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- Gen. Petraeus visits troops at FOB Ramrod, Afghanistan
- Gen. Petraeus promotes officers during mass-promotion ceremony
- Gen Petraeus conducts question and answer session with leaders of the 2-2 Inf.
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Gen. David Petraeus promotes 1st Lt. Chris Heath during a mass-promotion ceremony of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division first lieutenants to the rank of captain at Forward Operating Base Ramrod, Afghanistan May 25.
While promoting the officers, Petraeus presented each with his personal coin. After the ceremony, Petraeus conducted a question and answer session with leaders of the 2-2 Inf. out of Fort Hood, Texas.
The 2-2 Inf. falls under the operational control of Canadian Task Force Kandahar and the administrative control of U.S. Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan.
