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Lifeliners to Return to Fort Campbell

101st Sustainment Brigade - LifelinersFort Campbell KY, 101st Airborne Division

Fort Campbell, KY – Nearly 200 Soldiers of the 101st Sustainment Brigade will return home October 19th as the ‘Lifeliner’ brigade begins to redeploy from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) will continue to return to Fort Campbell, KY through November and was responsible for supporting 13 combat brigades across northern and eastern Afghanistan by providing logistical support in the form of ground convoys, air transport and aerial delivery.

101st Sustainment Brigade "Lifeliner" begins their return home October 19th from a year long deployment to Afghanistan. (Photo by Spc. Michael Vanpool)
101st Sustainment Brigade "Lifeliner" begins their return home October 19th from a year long deployment to Afghanistan. (Photo by Spc. Michael Vanpool)

“This deployment, in all its measurements, was done exceptionally well,” said ‘Lifeliner’ commander Col. Michael Peterman, recently. “Talk about making a difference at every level.”

Peterman also said that the 101st Sustainment Brigade is the “gold standard of an Army logistics formation.”

Soldiers from the 101st Sustainment Brigade have been deployed in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom every day since the incept of the Global War on Terrorism.

If you wish to attend a Welcome Home Ceremony, check the flight schedules online, as times are subject to change at anytime. When arriving to Fort Campbell, enter via Gate 7; if you don’t have installation stickers on your vehicle, you will be required to get a visitor pass. From there just follow the signs to the ceremony parking. Waiting buses transport family members safely to the hanger.

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