Topic: James C. McConville

Fort Campbell Welcomes Home 170 Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team

By Bill Larson | April 27, 2013 |

Fort Campbell, KY – The never ending cycling of soldiers between the battlefield to the home front and vise versa continued yesterday morning with the return of 170 soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team from the Khowst Province of Afghanistan.

Their families and friends were on hand awaiting them when their aircraft touched down. As the door to the aircraft opened, the overcast sky opened up and a cold rain began falling. Some family members opened umbrella’s and continued to watch the soldiers disembark, as others scurried back indoors to await their loved one’s entry.

The Soldiers couldn’t care less about the rain they were excited to see their loved ones after being apart for 224 very long days.

The returning soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team

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Fort Campbell’s 101st Sustainment Brigade ‘Lifeliners’ case their colors

April 19, 2013 |

Written by Sgt. 1st Class Mary Rose Mittlesteadt
101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs

Fort Campbell, KY – The 101st Sustainment Brigade “Lifeliners,” along with the brigade’s 101st Special Troops Battalion, case their colors in an outdoor ceremony, April 12th, at Fort Campbell, KY.

Col. Charles R. Hamilton, the brigade’s commander and his senior noncommissioned officer in charge Command, Sgt. Maj. Eugene J. Thomas Jr., simultaneously with Lt. Col. Derek G. Bean, the battalion’s commander and his senior noncommissioned officer in charge Command, Sgt. Maj. Christopher T. Crawford, roll their colors and sheath them in sleeves.

Col. Charles R. Hamilton and Command Sgt. Maj. Eugene Thomas, the command team of the 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), case the brigade colors, April 12, at Fort Campbell, Ky. The color casing ceremony is a time-honored tradition for units prior to deployment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Leejay Lockhart)

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101st Airborne Division assumes command of Regional Command-East, Afghanistan

March 15, 2013 |

Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Bagram, Afghanistan – The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known famously as the “Screaming Eagles,” assumed responsibility of the combined joint task force in eastern Afghanistan March 14th in a ceremony on Bagram Air Field.

Combined Joint Task Force-101, will operate in Regional Command – East, an area roughly the size of Virginia, which includes 14 provinces and 7.5 million Afghans.

The 1st Infantry Division wrapped up its yearlong deployment and will be heading back to Fort Riley, Kansas.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James C. McConville and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Alonzo J. Smith (forefront), the command team of 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Combined Joint Task Force-101, salute the unit’s flag at a transfer of authority ceremony at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 14th, 2013. The 101st Airborne Division assumed responsibility of Regional Command-East from the 1st Infantry Division. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David J. Overson, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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Tennessee can use $356 million rainy day fund to weather federal budget sequester cuts

February 28, 2013 |

Nashville, TN – With looming sequester cuts threatening everything from Head Start programs to our military personnel, leaders in Tennessee urged Governor Bill Haslam to use the proposed increase to the state’s rainy day fund to weather the storm.

Tennessee has $356 million in its rainy day fund, with another $100 million to be added in this year’s budget. Using that $100 million to fund vital services instead would save Tennesseans from the pain of Washington’s inaction. «Read the rest of this article»

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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Fort Campbell episode of History Channel’s “Top Gear” airs February 5th

February 1, 2013 |

Written by Sgt. Joe Padula
2nd Brigade Combat Team PAO

Fort Campbell, KY – Top Gear, an American motoring television series on the History Channel, is scheduled to air their second episode of its third season, February 5th, which was filmed inside the gates of Fort Campbell, KY during this past fall.

The week long production combined Hollywood magic with the military might of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), as the Screaming Eagle Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team and 159th Combat Aviation Brigade became part of the show’s cast.

Maj. Gen. James C. McConville, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell, Ky., shares a laugh with Tanner Foust, stunt driver and the host of Top Gear, during a break in shooting while filming an episode for the History Channel show at a Fort Campbell training area, Sept. 26. Foust challenged being captured by the 101st and its assets during a “cat and mouse” chase scenario and was impressed with the skills of the 101st units and their top gear. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joe Padula, 2nd BCT PAO, 101st Abn. Div.)

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Fort Campbell Holds Combined Federal Campaign Awards Ceremony

January 23, 2013 |

Written by Sgt. 1st Class Mary Rose Mittlesteadt
101st Sustainment Brigade

Fort Campbell, KY – Fort Campbell recognized installation personnel who led the way in the post exceeding its annual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) goal on Tuesday, January 22th, 2013.

The goal for the 2012 campaign was $800,000 and more than $870,000 was raised through donations and pledges, according to Maj. Gen. James C. McConville, the commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). “We ask so much of our Soldiers, our Families and our civilians. Every time we ask you to come through,” said McConville. “The CFC is where we can reach out, and during this campaign you gave a lot. It was a team effort”

Maj. Gen. James C. McConville, the commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) handed Col. Charles R Hamilton, the commander of the 101st Sustainment Brigade “LifeLiners” the Combined Federal Campaign trophy that gets held in the headquarters of the recognized organization until the next years ceremony. The ceremony was held January 22nd on Fort Campbell, KY. (U.S. Army photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Mary Rose Mittlesteadt, 101st Sustainment Brigade.)

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Fort Campbell’s Major General James C. McConville Holiday Message

December 25, 2012 |

Fort Campbell, KY – Major General James C. McConville, Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell wishes a Merry Christmas to you and yours.

I especially want to wish a Merry Christmas to those serving in harm’s way and their loved ones.

Fort Campbell holds Welcome Home Ceremony for 116 soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team

By Bill Larson | December 14, 2012 |

Fort Campbell, KY – Yesterday morning At the crack of dawn 116 soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike” returned home to Fort Campbell after a nine-month deployment to RC East in Afghanistan. The soldiers continued the process of readying the Afghan National Security Forces for the 2014 withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.

Wintry temperatures had finally touched Clarksville after an unseasonably warm fall, with the outdoor temperature running a chilly 28°F, causing family members to bundle up against the cold. In their excitement, I doubt many of them really noticed.

First Lt. Mathew Miller places an engagement ring on the finger of his girlfriend, Caitlain Stein, moments after returning from his deployment to Afghanistan during a welcome home ceremony, Dec. 13, at Fort Campbell. (U.S. Army Photo)

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

December 8, 2012 |

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

Fort 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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