Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) compete in the annual Best Medic Competition at Fort Campbell, late August. The event last multiple days testing participant's tactical combat casualty care skills, physical endurance, and medical proficiency under stressful and realistic battlefield conditions.
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – The words of Maj. Gen. William C. Lee, the first commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division, have attained a near-mythical status amongst the Screaming Eagles. Oft quoted is his assertion that “The 101st has no history, but it has a rendezvous with destiny.” Much is made of the second clause; the ”Rendezvous with Destiny” the Division has faced and continues to stare down. The first half, however,...
