Senator Johnny Isakson is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Committee and his office issued the following:
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Isakson to Visit Fort Benning on Sept. 3
ATLANTA – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today announced that he will tour and meet with senior officials
at Fort Benning on Thursday, September 3, 2015. His visit is part of a tour of four Georgia military bases over two days.
Isakson’s visit to Fort Benning will include a briefing from Base Command, the 3rd Brigade Combat Team and a visit with the 75th Ranger Regiment. Isakson
will conclude his visit with a meeting with the Valley Partnership.
Isakson will be joined by U.S. Reps. Tom Graves, R-Ga., and Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., and during his visit to Fort Benning.
The
Georgia delegation’s two-day tour of military instillations across the
state follows a series of Washington, D.C.-based meetings that Isakson
has led with senior Pentagon officials
from each of the branches of the armed services to discuss the
importance of Georgia-based equities and assets and the critical roles
each play in our national defense.
The media will be invited to meet with Isakson and the delegation at press briefings at each of the base tours.
Media must RSVP to Amanda_Maddox@isakson.senate.gov no later than Monday, Aug. 31, 2015.
WHO: U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson
WHERE:
Fort Benning
3rd BDE Headquarters
Media to meet at Main Gate
by 3:30 p.m.
Fort Benning, Ga. 31905
WHEN:
3:45 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015
*Media must arrive by 3:30 p.m. for escort
WHAT: Media Availability
Isakson
is also chair of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and has made
it a priority in Congress to ensure our nation’s veterans are given the
care and support they deserve once they have returned home from the
battlefield. Isakson recently held an official field hearing of the
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee in Gainesville, Ga., on August 21,
2015, regarding the Veterans Choice program.
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