Strike Zone Afghanistan – episode 10, Part 1
May 16, 2011
Video by Sgt. Joe Padula
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs
Kandahar, Afghanistan – Strike Zone Afghanistan is the TV show telling the stories of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The 2nd BCT, nicknamed, Strike, was called the “Tip of the Spear” by Gen. David Petraeus for Operation Enduring Freedom during its deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Produced by Sgt. Joe Padula. Part 1 of 3.
Major General Campbell talks about President Obama’s visit to Fort Campbell
May 9, 2011
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Stephanie Widemond
Combined Joint Task Force 101
Afghanistan – Major General John F. Campbell, 101st Airborne Division Commanding General, talks to Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera in New York, about President Barack Obama visiting Fort Campbell KY to personally thank Soldiers for their sacrifices, and commend members of SEAL Team-6, the Special Operations team responsible for the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden.
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden visit Fort Campbell KY
May 7, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – On Friday May 6th, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden flew into the Campbell Army Airfield on Air Force 1 and Air Force 2 to meet with and thank the soldiers of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment “Night Stalkers”, and members of Seal Team 6 who were sent into Pakistan to take out Osama Bin Laden, five days ago.
After meeting with the 160th, Obama and Biden made their way over to Hanger 3 to say thanks to 2300 Fort campbell soldiers, who had just returned from Afghanistan, for their service to United States.
130 Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team returned home Monday morning
May 3, 2011
The rainy weather that has been over Montgomery County since the early weekend broke for a bit on Monday morning in time to allow 130 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team to return home without getting a good soaking. The soldiers are returning from a tough year long deployment to the Kunar Province of Afghanistan. 38 Soldiers from the Brigade died while deployed in the war zone, numerous others received life changing injuries.
Family and friends of the returning soldiers had gathered together to give their loved ones a proper welcome home.
130 Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team returning home Monday morning
Fort Campbell Welcome Home Ceremony – 1st BCT – April 23rd 2011
April 25, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – In a 7:30pm flight, 113 soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, returned home to Fort Campbell after being deployed to Afghanistan.
Fort Campbell Welcome Home Ceremony – 2nd BCT – April 23rd 2011
April 25, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – In a 6:45pm flight, 247 soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, returned home to Fort Campbell after being deployed to Afghanistan.
4th BCT Soldiers to Represent 101st Airborne Division at Memorial for Famed Commander
March 15, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – Two Fort Campbell Soldiers will represent the 506th Infantry Regiment and the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at a memorial ceremony honoring the late Richard “Dick” Winters, March 19th, in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Major Dick Winters, United States Army Veteran. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Sgt. Maj. Herman W. Clemens, Ret.)
Combat Medic in Afghanistan
February 16, 2011
Video by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Burrell
210th MPAD
Nuristan Province, Afghanistan – A day in the life of U.S. Army Spc. Brit ‘Doc’ B. Jacobs from Sarasota, FL, assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, doing his job as a combat medic in eastern Afghanistan’s Nuristan Province while under enemy fire.
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.
