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The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) stands as one of the U.S. Army’s most agile and combat-ready forces, specializing in rapid deployment and air assault operations. With the capability to execute large-scale long-range air assault (L2A2) missions across 500 nautical miles, often under the cover of darkness, the division ensures dominance on the battlefield. Trained to seize and hold key terrain, the 101st remains mission-focused, strategically adaptable, and highly effective in combat operations.

As the Army undergoes its largest transformation in 40 years, the 101st Airborne Division continues to evolve, integrating advanced air assault tactics, mobility enhancements, and joint-force coordination to maintain superiority in modern warfare. The division’s unmatched ability to deploy quickly and secure critical objectives aligns with the Army’s overarching strategy to outpace and outrange adversaries, ensuring readiness for future conflicts in multi-domain operations.

A line of UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division slingload Infantry Squad Vehicles from the 1st Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at the Alexandria, La. airport on...
1 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A line of UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division slingload Infantry Squad Vehicles from the 1st Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at the Alexandria, La. airport on the night of May 8, 2025. This air movement represents a Large-Scale, Long-Range Air Assault (L2A2) that moves a brigade worth of combat power over 500 miles, from Fort Campbell, Ky. to Fort Johnson, La. (U.S. Army photos by SPC. Alexander Goff) (Photo Credit: Spc. Alexander Goff) VIEW ORIGINAL
Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air assault) e the fire the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) during a live fire exercise at the Joint Readiness Training...
2 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air assault) e the fire the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) during a live fire exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Johnson, La. May 20, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alexander Goff). (Photo Credit: Spc. Alexander Goff) VIEW ORIGINAL
CH-47 Chinooks helicopters from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division arrive at the Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport at Vicksburg, Miss. for a Forward...
3 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – CH-47 Chinooks helicopters from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division arrive at the Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport at Vicksburg, Miss. for a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) run by the 101st Division Support Brigade on May 6, 2025 as part of their travel to the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC). This air movement represents a Large Scale, Long Range Air Assault (L2A2) which moves a brigade worth of combat power over 500 nautical miles in one period of darkness, going from Fort Campbell, Ky. to Fort Johnson, La. (Photo Credit: Master Sgt. Anthony Hewitt) VIEW ORIGINAL
Soldiers from "Baker" Company in 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Mobile Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne" engage targets with their Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSWs) from a support by fire position during Operation Lethal Eagle 25.1...
4 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers from "Baker" Company in 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Mobile Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne" engage targets with their Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSWs) from a support by fire position during Operation Lethal Eagle 25.1 Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFX) on March 7, 2025 at Fort Campbell, Ky. Operation Lethal Eagle is an 18-day division-wide training exercise designed to train individual fundamentals and collective lethality. In addition, it effectively integrates transformation in contact and builds a mastery of its large-scale air assault capabilities throughout the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). (Photo Credit: Maj. Jonathon Bless) VIEW ORIGINAL
The small-unmanned aircraft system, developed by the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), takes its initial flight on Oct. 10, 2024, at Fort Campbell, Ky. The drone is set to be tested during Operation Lethal Eagle in the spring of 2025. (U.S....
5 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The small-unmanned aircraft system, developed by the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), takes its initial flight on Oct. 10, 2024, at Fort Campbell, Ky. The drone is set to be tested during Operation Lethal Eagle in the spring of 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kaden D. Pitt) (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Kaden Pitt) VIEW ORIGINAL
An infantryman from the 1st Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) loads a Small Multi-Purpose Equipment Transporter (SMET)  May 10, 2025, at Fort Johnson, La. The infantryman is doing this in support of JRTC 25-07 which...
6 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An infantryman from the 1st Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) loads a Small Multi-Purpose Equipment Transporter (SMET) May 10, 2025, at Fort Johnson, La. The infantryman is doing this in support of JRTC 25-07 which involves a Large Scale, Long Range Air Assault (L2A2) which moves a brigade worth of combat power over 500 miles in one period of darkness, going from Fort Campbell, Ky. to Fort Johnson, La. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Jackson) (Photo Credit: Sgt. Timothy Jackson) VIEW ORIGINAL
Soldiers from the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Air Assault out of a CH-47 Chinook into the Joint Regional Training Center (JRTC) at Ft. Johnson, LA as part of a large scale, long range air assault (L2A2)...
7 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers from the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Air Assault out of a CH-47 Chinook into the Joint Regional Training Center (JRTC) at Ft. Johnson, LA as part of a large scale, long range air assault (L2A2) that the 101st launched from Ft. Campbell, KY to JRTC on the night of August 15, 2024. L2A2 means delivering one brigade combat team over 500 nautical miles in one period of darkness, arriving as a cohesive element where the enemy least expects it, capable of fighting behind enemy lines for 14 or more days. (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner) VIEW ORIGINAL
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Fort Campbell serves as a projection platform and premier training and development center for Air Assault Operations in the United States Army; home to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), U.S. Army Medical and Dental Activities, Tennessee Valley District Corps of Engineers, and Veterinary Command.

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  • Maj. Gen. David W. Gardener
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    Maj. Gen. David W. Gardener
  • Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Walker
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    Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Walker

"Rendezvous With Destiny"

The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) is the only air assault division of the United States Army. Nicknamed the “Screaming Eagles,” the 101st has consistently distinguished itself by demonstrating the highest standards of military professionalism since its activation at one minute after midnight, Aug. 16, 1942.

On Aug. 19 of that year, the first commander, Maj. Gen. William C. Lee, promised his new recruits that although the new division had no history, it would soon have a “rendezvous with destiny.” As a division, the 101st has never failed that prophecy.

The 101st is recognized for its unmatched Air Assault capability, its ability to execute any combat or contingency mission anywhere in the world, and is still proving its mettle as “tomorrow’s division in today’s Army.”

Unit History

The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) is the only air assault division of the United States Army. Nicknamed the “Screaming Eagles,” the 101st has consistently distinguished itself by demonstrating the highest standards of military professionalism since its activation at one minute after midnight, Aug. 16, 1942.

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