Courtesy Story | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | 08.15.2012
The moon still hovers in a predawn sky, visibility is low but the distinct sound of soldiers adjusting their kits, boots and gear can still be strongly heard. They step off into the dark, the first of many in the next 12- miles, which has to be to be finished in under three hours time. This is the Toughest Air Assault Soldier Competition. soldiers from each brigade are tested on their physical......
Courtesy Story | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | 08.15.2012
The Week of the Eagles has been a Fort Campbell tradition for over 70 years. This tradition brings not only soldiers, but also their family members and Veterans of the Screaming Eagle family as well. The events started in 1970’s to build the cohesion of soldiers. Over that span, the events have evolved not just for soldier participation, but also former Screaming Eagles and family members......
Story by Sgt. Michael Monroe | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | 08.15.2012
Soccer, or football to the rest of the world, is a sport that is gaining popularity in the United States. The soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), competed in a tournament during Week of the Eagles to determine the best Soccer team in the division. Beginning with nine teams consisting of Soldiers from all across Fort Campbell, the championship was decided Aug. 15. The......
Story by Sgt. Shanika Futrell | 159th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs | 08.15.2012
The crowd roars as their favorite brigade basketball team from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) steps on the court to compete in the final round of the 2012 Week of the Eagles basketball tournament....
Courtesy Story | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | 08.15.2012
Golf is a sport loved by people all over; Soldiers are no different. Fort Campbell’s Cole Park Commons Golf Course hosted the Week of the Eagles, Legacy Golf Tournament, Aug. 13. Despite inclement weather, 36 teams came out for the best ball style tournament hoping to emerge on top....
Story by Sgt. Jon Heinrich | 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | 08.15.2012
Rain and lightning may have canceled all the softball games Monday, but it did little to dampen the spirits of the players....
Courtesy Story | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | 08.15.2012
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Basketball is just one of the 14-events that took place during the Week of the Eagles, 2012. The Strike team, made up of Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), has provided much excitement during the basketball tournament. This inter-division 3-day competition, held at Fort Campbell’s Lozada gym began Aug. 13. The Strike team......
Courtesy Story | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | 08.15.2012
This year, for the first time in the Screaming Eagles' history, the game of Ultimate Frisbee is a part of the Week of the Eagles competition. The Week of the Eagles is celebrated each year to honor the activation of the 101st Airborne Division in 1942. This year is the division’s 70th anniversary....
