SLIDESHOW: CSA visits Soldiers, leaders in eastern Afghanistan

By Sgt. Steve CortezAugust 8, 2013

CSA visits Soldiers, leaders in eastern Afghanistan
1 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno meet with deployed Soldiers for breakfast and to have an open discussion about the future of the Army, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 6, 2013. Odierno met with U.S. troops and leadership during his trip to Af... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
CSA visits Soldiers, leaders in eastern Afghanistan
2 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno meet with deployed Soldiers for breakfast and to have an open discussion about the future of the Army, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 6, 2013. Odierno met with U.S. troops and leadership during his trip to Af... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
CSA visits Soldiers, leaders in eastern Afghanistan
3 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno receives a briefing from Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan Commander Lt. Gen. Kenneth E. Tovo in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 6, 2013. Odierno met with U.S. troops and leadership during his trip to Af... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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5 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – International Joint Command Commander Lt. Gen. Mark Milley escorts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno to the flight line to depart to his next destination in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 6, 2013. Odierno met with U.S. troops and leadership durin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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6 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno receives a briefing from Maj. Gen. James C. McConville, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commanding general (right), Brig. Gen. Ronald F. Lewis, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assualt) deputy commanding ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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10 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. James C. McConville, commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), escorts U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno to the Tactical Operation Center in Gamberi, Afghanistan, Aug. 6, 2013. Odierno met with U.S. troops and l... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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13 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno presents Soldiers from Task Force Vanguard, Task Force Currahee and Task Force Cyclone with the Purple Heart medals, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 6, 2013. The Soldiers were awarded the medals for ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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14 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno presents Soldiers from Task Force Cyclone with the Combat Action Badges at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 6, 2013. The Soldiers were awarded the Combat Action Badge for actively engaging or being engag... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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15 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers, including those who were awarded the Purple Heart, listen to U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno speak outside of Regional Command-East Headquarters at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 6, 2013. Odierno met with U.S. troops an... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Aug. 7, 2013) -- Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno met with U.S. Soldiers and leaders in eastern Afghanistan, Aug. 6, 2013.

Odierno presented command coins, awarded Combat Action Badges and Purple Heart medals to Soldiers, and received briefings on the current transition of Afghanistan mission from U.S. forces to the Afghan National Security Forces.

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