By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service –
Kirby said Bergdahl left from Ramstein Air Base this afternoon and will continue his reintegration process at Brooke Army Medical Center.
The U.S. government exchanged five Taliban leaders held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility for Bergdahl. U.S. special operations forces picked up the sergeant in eastern Afghanistan on May 31. U.S. medics in Afghanistan treated him at Bagram Airfield, and he continued on to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. So far, Bergdahl has not spoken publicly about his time in captivity or about the circumstances that led to him being taken hostage.
As Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has made clear, Kirby said, “our first priority is making sure that Sergeant Bergdahl continues to get the care and support he needs.”