Washington, D.C.- The Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee visit Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Saturday.
The bipartisan Congressional Delegation, led by Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) and Ranking Member Adam Smith(D-Wash.), will meet with I Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, 62nd Airlift Wing Commander Col. Kevin Kilb, and Soldiers and Airmen while on base.
The purpose of the visit is to better understand how the Soldiers and Airmen stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord support the war efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as counter current or future threats to America's national security. In addition to visiting Joint BaseLewis-McChord, the delegation intends to travel to the Bangor Naval Submarine Base before returning to Washington, D.C.

Prior to arriving in Washington, the delegation of six Armed Services Committee Members is scheduled to visit several military installations in Chairman McKeon's congressional district, including the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Air Force Plant 42 and the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center.