Gen. Petraeus Visits FOB Hammer

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RELEASE 20070523-04
Photos by Spc. Ben Hutto3rd HBCT Public Affairs

General David Petraeus, the Multi-National Forces-Iraq commander, Visits FOB Hammer

1. Maj. David Fivecoat, the plans officer for the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, welcomes Gen. David H. Petraeus,the Multi-National Forces-Iraq commander, to Forward Operating Base Hammer today.

2. Maj. David Fivecoat, the plans officer for the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, welcomes Gen. David H. Petraeus, the Multi-National Forces-Iraq commander, to Forward Operating Base Hammer today.

3. Lt. Col. John Kolasheski, Commander of 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, talks about his troops with Gen. David H. Petraeus.

4. Lt. Col. John Kolasheski, the commander of 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, talks about his troops with Gen. David H. Petraeus.

5. Gen. David H. Petraeus shakes hands with Capt. Darrell Melton, the Commander of Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, as Capt. David S. Smith, the Troop B, 3-1 Cavalry commander, looks on. Petraeus met with 3-1 Cavalry leadership during his visit to Forward Operating Base Hammer.

6. Gen. David H. Petraeus walks with Col. Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr., the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team commander.

7. Gen. David H. Petraeus talks with 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment senior leadership during his visit to Forward Operating Base Hammer today