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Secretary Hall's visit to Afghanistan - July, 2005
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| Sec. Hall addressing Navy Reservists at town hall meeting in Bahrain |
Sec Hall addressing Navy Reservists at a town hall meeting in Bahrain |
Our leader on C-130 trip from Bahrain to Bagram AB, Afghanistan |
Time to catch some "Zs" aboard C-130; MG Comstock, CSM Holland, and SGM Harford |
"Armored up" - Sec Hall w/MG Comstock and CSM Holland at Bagram AB, AFG |
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| Arriving TF Phoenix - Kabul, AFG |
On the ground in Kabul, AFG |
Sec. Hall welcomed to TF Phoenix - Kabul, AFG |
TF Phoenix CDR, BG Moorhead watches as his relief, BG Perryman meets Sec. Hall |
TF Phoenix briefing began on disembarking the helo. Sec Hall and party w/BG Moorhead (IN ARNG) |
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| Chow line at TF Phoenix - Kabul, AFG |
Eating w/ members of the 76 eSB from Indiana; outgoing TF Phoenix |
CSM Holland passing the "straight skinny" - TF Phoenix DFAC, Kabul, AFG |
Sec. Hall discusses the issues w/ members of the 76th eSB (IN) and the 53rd eSB (FL) |
Sec Hall addresses members of the 76th and 53rd eSBs - Kabul, AFG |
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| Sec Hall w/ members of the 76th and 53rd eSBs. |
Sec Hall w/ members of the 76th and 53rd eSBs. |
Sec. Hall and CSM Holland being briefed by the US trainers of the new Afghan Army. |
Sec Hall meets with some of the NCO leadership of the Afghan Army |
Sec Hall presents his coin to the Afghan NCO leadership |
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| Sec. Hall 1v1 w/ SSG Shoemaker (LA ARNG) training the Afghan Army |
Walking the training range outside of Kabul, AFG (CSM Holland and MG Comstock) |
Sec Hall and the Senior Afghan Army Company NCO |
"Coining" the Senior Company NCO |
"The USA is behind you." Sec Hall addressing a company of Afghan Army soldiers through an interpreter |
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| Sec Hall w/ BG Moorhead and BG Perryman outside Afghan Army's COS residence |
On the road again - back to Bagram AB, AFG |
Sec. Hall addresses town hall meeting - Bagram AB, AFG |
America's finest - Bagram AB. AFG |
More of America's finest - Bagram AB, AFG |
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| Sec. Hall and soldier during Q & A, Bagram AB, AFG |
Sec. Hall "answering the mail" during Q & A |
Lining up for Questions Bagram |
Sec. Hall and MG Comstock meet w/ COL Flanagan to discuss Corps of Engineers progress in AFG |
Sec Hall with LTC Sias and LTC Hayden, leaders of US Provincial Reconstruction Team program in AFG |
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| Sec Hall w/ RC Liaison Team - Bagram |
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