Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visits Stuttgart on USO Holiday Tour


The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, addresses U.S. Africa Command service members, civilians and family members Dec. 17 during an all-hands call in the Kelley Fitness Center. Dempsey, along with Marine Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the JCS,  was in Stuttgart as part of a seven-day USO Holiday Tour that stopped at bases in Germany, Bahrain and Afghanistan. The tour featured country music singer Kellie Pickler, Washington Nationals pitchers Ross Detwiler and Craig Stammen, Washington Capitals forward Matt Hendricks and comedian Iliza Shlesinger.