Fort Campbell really knows how to celebrate Independence Day
July 9, 2010
Fort Campbell’s MWR wrapped up their week long 4th of July Celebration on July 5th, and While many of the 101st Airborne Division’s Soldiers are on deployment in Afghanistan, their families were treated to a celebration that rewarded the sacrifice both they and their loved ones are making.
This year’s festivities include carnival rides and more than 20 games of skill, and of course lots of festive foods, all provided by Belle City Amusements; a series of free concerts all day on July 4th; and who can forget the amazing 30 minute long fireworks extravaganza that lights up the sky for miles around. The 101st Parachute Demonstration Team also demonstrated their precision.
Language Students Graduate
June 10, 2010
Fort Campbell, KY- Fort Campbell’s Language Training Detachment will host a graduation ceremony for its first 73 students Friday, June 11th at 11:00 am.
The students, members of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) attended Pashto or Dari training since early February.
Sergeant Karah Jarrett writes letters of the Pashto alphabet at the Eagle Language Training Detachment class Friday, Feb, 12th, 2010, at Fort Campbell, Ky. Jarrett is a Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. (photo by Michele Vowell, Fort Campbell Courier)
3rd Special Troops Battalion changes command
May 28, 2010
By U.S. Pfc. Christopher McKenna
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Public Affairs
Forward Operating Base Salerno, AFGHANISTAN – May 25th marked a new era chapter in the history of the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, as command of the unit changed hands in a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Paul Sarat, outgoing commander of 3rd STB, from Elizabeth, NJ, transferred the battalion command responsibilities to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Walter Smiley, from Oklahoma City, Okla. [Read more]
101st Division Cases Colors for pending Afghanistan deployment
May 20, 2010
The time for deployment preparations came to an end Wednesday as the 101st Airborne Division Headquarters cased their colors en route to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
This is the fourth deployment for the division headquarters since 9/11. The colors for the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion were also cased.
“On our watch we’re going to continue the transition to the [Afghan] government,” said Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, commanding general 101st Airborne Division. “This indeed will be a critical year. Probably the most critical year since the initial coalition forces went into Afghanistan nine years ago.” [Read more]
Afghan President visits Fort Campbell
May 15, 2010
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Afghan President Hamid Karzai brought a message of thanks to Soldiers and their Families at Fort Campbell today, as the 101st Airborne Division continues to deploy to his country.
Karzai’s visit to the installation comes on the heels of a week of talks in Washington, D.C., with President Barack Obama. The two leaders used the time to help repair relations between Afghanistan and the U.S., after a year of rising tensions. [Read more]
101ST Airborne Division Colors casing Ceremony
May 13, 2010
FORT CAMPBELL, KY – Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell and Command Sgt. Maj. Scott C. Schroeder, Commanding General and Command Sergeant Major of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell, will case the 101st Airborne Division colors and welcome Col. Dominic J. Caraccilo as the post Senior Mission Commander during a 10:00 am ceremony at the Division headquarters on Wed., May 19th.
The colors casing ceremony marks the final step in deployment preparation for the 101st Airborne Division headquarters as it will assume operational control of NATO’s Regional-Command East in Bagram, Afghanistan this summer from the 82nd Airborne Division.
[Read more]
Fort Campbell’s Super Saturday Air Show made the Screaming Eagles roar
August 17, 2009
For many people the highlight of the Week of the Eagles has got to be the Super Saturday Air show powered by Tyson Foods. This extravaganza event was expected to draw a crowd of 65,000 people, but most likely far exceeded that. Comprised of a series of simultaneous events including:
A Community Fair featuring local organizations that offer their services to soldiers and their families.
The Community Health Fair gave a people a quick medical checkup, and with the harsh sun and high temperatures the sound advice to keep hydrated.
The Army Aviation Heritage Foundations Sky Soldiers Cobra Demonstration Team
“Band of Brothers” Regiment to honor fallen warriors
June 30, 2009
506th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association
Fort Campbell, KY – The U.S. Army unit that includes the famous “Band of Brothers,” the 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment, has announced a new monument to honor soldiers of the unit killed in service to their country. The 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association, a nonprofit veterans’ organization dedicated to the active duty soldiers and veterans of the 506th Infantry, is acting on behalf of the regiment to collect contributions in support of the memorial.
The granite monument will be funded totally by private contributions, according to COL John P. “Pete” Johnson, commanding officer of the 101st Airborne Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team at Fort Campbell,. A Nashville cement contractor, Glenn Goodwin of Roy Goodwin Contractors, is contributing all the materials and labor needed for the foundation of the monument. COL Johnson made the announcement as part of a ceremony welcoming the regiment home from a combat tour of duty in Afghanistan. [Read more]
