the morning cram [good enough for government work edition]
We may resign Afghanistan to a sort of purgatory status. It's not great...not that bad either...kind of so-so. NPR reports President Obama paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan, and he says having just...
View Article70 Years of the 101st
The 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell are celebrating 70 years since the inception of the airborne division with a week long celebration including games, a concert, an air show and memorials...
View ArticleDefense Language Institute Instructors Teach Eid al-Fitr to 101st Airborne
Fort Campbell soldiers preparing for upcoming deployments to Afghanistan will be learning about the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the month of Ramadan. Thousands of troops from...
View Article101st Airborne Soldier Dies in Afghanistan
A soldier assigned to the 101st Airborne Division died Friday in Afghanistan. According to a Department of Defense news release, 20-year-old Pfc. Patricia L.
View ArticleAfternoon Round-Up 8/27/12
Today on NPR: Women in Afghanistan are, in general, better off today than when the Taliban ruled. But activists say there has been backsliding on the gains of the past decade.
View ArticleFort Campbell Soldiers Prepare to Deploy for Support Role in Afghanistan
Fort Campbell Army leaders are learning how to take a backseat role when they return to Afghanistan this fall to serve as military advisers. About 1,900 troops from the 1st Brigade Combat Team in the...
View Article101st Troops to Deploy to Afghanistan
More than 3,400 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell deploy to Afghanistan during the next several months. The Defense Department says about 2,800 from the 4th Brigade and about...
View ArticleAviation Brigade to Detail Afghanistan Progress
Leaders from Fort Campbell’s 101st Combat Aviation Brigade will speak with the media today about their first 100 days of deployment to Afghanistan. The brigade went overseas this year to provide...
View ArticleAviation Brigade Details Progress in Afghanistan
The commander of Fort Campbell’s 101st Combat Aviation Brigade says Afghan security forces are becoming more capable both on the ground and in the air. Col. Paul Bontrager says Afghans can now...
View ArticleThree Fort Campbell Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan
Three Fort Campbell soldiers have died in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The Department of Defense says 26 year old Staff Sgt. Octavio Herrera, 22 year old Sgt. Jamar Hicks and 26...
View ArticleHistoric Combat Team Returns From Afghanistan
Soldiers with a regiment whose roots trace to World War II's fabled "Band of Brothers" are set to return from their final deployment to Afghanistan.
View ArticleObama Plans To Leave Residual Force Of 9,800 In Afghanistan
(This post was last updated at 3:00 p.m. ET.)President Obama announced on Tuesday a plan to leave a residual force of 9,800 service members in Afghanistan beyond 2014. By 2016, most troops will be out...
View ArticleMcConnell Cautions Against Complete Exit from Afghanistan
Washington’s top Republican is warning against pulling all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky spoke at Fort Knox Tuesday.
View ArticlePanetta Visits Fort Campbell
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the military will not be intimidated by the attacks on U.S. soldiers in the wake of the Quran burnings. He made the comments today during a visit to Fort Campbell,...
View Articlethe morning cram [good enough for government work edition]
We may resign Afghanistan to a sort of purgatory status. Its not great...not that bad either...kind of so-so. NPR reports President Obama paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan, and he says having just...
View Article70 Years of the 101st
The 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell are celebrating 70 years since the inception of the airborne division with a week long celebration including games, a concert, an air show and memorials...
View ArticleDefense Language Institute Instructors Teach Eid al-Fitr to 101st Airborne
Fort Campbell soldiers preparing for upcoming deployments to Afghanistan will be learning about the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the month of Ramadan. Thousands of troops from...
View Article101st Airborne's 1st Brigade Combat Team Returns to Afghanistan
The 101 st Airborne Division’s First Brigade Combat Team returns to Afghanistan this winter. Nineteen hundred of the brigade’s soldiers will be training Afghan forces to take over stabilizing the...
View Article101st Airborne Soldier Dies in Afghanistan
A soldier assigned to the 101st Airborne Division died Friday in Afghanistan . According to a Department of Defense news release, 20-year-old Pfc. Patricia L. Horne, of Greenwood , Mississippi , died...
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