CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.  – President Barack Obama’s speech at Camp Lejeune is expected to be the announcement of a timetable for troop withdrawal from Iraq.

The White House announced that Obama would be speaking Friday at 11:45 a.m. at Camp Lejeune, but didn’t specify what he would speak about. But Vice President Joe Biden, on NBC’s Today show Wednesday, said Obama would announce a timetable for the Iraq withdrawal on Friday.

Friday’s visit marks the first time the president will be in the state since winning the election last November. He made several campaign stops in the state last year.