APSU Military History Alum earns prestigious fellowship with U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN – Last year, Maj. Paul Witkowski of the United States Army was stationed on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, trying to keep enemy combatants and supplies from passing through the region. It was a tricky assignment, given the province’s mountainous terrain and the absence of a fence or other obstruction between the two countries.

Later this summer, he’ll take what he learned in that war zone to Washington, D.C., where he’ll spend a year with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency as part of an Interagency Exchange Program fellowship. [Read more]

Major General John F. Campbell and Command Sgt. Maj. Scott C. Schroeder talk about the 101st Airborne Division’s time in Afghanistan

Fort Campbell, KY – Shortly after arriving home from Afghanistan yesterday morning the 101st Airborne Division Commander, Major General John F. Campbell and Command Sgt. Maj. Scott C. Schroeder took a few minutes to talk with the press.

Topics covered include What the 101st Airborne Division Accomplished, What lessons they took from their time in the war zone, insider threats, the Haqqani Network from Pakistan, and the Osama Bin Laden Raid.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden visit Fort Campbell KY

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.