101st Division Cases Colors for pending Afghanistan deployment

The time for deployment preparations came to an end Wednesday as the 101^st 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 101^st 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]

101ST Airborne Division Colors casing Ceremony

FORT CAMPBELL, KY – Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell and Command Sgt. Maj. Scott C. Schroeder, Commanding General and Command Sergeant Major of the 101^st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell, will case the 101^st 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 19^th.

The colors casing ceremony marks the final step in deployment preparation for the 101^st Airborne Division headquarters as it will assume operational control of NATO’s Regional-Command East in Bagram, Afghanistan this summer from the 82^nd Airborne Division. [Read more]