Fort Campbell
| Fort Campbell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten miles northwest of downtown Clarksville, Tennessee and ten miles south of Hopkinsville, Kentucky | ||||
Shoulder sleeve insignia of units stationed at Fort Campbell | ||||
| Type | Army post | |||
| Built | 1941 | |||
| In use | 1941–Present | |||
| Controlled by | U.S. Army | |||
| Garrison | 101st Airborne Division 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment 5th Special Forces Group | |||
Fort Campbell is a United States Army post on the border of Tennessee and Kentucky. It is west of Clarksville and northwest of Nashville.
The fort is named after William Bowen Campbell, the last Whig Governor of Tennessee.[1]
Fort Campbell Media
101st Airborne Division SSI
US Army Special Forces SSI
U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command SSI (2013-2015)
16th Military Police Brigade SSI
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the 44th Medical Command Description * On a white shield within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width overall a four-pointed gold star (with longer vertical points) superimposed on a maroon four-pointed star (points saltirewise and all
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19th Air Support Operations Squadron (1996)
Command and control facility for 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell
Lyndon B. Johnson and Major General Ben Sternberg at Fort Campbell on July 23, 1966.
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References
- ↑ A History of Fort Campbell, Kentucky Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, 14 August 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
Other websites
- Fort Campbell Home Page Archived 1998-05-02 at the Wayback Machine - official site
- Fort Campbell at the Open Directory Project
Coordinates: 36°39′N 87°28′W / 36.650°N 87.467°W
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