3rd Brigade Combat Team Welcome Home Ceremony Feb. 11th 5:50pm
February 12, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – Vice President Joe Biden pays a surprise visit to a Welcome Home Ceremony for the 3rd Brigade Combat Team at Fort Campbell, KY on February 11th, 2011. 150 soldiers returned from a 1 year deployment to the Khowst Province of Afghanistan.
Fort Campbell Welcome Home – 3rd BCT Feb. 6th 2:50pm
February 7, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – On February 6th, 2011 at 2:50pm, Fort Campbell KY held a welcome home ceremony for the 101st Airborne Division. Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (Rakkasan) were greeter by cheers from family members and friends. A total of 189 Soldiers returned from duty in Afghanistan on this flight.
Fort Campbell Welcome Home – 3rd BCT Feb. 5th 10:45am
February 6, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – On February 5th, 2011 at 10:45am, Fort Campbell KY held a welcome home ceremony for the 101st Airborne Division. Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (Rakkasan) were greeted by cheers from family members and friends. A total of 157 Soldiers returned from duty in Afghanistan on this flight.
Fort Campbell Welcome Home – 3rd BCT Feb. 5th 5:10am
February 6, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – On February 5th, 2011 at 5:10am, Fort Campbell KY held a welcome home ceremony for the 101st Airborne Division. 112 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (Wings of Destiny) soldiers and 113 3rd Brigade Combat Team (Rakkasan) soldiers were greeted by cheers from family members and friends. 225 Soldiers total returned from duty in Afghanistan on this flight.
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.
3rd Brigade Combat Team colors are cased as they head off to Afghanistan
January 21, 2010
Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) cased their colors today in preparation for their transportation to Afghanistan, where they will be uncased.
The brigade started the deployment process in early January, and expects the 4,000 soliders to be fully deployed by March 1st replacing Taskforce Yukon (4 Brigade 25th Infantry Division out of Fort Richardson Alaska). They are scheduled for a 1 year deployment.
Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Patton (Left) & Col. Viet Luong (Right), case the brigade colors.
The Brigade is the vanguard of roughly 17,000 soldiers from the 101st Airborne division who will also be deploying over the course of the next year. [Read more]
