General William M. Fraser III, Commander of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), today visited the Nizhniy Panj Border Crossing Point on the Tajikistan border with Afghanistan. USTRANSCOM is responsible for meeting all U.S. Department of Defense global transportation requirements.

At Nizhniy Panj, General Fraser met with General-Lieutenant Sherali Mirzo, Head of the Border Guard Administration, and toured the U.S. government-financed Nizhniy Panj Border Crossing Point. General Fraser personally thanked General-Lieutenant Mirzo for Tajikistan’s continued support and cooperation.

General Fraser is currently on a multi-nation tour, which includes several European and Central Asian countries.