Topic: 101st Airborne Division Headquarters

101st Airborne gets ‘put through the paces’ during Unified Endeavor 13-1

December 6, 2012 |

Written by Sgt. Grant Matthes
101st Airborne Division Public Affairs

Fort Campbell, KY – Prior to its scheduled return to Afghanistan, Screaming Eagle Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division Headquarters must complete one final task of knowledge and skill to prove they are up to the challenge for their next rendezvous with destiny.

This final task, operationally titled Unified Endeavor 13-1, will feature more than 600 participants from multiple U.S. Army divisions and units, as well as members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and will stretch over multiple countries and time zones from Fort Campbell to Germany to Kabul, Afghanistan.

Pvt. Joshua Wagner, a fires support specialist, Sgt. Ryan Davis and Staff Sgt. Nathan Wilkinson, both fires support noncommissioned officers, all with Company A, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, make their way to an exercise fusion cell during Unified Endeavor 13-1 here Dec. 2nd. (Photo by Sgt. Grant Matthes)

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Fort Campbell’s 101st Airborne Division Headquarters and 4th Brigade Combat Team to deploy to Afghanistan by Spring

December 1, 2012 |

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Defense today identified three major units to deploy as part of the upcoming rotation of forces operating in Afghanistan.

The scheduled rotation involves two infantry brigade combat teams – one with roughly 1,400 personnel, the other with roughly 2,800 personnel – and one division headquarters with roughly 620 personnel to rotate in winter 2012 and spring 2013.

A Soldier from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division kneels in an over-watch position on top of a qualot wall during their last deployment. (Photo by Spc. Luther L. Boothe Jr., Task Force Currahee Public Affairs Office)

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Joint Civilian Orientation Conference comes to Fort Campbell

September 29, 2011 |

Written by Sgt. Scott Davis
Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs

Fort Campbell, KY – More than 40 civilian community leaders within the nation visited Fort Campbell, September 22nd as part of a program to give a better understanding to Americans as to what their military does on a daily basis.

The participants of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference visited one installation from every branch of the military to gain a better idea as to how their military operates. Fort Campbell was chosen to represent the U.S. Army.

The president of Barreto group, Inc., Rodney Barreto tries out a mine detector while being advised by Capt. Robert St. Claire, an instructor for the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference during their visit to Fort. Campbell, September 22nd. Participants of the JCOC visited the base to gain insight on what the Army does on a routine basis. (Photo by Sgt. Scott Davis)

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Gold Star Family Appreciation Day

September 21, 2011 |

Fort Campbell, KY -  A day to recognize and honor those who have lost a loved one while serving the United Stated Armed Forces.  Please join us at Division Headquarters to honor our Gold Star Families on Thursday, October 20th at 3:00pm.

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716th Military Police Battalion hold Change of Command Ceremony

July 2, 2011 |

Written by Megan Locke, Courier staff
The Fort Campbell Courier

Fort Campbell, KY – Lieutenant Col. David G. Thompson took command of the 716th Military Police Battalion from Col. Ignatius M. Dolata Jr. outside of the 101st Airborne Division headquarters Tuesday.

Thompson served at Fort Campbell previously, as the Deputy Provost Marshall and the 716th MPs S-3. Prior to becoming the new Peacekeeper 6, he served as the Senior Military Police Observer/Trainer for the Battle Command Training Program at Fort Leavenworth, KS. Other previous duty stations include Hanau, Germany; Fort Bragg, NC; and Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

716th Military Police Battalion Change of Command Ceremony. (Photo by Megan Locke, Courier)

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DoD announces 1st BCT deployment

October 20, 2009 |

The Department of Defense announced today the deployment of the 1st Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), as part of the scheduled spring rotation of major units in Afghanistan.

Approximately 3,700 Soldiers will deploy as part of the United States’ commitment to maintain the level of forces necessary to provide sufficient military capability for the NATO-International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to further improve security and stability operations. «Read the rest of this article»

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