On Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Lieutenant General Mark P. Hertling, commanding general of the U.S. Army Europe, visited Latroun, Israel as part of a two day tour of the country. He met with his IDF counterpart, Major General Sami Turgeman, to discuss training cooperation between the U.S. and Israeli militaries. Afterwards, the Lieutenant General was given a tour of the Latroun Museum and grounds, guided by Director of the Zvi Meitar Institute for Land Warfare Studies, Gideon Avidor.
