Forces Command Media Advisory – U.S. Army to Conduct Legal-Motions Hearing Dec. 16 Friday In Sgt. Bergdahl Legal Case

U.S. Army to Conduct Legal-motions Hearing Dec. 16
In Sgt. Bergdahl Legal Case

What: The U.S. Army will conduct a military legal hearing Dec. 16, 2016, Friday, on Fort Bragg, N.C., in the case of United States vs. Sgt. Robert B. Bergdahl.

Where: The legal-motions hearing will take place in the Fort Bragg Courtroom on post. Media will be escorted from the post’s Fort Bragg Fairgrounds on Bragg Boulevard, Highway 87 North – the entrance gate on the opposite side of Bragg Boulevard across from the Stryker Golf Course, near Howell Street.

When: Dec. 16, 2016 (Friday) – Registered news media may begin to arrive starting at 6:15 a.m. EST and not later than 7 a.m. EST Dec. 16 for security in-processing. The open hearing will begin that morning, following a Media Operations Center update.

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Notes and Registration Deadline: Media organizations and journalists should register by noon Dec. 15,Thursday, by completing the attached questionnaire and returning it to E-mails for: john.p.boyce2.civ@mail.mil and james.e.hinnant.civ@mail.mil

Media satellite trucks will be escorted after a security orientation at the Fort Bragg Fairgrounds parking area.

News media or the public with questions regarding attending, may contact Forces Command Public Affairs at (910) 570-7216 or E-mail john.p.boyce2.civ@mail.mil or james.e.hinnant.civ@mail.mil.
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