Fort Campbell Welcome Home – 3rd BCT Feb. 3rd 5:30pm
February 4, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – On February 3rd, 2011 at 5:30pm, Fort Campbell KY held a welcome home ceremony for the 101st Airborne Division. 37 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (Wings of Destiny) soldiers and 109 3rd Brigade Combat Team (Rakkasan) soldiers were greeted by cheers from family members and friends. 146 Soldiers total returned from duty in Afghanistan on this flight.
2010 Veterans Day Breakfast
October 24, 2010
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce will host their 18th Annual Veterans Day Breakfast on Saturday, November 6th at 7:30am at APSU’s Morgan University Center. The breakfast is an excellent opportunity to honor and show support of our veterans.
This year’s guest speaker is Colonel John Thompson, Commander, 160th SOAR (A). [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]
The 101st Airborne Division changes command
July 31, 2009
FORT CAMPBELL – The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) has a new commanding general. Maj. Gen. Jeffrey J. Schloesser relinquished command to Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell at a ceremony today. Campbell came to the 101st from the Pentagon, where he served as the deputy director for regional operations, J-3, The Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. He has served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Campbell’s former command assignments include 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, and the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell receives the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) colors from Gen. Charles C. Campbell, commander of U.S. Forces Command, during a change-of-command ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky., July 31.
