Courtesy Story | 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | 11.29.2017
FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky – The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the first unit to receive the Army’s new Modular Handgun System, began fielding the M17 and M18 pistols, Nov 28. “This is another 101st first,” said Maj. Gen. Andrew P. Poppas, 101st ABN DIV (AASLT) commander. “Our 75-year legacy is full of landmark moments like this.”...
Story by 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | 08.11.2017
In 1968 during the Vietnam War, photographer Art Greenspon took one of the conflict's most famous images. Sgt. Maj. Watson Baldwin, who was a staff sergeant at the time, stands with his arms outstretched in the air signaling the incoming aircraft. On the ground lays Spc. 4 Dallas Brown writhing in pain. In the far right a helmetless Soldier, Sgt. Tim Witenburg, glances back toward the camera......
