Leaders, planners, and engineers pose for a group photo outside of a hangar at Campbell Army Airfield during the Destiny Ramp Planning Conference at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, July 28, 2026. The three-day conference brought together over 40 personnel from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, PM Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), and the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade to select the optimal development site for a new, modernized hangar designed to house the incoming MV-75 Cheyenne II helicopter. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Andrew Lightsey IV)
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – On July 28, 2026, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and United States Army Corps of Engineers (Louisville District) kicked off a 3-day planning conference to select the future development site for a new hangar on Campbell Army Airfield, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
“This is the cornerstone for the Fort Campbell modernization plan,” said Col. James Snowden, commander of United States Army Garrison- Fort Campbell. “It will be a focus for years to come.”
Jarrod Wright (left), a Facilities and Infrastructure Subject Matter Expert for PM Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), demonstrates a virtual model of the MV-75 Cheyenne II helicopter on an airfield parking pad to U.S. Army Maj. Nate Cave, a planner with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) G32, using a Magic Leap augmented reality headset at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, July 28, 2026. The demonstration took place during the Destiny Ramp Planning Conference, a three-day event bringing together aviation planners and engineers to map out infrastructure requirements for a new, modernized hangar to support next-generation airpower. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Andrew Lightsey IV)
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Over 40 Department of Public Works planners, USACE engineers, Fort Campbell airfield managers, Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) representatives, 101st ABN DIV (AA) G32 personnel, 101st ABN DIV (AA) Engineer members, the 101st ABN DIV (AA) Garrison command team, and 101st Combat Aviation Brigade staffers gathered to gain a deeper understanding of operational requirements to select the optimal location for the new hangar. The conference is a significant step towards the installation meeting its Army continuous transformation goals as it prepares to field the MV-75 Cheyenne II helicopter.
“We’ve got the leadership, stakeholders, user groups, and all the subject matter experts here,” said Patrick Henry, landscape architect and master planner for USACE Louisville District. “We are doing our best to give people what they will need to do their mission in the most efficient way possible. We’re doing good strategizing and design work to meet operational needs and hopefully end up with a good product.”
Caden Garrett, an Extended Reality (XR) Lab developer for PM Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), views a virtual model of the MV-75 Cheyenne II for spatial measurement purposes inside a 101st Combat Aviation Brigade hangar using a Magic Leap augmented reality headset he programmed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, July 28, 2026. Garrett utilized the custom-programmed headset and virtual projection during the Destiny Ramp Planning Conference to assist 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel in assessing infrastructure requirements for a new, modernized hangar to support the next-generation aircraft. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Andrew Lightsey IV)
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101st ABN DIV (AA) aviators look forward to the future, as hangars originally built in 1947 to park Bell UH-1 Iroquois “Huey” helicopters will be upgraded to house MV-75s.
“As we look at the planning conference for facilities and onboard a new aircraft, the new hangar is going to provide us the infrastructure to fight our brigade in a unique way,” said Lt. Col. Stephanie Hartley, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade deputy commander. “This is not only different from all other CABs but provides us with more heavy lift and long-range lift capability only found at the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).”
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Stephanie Hartley, deputy commander of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, explains airfield operations to planners and engineers on Campbell Army Airfield at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, July 28, 2026. Hartley briefed the group during the Destiny Ramp Planning Conference to ensure all stakeholders and subject matter experts from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), PM Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers understood some of the unique operational and infrastructure requirements needed to support the future fielding of the MV-75 Cheyenne II helicopter. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Andrew Lightsey IV)
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The conference is the first in a series of meetings to modernize the airfield as the division increasingly leans on next-generation airpower to maintain its edge in large-scale ground combat.
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