Senator Johnny Isakson is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Committee and his office issued the following:
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Isakson to Visit Robins Air Force Base on Sept. 3
ATLANTA – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today announced that he will tour and meet with senior officials
at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Ga., on Thursday, September 3, 2015. His visit is part of a tour of four Georgia military bases over two days.
Isakson’s
visit to Robins Air Force Base will include a briefing from Base
Command, the JSTARS Wing and a briefing and lunch with 21st Century
Partnership and Robins Command Team.
Isakson will be joined by U.S. Reps. Tom Graves, R-Ga., and Austin Scott, R-Ga., during his visit to Robins Air Force Base.
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 Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015.
WHO: U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson
WHERE:
Robins Air Force Base Museum of Aviation
Eagle Building - First Floor Rotunda
1942 Heritage Blvd
1942 Heritage Blvd
Robins AFB, Ga. 31098
WHEN:
1:00 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015
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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veterans
