Chancellor’s ENC tour kicks off at Fort Bragg

Chancellor Lee H. Roberts holding a kettle bell weight and walking up a field alongside three other men. — Chancellor Lee H. Roberts performing physical training exercises with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command during his visit to Fort Bragg on May 29. (Sgt. Austin Robertson/18th Airborne Corps Public Affairs)

Chancellor Lee H. Roberts began his second summer tour last week, spending two days at Fort Bragg, one of the largest military bases in the world. Roberts and fellow Tar Heel leaders gained a better understanding of Fort Bragg operations and identified areas for future partnerships involving research, innovation and education.

They also got to jump from a 34-foot airborne training tower, meet with Tar Heel alumni serving our nation, go through physical training and visit the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Memorial Wall. The chancellor will now continue eastward, with additional tour stops in Beaufort, New Bern, Pembroke and Wilmington.

View photos from the tour’s stop at Fort Bragg.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Gregory Anderson talking with Chancellor Lee H. Roberts in a conference room at Fort Bragg decorated with military signage.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Gregory Anderson, commanding general of XVIII Airborne Corps, speaks with Chancellor Lee H. Roberts during a meeting at the XVIII Airborne Corps Headquarters on May 28. (Sgt. Austin Robertson/18th Airborne Corps Public Affairs)

Chancellor Lee H. Roberts using a weight-lifting machine outdoors on a field alongside military members.

Chancellor Lee H. Roberts performing physical training exercises with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command during his visit to Fort Bragg on May 29. (Sgt. Austin Robertson/18th Airborne Corps Public Affairs)

University leaders posing for a photo inside a building at Fort Bragg with Carolina alumni military members.

University leaders (front row, left to right): Chancellor Lee H. Roberts, Penny Gordon-Larsen and Kelly Dockham; back row, left to right: Quinton Johnson and Tommy Sowers) meeting with Carolina alumni military members during their visit to Fort Bragg on May 28. (Sgt. Austin Robertson/18th Airborne Corps Public Affairs)

Lee H. Roberts at the head of a table in a conference room at Fort Bragg with Army Col. Stephanie Mont along with fellow military members and University leaders.

Chancellor Lee H. Roberts receives a brief from the Womack Army Medical Center Commander U.S. Army Col. Stephanie Mont (left of Roberts) during a meeting on Fort Bragg on May 28. (Sgt. Austin Robertson/18th Airborne Corps Public Affairs)

U.S. Army Special Operations Command members and UNC-Chapel Hill leaders posing for a group photo after completing a physical training exercise.

University leaders posing for a photo with members of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command after going through physical training on May 29 at Fort Bragg. (Sgt. Austin Robertson/18th Airborne Corps Public Affairs)