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Topic: Strike
The division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, “Strike,” will deploy as part of a regular scheduled rotation to the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The deployment begins in early August and ends in early September. Any Soldiers who test positive will be immediately isolated and remain at Fort Campbell until cleared by medical professionals. ![]() A 101st Airborne Division Soldier receives a COVID test at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, July 27th. The Soldier is one of more than 4,000 Soldiers who will receive a mandatory COVID test prior to a deployment to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Soldiers who test positive will remain in isolation at Fort Campbell until cleared by medical professionals. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Navin) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
101st Airborne Soldiers to deploy for training following 100% COVID Testing101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Public Affairs Staff
The division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, “Strike,” will deploy. The deployment is a training exercise that tests the brigade’s ability to fight as a team, and is part of a regular scheduled rotation to the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk. The deployment begins in early August and ends in early September.
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101st Airborne Division Soldiers to return to Fort Campbell from Djibouti101st Airborne Division
These “Blue Spader” Soldiers were deployed to Djibouti from October 2018 through March 2019. There, the Soldiers made up elements of the East African Response Force. The EARF, under the command and control of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, provides a combat-ready rapid deployment capability to support crises operations in the U.S. Africa Command Area of Responsibility. ![]() U.S. Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, prepare to depart for Libreville, Gabon, at Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, Jan. 2, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amy Picard) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
101st Airborne Soldiers test Spider networked Munition System upgradeWritten by Maj. Nayari Cameron, Test Officer
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) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Fort Campbell Soldier Juwan Richardson dies in boating accident at Kentucky Lake
Pfc. Juwan Richardson, 20, of Gordon, Alabama, was a petroleum supply specialist in 2nd Brigade Combat Team, “Strike”. He joined the Army in 2016 and arrived at Fort Campbell in 2017. Decorations include National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and Air Assault Badge.
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101st Airborne Division’s Strike Brigade receives Operation Inherent Resolve streamer following Iraq deploymentWritten by Sgt. Samantha Stoffregen Fort Campbell, KY – Soldiers with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) stood tall on Strike Field here, February 20th, 2018 as an Iraq campaign streamer was added to the brigade’s guidon. Maj. Gen. Andrew Poppas, 101st Abn. Div. commander, alongside Command Sgt. Maj. Todd Sims, 101st Abn. Div. senior enlisted leader, joined Col. Joseph Escandon and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Wilson, 2nd BCT, 101st Abn. Div. command team, to attach the streamer for the brigade’s contribution to Operation Inherent Resolve during their most recent deployment to Iraq. ![]() (L to R) Col. Joseph Escandon, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander, Maj. Gen. Andrew Poppas, 101st Abn. Div. commander, Command Sgt. Maj. Todd Sims, 101st Abn. Div. senior enlisted leader, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Wilson, 2nd BCT, 101st Abn. Div. senior enlisted leader, attach a streamer to the brigade’s guidon at Strike Field, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Feb. 20, for the unit’s contribution to Operation Inherent Resolve during their most recent deployment to Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Stoffregen) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Thanksgiving Day message from Fort Campbell’s Major General Andrew P. PoppasWritten by Major General Andrew P. Poppas
It was with these words that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday on October 3rd, 1863. America was embroiled in conflict just like we are now, yet there was much to be thankful for as a nation – “needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defense…,” as Lincoln described. The same holds true today.
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101st Airborne Division’s 526th Brigade Support Battalion improves readiness at Network Integration Evaluation 17.2Written by Staff Sgt. Sean Callahan Fort Bliss, TX – The priority for all Army units is to build decisive action readiness to enable Army forces to rapidly deploy. NIE 17.2 enhances unit readiness by providing rigorous Soldier-led operational training opportunities. According to Command Sergeant Major Phillip Hollifiele, the senior enlisted advisor for 526th BSB, “being able to conduct Convoy Escort Team training is extremely valuable for the battalion, our goal is to develop 11 lethal vehicle crews.” NIE training anticipates fighting operationally in challenged domains. Strike Soldiers are preparing to operate in degraded. ![]() Soldiers from 526th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division getting briefed prior to conducting Convoy Escort Team training during Network Integration Evaluation 17.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 14, 2017. (Pfc. Isaiah Scott) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
101st Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team arrives at Fort Bliss for NIE 17.2Written by Sgt. Maricris McLane
NIE started in 2011 and since then the major participant of the exercise was 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division. The “Strike” Brigade is the first rotational unit to conduct NIE here. As an expeditionary light infantry unit recently returning from supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the brigade provides an operational mindset that will assist in the overall assessment of practices and systems being used during the NIE exercise. ![]() Soldiers with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, disembark the plane during their arrival for the Network Integration Exercise 17.2, here, July 5. The “Strike” Brigade with 101st ABN DIV is the first rotational brigade to conduct NIE here. (Capt. Earl Wilson) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
101st Airborne Division Strike Force Supports XCTC at Fort McCoyWritten by Lt. Riley Foster Fort McCoy, WI – In the heat of June, Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) prepare to rotate out to training sites as the opposition force to the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois National Guard. If that weren’t enough, the Battalion will move directly from playing OPFOR to conducting squad live fires and crew gunnery to prepare for follow on training back home at Fort Campbell. The Strike Force Battalion deployed to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, early in the month to support the eXportable Combat Training Capability, or XCTC. ![]() U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Souliotis, platoon leader, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) center, briefs Capt. Nathan Goldsmith, commander, Company C, 2-502, during 2-502 IN’s deployment to the Exportable Combat Training Capability at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Jun. 16, 2017. (1st Lt. Riley Foster) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
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