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Topic: Air Assault
101st Airborne Division Soldier Spotlight, Sgt Gregory Booker
March 1, 2020 | 
Fort Campbell, KY – The 40th Public Affairs Detachment would like to introduce Sgt. Gregory Booker, an Air Assault Instructor on Team One at The Sabalauski Air Assault School, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY, a native of Greensboro, Alabama, for this edition of #SoldierSpotlight.
As an Air Assault Instructor, Booker teaches air assault candidates how to safely and effectively perform Air Assault operations while simultaneously pushing them to their limit, allowing them to leave Air Assault School stronger and more prepared to conduct Air Assault anywhere, anytime.
Sgt Gregory Booker. (Pfc. Brea Roland 40th Public Affairs Detachment)
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2nd Brigade Combat Team leaders with the 101st Airborne Division conduct Multinational Air Assault Planning Exercise
Yavoriv, Ukraine – Leaders of Task Force Carentan, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conducted a joint scenario demonstration of air assault operations with international counterparts here, June 20th.
Task Force Carentan leaders deployed to Yavoriv, Ukraine discussed air assault pickup-zone operations with Soldiers from the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The 95th AASLT BDE is in their third week of training at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center.
Leaders of Task Force Carentan, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conducted a joint scenario demonstration of air assault operations with international counterparts here, June 20th. (1st Lt. William Trout)
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101st Airborne Division to hold Final Ceremony at Gander Memorial before Re-Location
Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell, KY – Media members and the public are invited to the Fort Campbell Gander Memorial annual remembrance ceremony, December 12th, 2018 at Fort Campbell. This will be the final ceremony at the memorial’s current site before it is moved to a new location on the installation.
The site, consisting of a monument and 256 Canadian Sugar Maple trees, was built as a living memorial to the 248 Soldiers and eight crew members who lost their lives when Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed in Gander, Newfoundland shortly after takeoff on the morning of December 12th, 1985.
A grove of 256 Canadian Sugar Maple trees at the Gander Memorial on Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The 256 trees represent 248 101st Airborne Division Soldiers and eight civilians, who were killed in a 1985 airplane accident in Gander, Newfoundland. The trees, donated by Canadian citizens, have grown too close together and a new memorial is being constructed on Fort Campbell. (U.S. Army photos by Maj. Kevin Andersen)
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101st Airborne Soldiers test Spider networked Munition System upgrade
Written by Maj. Nayari Cameron, Test Officer
Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command
Fort Campbell, KY – Two units of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are testing an upgrade to the Spider munition system here, used to defend perimeters and support offensive ambushes and situational obstacles.
Soldiers with the 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion and 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division are employing the Spider Increment 1A networked munition system along with testers of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command (USAOTC), based at West Fort Hood, Texas.
A Soldier from the 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion “Bullstrike,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” operates the remote control unit for the company defense as part of the Spider Increment 1A networked munition system operational test at Fort Campbell, KY. (Mr. Tad Browning, U.S. Army Operational Test Command)
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Secretary of the Army Mark Esper visits Fort Campbell
Written by Pfc. Beverly Mejia
40th Public Affairs Detachment
Fort Campbell, KY – The Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper shared his recently published Army Vision with Soldiers, leaders, Families and civilians of the 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell, Tuesday during a visit to the post.
“The Army Vision speaks about where we want to be in the year 2028 and within that it outlines manning, training, equipping and leading,” Esper said.
As secretary of the Army, Esper has constitutional responsibility of all aspects in relation to the U.S. Army, to include organization, recruiting, equipping, training and supervision of more than 1.4 million active duty, Reserve and National Guard Soldiers, as well as Army civilians and their Families.
Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper observes Soldiers as they maneuver through the air assault obstacle course at The Sabalauski Air Assault School July 10th, 2018 on Fort Campbell, Ky. The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) is the Army’s only air assault division. Air assault gives the division unique capabilities of quick and precise infiltration and exfiltration methods. (Sgt. Patrick Kirby, 40th Public Affairs Detachment)
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101st Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers preserve history by repairing Historic Glider
Written by Sgt. Marcus Floyd
101st Combat Aviation Brigade
Fort Campbell, KY – Over the past year, the Don F. Pratt Museum staff worked tirelessly to renovate the museum and prepare it for its reopening.
During the renovation, the World War II-era glider that serves as the centerpiece of the museum was damaged by a unit mascot.
Despite this minor setback, Staff Sgt. Ian Thompson, the safety officer for the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, and a team of seven Soldiers repaired the glider in time for the museum’s reopening.
Soldiers with B. Company, 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade repair a damaged World War II era-glider wing November 20, 2017 at Fort Campbell, Ky. As one of the few remaining World War II-era gliders in the world, many Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) used gliders. (Staff Sgt. Ian Thompson, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade)
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101st Airborne Division receives visit from Business Executives for National Security
Written by Sgt. Samantha Stoffregen
Fort Campbell, KY – Members of the Business Executives for National Security visited Fort Campbell, March 7th, 2018 for a tour of the installation and to gain a better understanding of the unique capabilities the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) provides to the U.S. Army.
During their visit, BENS members received an aerial tour of the installation and had the opportunity to visit The Sabalauski Air Assault School, which provided an overview of the division’s air assault capabilities.
“An Air Assault operation is a complex, combined arms operation requiring absolute precision in a three dimensional framework,” said Major General Andrew Poppas, 101st Airborne Division commander. “The division wide focus and dedicated training of the world’s only Air Assault division ensures this operation can be conducted in any environment. When executed correctly, it puts our nation’s foes in an untenable position.”
Micheal Tritt, a member of the Business Executives for National Security and president of Lane Power & Energy Solutions Inc., fires an MP5 suppressed submachine gun at Range 70, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, March 7, as part of an overall tour of the installation. (Sgt. Samantha Stoffregen, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Public Affairs)
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Screaming Eagles, community members partner for Golden Knights tandem jump
Fort Campbell, KY – The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) invited prominent city officials and key leaders from Kentucky and Tennessee to participate in a tandem jump with the U.S. Army’s Golden Knights Parachute Team at Clarksville Regional Airport’s Outlaw Field, March 2nd-3rd.
Hosted by the U.S. Army Marketing and Engagement Brigade, in conjunction with U.S. Army Recruiting Command, the skydiving event is one of several showcased annually across the nation as part of the Total Army Recruitment Effort.
The Golden Knights, who serve as Army ambassadors, jump to increase Army awareness to the American public while bolstering relationships within the communities.
Maj. Gen. Andrew Poppas (right), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander, poses with Lt. Col. Carlos Ramos (left), U.S. Army Parachute Team “Golden Knights” commander, and Key community leaders during a two-day tandem parachute skydiving event facilitated by the “Golden Knights” at Outlaw Field, Clarksville Regional Airport, March 2nd -3rd, 2018. (Staff Sgt. Lerone Simmons, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Public Affairs)
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101st Combat Aviation Wings of Destiny compete at DA Level of Connelly Competition
Written by Sgt. Marcus Floyd
101st Combat Aviation Brigade
Fort Campbell, KY – Food service specialists with E. Company, 6th General Support Aviation Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) competed in the final round of the 50th Annual Phillip A. Connelly Competition February 28th, 2018 at Fort Campbell, KY.
The Soldiers from the Son Cafe dining facility are one of four teams competing at the Department of the Army level-active army field units category.
Soldiers from E. Company, 6th General Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) receive an award February 28, 2018, at Fort Campbell, Ky. The Soldiers competed in the 50th Annual Phillip A. Connelly Competition, a competition that recognizes units for superb performance and provides innovative training that has a sustainable impact on current and future missions in garrison and field environments. (Sgt. Marcus Floyd, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade)
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101st Airborne Division fields Army’s new Modular Handgun System, achieves milestone
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Fort Campbell, KY – The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the first unit to receive the Army’s new Modular Handgun System, began fielding the M17 and M18 pistols, November 28th, 2017.
“This is another 101st first,” said Maj. Gen. Andrew P. Poppas, 101st ABN DIV (AASLT) commander. “Our 75-year legacy is full of landmark moments like this.”
Poppas, along with Command Sgt. Maj. Todd W. Sims, 101st ABN DIV (AASLT) senior enlisted leader, Brig. Gen. John W. Brennan, 101st ABN DIV (AASLT) deputy commanding general for operations, Brig. Gen. K. Todd Royar, 101st ABN DIV (AASLT) deputy commanding general for support and 25 Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, fired the M17 at the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) indoor range after receiving preliminary marksmanship instruction the day prior.
A Soldier with C Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) fires the new M17 or Modular Handgun System at the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) indoor range, November 28th. The 101st ABN DIV (AASLT), the word’s only air assault division, is the first unit in the Army to field the service’s new handgun. (Sgt. Samantha Stoffregen, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Public Affairs)
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