Shaver welcomes Secretary Blinken to Fort Barfoot
Col. James C. Shaver Jr., the Fort Barfoot garrison commander, welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his wife, Evan Ryan, to Fort Barfoot at the Blackstone Army Airfield Aug. 11, 2023, near Blackstone, Virginia. Blinken and Shaver spoke briefly and exchanged challenge coins ahead of the secretary’s planned visit to the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center. FASTC, which officially opened in 2019, trains thousands of State Department and other foreign affairs personnel, including law enforcement, annually on more than 1,300 acres of Fort Barfoot and adjacent properties. Brent Brown, director of the FASTC, was also on hand to welcome Blinken at BAAF. (U.S. National Guard photo by Mike Vrabel)
Shaver welcomes Secretary Blinken to Fort Barfoot
Col. James C. Shaver Jr., the Fort Barfoot garrison commander, welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his wife, Evan Ryan, to Fort Barfoot at the Blackstone Army Airfield Aug. 11, 2023, near Blackstone, Virginia. Blinken and Shaver spoke briefly and exchanged challenge coins ahead of the secretary’s planned visit to the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center. FASTC, which officially opened in 2019, trains thousands of State Department and other foreign affairs personnel, including law enforcement, annually on more than 1,300 acres of Fort Barfoot and adjacent properties. Brent Brown, director of the FASTC, was also on hand to welcome Blinken at BAAF. (U.S. National Guard photo by Mike Vrabel)