personnel for their service, reminding them their families and country is proud of the work they are doing in Afghanistan.

• Date Taken: 09.15.2008
• Date Posted: 09.17.2008 10:44
• Story ID: 23759
• Location: KABUL, AF