Topic: 101st Airborne Division

Patton to be portrayed at APSU library Athenaeum

November 6, 2009 |

To commemorate Veterans Day, Austin Peay State University Woodward Library will host a historically accurate theatrical performance of Gen. George Patton at 2 p.m., Nov. 10 in the Clement Auditorium, located on the University campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The portrayal, titled “General Patton’s Christmas Prayer Miracle,” will be performed by Larry Gates, a Brentwood securities investment adviser and 1952 APSU graduate. «Read the rest of this article»

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Paralyzed Army wife visits Sustainment Brigade to address teen safety

November 2, 2009 |

Fort Campbell – Kelly Narowski, the Army wife who turned a tragic automobile accident that left her paralyzed into a personal crusade for driver safety, will return to Fort Campbell Thursday through Saturday.

Narowski will speak to the Soldiers of the 106th Transportation Battalion and 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Thursday and Friday. She will also conduct a special high-risk behavior presentation to the teen-agers of the Soldiers assigned to the “Lifeliners” Brigade on Saturday.

Kelly Narowski

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101st Airborne Soldiers to combined arms live-fire exercise

October 31, 2009 |

The Soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division are set to conduct a 10-day combined arms live fire exercise Nov. 1-10.

The objective of the training is to exercise company commanders’ abilities to plan, integrate and control critical enablers into their mounted and dismounted maneuver operations.

The purpose of this type of training is to stress company commanders demonstrating proficiency in direct and indirect fire planning, rehearsals, back briefs, and execution of combined arms operations. Company commanders will become confident in troop leading procedures, mounted and dismounted maneuver, as well as, planning and integration of combat enablers such as combat observation lasing teams.

The Soldiers are conducting the training in order to provide them with pertinent realistic training to prepare them for possible contingency operations.

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230 soldiers from the 159th CAB return to Fort Campbell today

October 27, 2009 |

Approximately 230 Fort Campbell Soldiers are scheduled to return from Afghanistan today.

A welcome home ceremony is scheduled for 7 p.m. honoring members of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade.

159 CAB has been on a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan. The remainder of the unit is scheduled to return by the end of the year.

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60 Soldiers of the 159th CAB returning from Afghanistan on Sunday

October 16, 2009 |

Fort Campbell – Approximately 60 Fort Campbell Soldiers are scheduled to return from Afghanistan this weekend.

A welcome home ceremony is scheduled for 2:15 a.m. Sunday honoring members of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade.

159 CAB has been on a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan. The remainder of the unit is scheduled to return by the end of the year.

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159th Combat Aviation Brigade Soldier dies in Afghanistan

October 3, 2009 |

Fort Campbell – A Fort Campbell Soldier died Thursday at Combat Outpost Garda in the Nerkh District of Afghanistan from injuries sustained from insurgent small-arms fire.

Specialist Russell S. Hercules Jr., 22, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., was an infantryman assigned to F Company, 4^th Battalion, 101^st Aviation Regiment, 159^th Combat Aviation Brigade. He joined the Army in June 2006 and arrived at Fort Campbell in October 2008. «Read the rest of this article»

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Duncan & Duncan and Singletary Construction invite volunteers to an Extreme Makeover pep rally

October 3, 2009 |

Volunteers for the local Extreme Makeover: Home Edition build are invited to a pep rally to be held at 8:00am on Friday, October 9th, at the First Baptist Church Laida Fellowship Hall in downtown Clarksville.

Don Duncan of Duncan & Duncan Construction and Bert Singletary of Singletary Construction, the selected partners for the build, invite volunteers to join in the pep rally.

The building project is an opportunity to give back to the community, Duncan and Singletary agree. “This community has given much to me in times when I needed it the most.” Duncan said. “It is time for me to give back what little I can.” Duncan said that many people helped his family in the long years of recovery after his seven-year-old son, Warren, had a stroke. Warren is now 24 and involved in the construction business.

Singletary said this is a special opportunity to change a life for a family that is different from building a house for sale. “I’ve been blessed with skill and ability and now I can use that to change someone’s life,” he said.

Conrad Rickettes, executive producer of the popular Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, will be present for the pep rally to personally thank volunteers for their willingness to participate in this life-changing event for a family in this area that will be selected on October 17 for the build. «Read the rest of this article»

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“Band of Brothers” war dead memorial to be dedicated in November

October 1, 2009 |

A final $48,000 needs to be raised to complete the engraving of the names of the war dead on the back of the stones. Donation information included.

A long-anticipated memorial to fallen American soldiers is fast becoming a reality. The famed 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment of the US Army will hold a formal dedication for its new memorial to soldiers of the regiment killed in action in four wars.

According to LTC David Womack, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion of the Regiment, “The memorial has come to symbolize the strong bonds that unite the Currahees across generations and wars.” He said, “Those bonds – founded in pride, commitment and shared experience – explain the esprit de corps that is legendary in the 506th, and which is demonstrated in the success of this project.”

The dedication ceremony will take place on November 12, 2009 – the day after Veteran’s Day — in the 506th regimental area at Fort Campbell, KY. Fort Campbell is the home of the renowned 101st Airborne Division, parent unit of the 506th for much of its history.

A Panorama of the Memorial

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101st Airborne Soldiers to conduct air assault training into Troy, TN

September 23, 2009 |

Fort Campbell – The Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, along with the 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, both of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), will perform a scenario-based air assault for training purposes, in the Troy, Tenn., Sept. 29-30 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Once the areas are prepared for training, Soldiers will be flown to Troy via helicopters from Fort Campbell and dropped onto multiple locations within the city, such as they would in a real-world, combat scenario. Once the helicopters land, Soldiers from 2-327 will exit the aircraft and conduct the training exercise to clear each pre-determined building based on the scenario. There will be four different objective areas. «Read the rest of this article»

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New email alert system launched at Fort Campbell to provide information to the public

September 18, 2009 |

Fort Campbell – Fort Campbell has implemented a new e-mail notification system for community-based announcements.

The Campbell Connection is a subscription-based e-mail distribution list is primarily geared toward Soldiers, families, civilian employees and retirees, but is available to anyone who wishes to register at http://www.campbell.army.mil/quicklinks/Pages/CampbellConnection.aspx. It provides subscribers information on community activities and other general information. «Read the rest of this article»

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