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Chris Creighton Takes Part in Tour to Support Troops Overseas

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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan Head Football Coach Chris Creighton spent a week in February touring American military bases in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, visiting six nations on three continents.

A group of 15 travelers in total, whose movements were not disclosed for security reasons, departed from Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Ga, and traveled a total of 19,126 miles, visiting Ramstein Airbase and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, NSA (Naval Support Activity) and ISA Air Base in Bahrain, Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti and Aviano Air Force Base in Italy.