Topic: Currahee

Fort Campbell’s 4th Brigade Combat Team cases their colors as they prepare to deploy to Afghanistan

April 15, 2013 |

By Bill Larson and Spc. Justin A. Moeller, 4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs

Fort Campbell, KY – The 4th Brigade Combat Team on Thursday held a color casing ceremony marking the transition of the unit to a wartime footing as they prepare to once again deploy to Afghanistan. In November 2012, the Currahees received the news that they would be deploying to Regional Command East (RC-East) this spring, where they will continue to provide training and mentoring to Afghan security forces.

The Brigade and Regimental colors were cased during the ceremony on Thursday and will remain furled until the unit’s command completes its transition to Afghanistan where the colors will be unfurled to fly in combat.

4th Brigade Combat Team Commander Colonel Valery C. Keaveny, Jr. and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston prepare the Brigade Flag for casing in preparation for unit’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan

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Fort Campbell Currahee Fire Support specialists certify in preparation for deployment

March 12, 2013 |

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

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)

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

February 8, 2013 |

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

Fort 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. (Sgt. Keith Rogers/U.S. Army)

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

December 7, 2012 |

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

Fort 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.

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

November 24, 2012 |

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

Fort 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.

Fort Campbell’s 4th Brigade Combat Team “Currahees” prepare for Eagle Flight III

September 5, 2012 |

Written by Maj. Kamil Sztalkoper

Fort Campbell, KY – Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, started a transition point in their training as elements of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, “White Currahee”, began rehearsals for the brigade’s upcoming Eagle Flight III, a company level walk-and-shoot, on August 28th, 2012 at Son Drop Zone, Fort Campbell, KY.

Eagle Flight III consists of seven training evolutions with a walk-and-shoot rehearsal at the Son Drop Zone being the first event.

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment and 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conduct walk-and-shoot rehearsals on Son Drop Zone, Aug. 28, 2012 at Fort Campbell, Ky. The walk-and-shoot rehearsals are designed to provide an additional iteration for company, battery, and troop leadership with an opportunity to exercise and refine their capability to call for fire and request close combat aircraft prior to a live fire exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Todd A. Christopherson, 4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs)

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2nd Brigade, Strike wins Week of the Eagles Softball Tournament

August 19, 2012 |

Written by Sgt. Jon Heinrich
1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs

Fort Campbell, KY – Rain and lightning may have canceled all the softball games Monday, but it did little to dampen the spirits of the players.

Competitors showed up to muddy fields Tuesday morning ready to play in the Week of the Eagles 2012 Softball Tournament at North Sports complex here.

Thirteen teams representing the various brigades, division, medical, chemical and military police played strongly, but in the end 2nd Brigade Combat Team came out the winner of the tournament against 4th Brigade Combat Team.

First Sgt. Frederick Jones, first sergeant for Company C, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, hits the ball during a game against 2nd BCT, 101st Abn. Div. Aug. 15 at North Sports Complex here. The softball game was the Championship Match for the Week of the Eagles 2012 Softball Tournament and was won by 2nd BCT. (Photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich)

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Fort Campbell’s 4th Brigade Combat Team “Currahee” August Top Squad Competition

August 11, 2012 |

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

Fort Campbell, KY – U.S. Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division compete in the August Top Squad competition held August 8th, 2012 at Fort Campbell, KY.

The competition with the representation of soldiers for each of the six battalions has them compete against each other in various events to test their physical and mental toughness.

Fort Campbell’s 506th Infantry Regiment celebrates 70th Birthday

July 25, 2012 |

Fort Campbell, KY – The 506th Infantry Regiment celebrated its 70th birthday on July 20th, 2012 at Fort Campbell, KY. The day started with a cake cutting, followed by a 5.06 mile run and a four mile brigade run.

The day’s events included various battalion competitions as part of a Currahee Challenge, a Distingushed Member of the Regiment and Honorary Member of the Regiment ceremony, a retirement ceremony for Sergeant Major Robert J. Corrigan, and concluded with the change of responsibility from Command Sgt. Maj. William R. Hambrick, Jr., the outgoing brigade command sergeant major, to Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston.

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