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Fort Campbell’s 1st Brigade Combat Team Taskmasters train on powerful weapon systems

 

Written by U.S. Army Sgt. Jon Heinrich
1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division PAO

BastogneFort Campbell KY, 101st Airborne Division

Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Soldiers from 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division recently conducted crew-served weapons training March 20th, outside Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan.

The Soldiers fired their M249 Squad Automatic Weapons, MK-48 machine guns, M2 .50 caliber machine guns and MK-19 automatic grenade launchers. They even trained on vehicle recovery while at the range.

U.S. Army Spc. Sean Michaels, a motor transport operator with Company A, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and native to Horseheads, N.Y., fires the MK-48 machine gun March 20 at a range outside Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich, CT 1-101 Public Affairs)

U.S. Army Spc. Sean Michaels, a motor transport operator with Company A, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and native to Horseheads, N.Y., fires the MK-48 machine gun March 20 at a range outside Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich, CT 1-101 Public Affairs)

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Fort Campbell Currahee Fire Support specialists certify in preparation for deployment

 

Written by Spc. Justin A. Moeller
4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs

Fort Campbell KY, 101st Airborne DivisionThe Currahees

Fort Campbell, KY – The Currahees started certification for the fire support specialists from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division to prepare and qualify them for their next rendezvous with destiny, on February 12th, 2013 at Fort Campbell, KY.

U.S. Army Fire Support specialists from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, get taught how to use an 1523E radio on Feb. 12th, 2013 during a Fire Support certification class at Fort Campbell, KY. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin A. Moeller, 4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs)

U.S. Army Fire Support specialists from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, get taught how to use an 1523E radio on Feb. 12th, 2013 during a Fire Support certification class at Fort Campbell, KY. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin A. Moeller, 4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs)

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101st Airborne Division Welcomes Home 100 Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team after Shortened Tour in Afghanistan

 

Written by Sgt. Alan Graziano
3rd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs

Fort Campbell KY, 101st Airborne DivisionRakkasanFort Campbell, KY – Approximately 100 soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) were recognized at a welcome home ceremony here February 1st when they returned from a deployment in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Originally scheduled for a nine-month deployment, the company returned after only five months due to the progress made by Afghan National Security Forces in their area of responsibility.

A Soldier assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) embraces his son Feb. 1 at the Fort Campbell, Ky. Passenger Processing Center after he returned from a deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Originally scheduled for a nine month deployment, the company returned after only five months due to the progress made by Afghan National Security Forces in their area of responsibility. (Sgt. Keith Rogers/U.S. Army)

A Soldier assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) embraces his son Feb. 1 at the Fort Campbell, Ky. Passenger Processing Center after he returned from a deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Sgt. Keith Rogers/U.S. Army)

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Fort Campbell’s 506th Infantry Regiment Holiday Food Drive

 

Video by Sgt. Bradley Parrish
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division

Fort Campbell KY, 101st Airborne DivisionThe Currahees

Fort Campbell, KY – On December 14th, 2012, U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division went on a motivational run with food in each hand.

The food will be donated to The Backdoor Boutique, and non-profit company that gives various items to Soldiers in need year round at Fort Campbell, KY.

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101st Airborne Division “Currahees” load equipment to get ready for Joint Readiness Training

 

Written by Maj. Kamil Sztalkoper
4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs

Fort Campbell KY, 101st Airborne DivisionThe CurraheesFort Campbell, KY – Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, began the long processing of preparing for their rotation to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, LA, by loading equipment onto railcars this week at Fort Campbell.

“We have around 450 pieces of rolling stock with trailers and 170 containers or like items that will be going to JRTC by rail,” said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Olumide S. Awosogba, the 4th BCT brigade mobility warrant officer who is originally from Lagos, Nigeria and currently assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th BCT, 101st Abn. Div.

Soldiers with 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, move a recently inspected M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle with an attached M119A2 105mm howitzer into a ready-line at the Campbell Rail Operations Facility on December 4th, 2012 at Fort Campbell, KY. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Kamil Sztalkoper, 4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs)

Soldiers with 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, move a recently inspected M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle with an attached M119A2 105mm howitzer into a ready-line at the Campbell Rail Operations Facility on December 4th, 2012 at Fort Campbell, KY. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Kamil Sztalkoper, 4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs)

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SSG James E. Alsobrooks Receives Purple Heart 67 years later at Fort Campbell

 

Video by Sgt. Bradley Parrish
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division

Fort Campbell KY, 101st Airborne DivisionThe CurraheesFort Campbell, KY – U.S. Army Staff Sergeant James E. Alsobrooks was awarded the Purple Heart by the Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division, Maj. Gen. James C. McConville and Tennessee’s 7th District Congressman Marsha Blackburn, 67 years after he sustained wounds during World War II, December 7th 2012, at Fort Campbell, KY.

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101st Airborne Divison’s 4th Brigade Combat Team and 101st Combat Aviation Brigade conduct Sling Load Operations

 

Video by Sgt. Bradley Parrish
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division

Fort Campbell KY, 101st Airborne DivisionThe CurraheesFort Campbell, KY – U.S. Soldiers from Bravo battery, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, and 7th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division conduct sling load operations with the M777 Howitzer and the CH-47 Chinook, December 4thh, 2012, at Fort Campbell, KY.

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

 

United States Department of DefenseWashington, 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)

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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Fort Campbell Currahees hold first annual Turkey Bowl

 

Written by Staff Sgt. Todd Christopherson
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division

Fort Campbell KY, 101st Airborne DivisionThe CurraheesFort Campbell, KY – Non-commissioned officers and officers from 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, restarted a storied Army tradition with a clash on the gridiron in the first annual Turkey Bowl, November 21st, 2012, at Fort Campbell, KY.

NCO defenders put the pressure on the quarterback for the officers team, who has to scramble free during the first annual 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Turkey Bowl, November 21, 2012, with the officers managing to edge the non-commissioned officers by one touchdown to claim victory at Fort Campbell, Ky. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Kamil Sztalkoper, 4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs)

NCO defenders put the pressure on the quarterback for the officers team, who has to scramble free during the first annual 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Turkey Bowl, November 21, 2012, with the officers managing to edge the non-commissioned officers by one touchdown to claim victory at Fort Campbell, Ky. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Kamil Sztalkoper, 4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs)

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101st Airborne Division’s 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment Turkey Bowl

 

Video by Sgt. Bradley Parrish
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division

Fort Campbell KY, 101st Airborne DivisionThe CurraheesFort Campbell, KY – U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division spend the afternoon playing football during the 1st annual Turkey Bowl on November 21st, 2012, at Fort Campbell, KY.

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