WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) recently visited Eastern Europe with a bipartisan group of senators and met Kansas servicemembers, Staff Sergeant First Class Kevin Jensen of Manhattan and Private First Class Efren Benitez of Maize, stationed in Germany at Wiesbadan Army Airfield.
“In Germany, I appreciated speaking with Staff Sergeant Jensen and Private First Class Benitez about their experiences during deployment and their goals in the military, and I enjoyed being able to sit down and share a meal together, Kansan to Kansan,” said Sen. Moran. “I thanked each of them for putting on their uniforms as they safeguard our freedoms and liberties. Their mission has taken them far from their families as they assist partner nations during Putin’s unjustified invasion of Ukraine. I am thinking of all of our servicemembers who are currently stationed in Europe as they stand ready as a key deterrent to our adversaries, and I appreciate their dedicated service.”
While he was at Wiesbadan Army Airfield (WAAF) Sen. Moran was briefed by General Christopher Cavoli, USAREUR-AF Commanding General. Cavoli briefed Sen. Moran on the Army’s current operations throughout Europe and discussed the latest on Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine.