Fort Campbell, KY – Major General James C. McConville, the Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division, said as part of The U.S. Army’s reorganization, the number of active-component Brigade Combat Teams will decrease from 45 to 33 by 2017.
As a result, the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101 Airborne Division will deactivate.
U.S. Army Fort Campbell will experience a net loss of less than 400 military positions, and will maintain a military end-strength of 6,000 higher than pre-9/11.
Fort Campbell remains an essential power projection platform and home to multiple strategic crisis response units and force-generating capabilities.
