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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs visits troops in Iraq

13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Public Affairs


CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Command Sgt. Maj. Ricky Elcan of St. Louis Mo., the senior enlisted advisor to the 620th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 96th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) shakes hands with Dennis McCarthy, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. McCarthy was in Iraq to speak with Reserve and National Guard Soldiers about issues they may be facing during their deployment.



CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Thomas Lamont, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs talks to Hayden, Idaho native, Spc. Glenn Way, a heavy wheeled vehicle driver for the 1161st Transportation Co., 620th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 96th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) about Way's experiences during the current deployment.

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