Clarksville NowSgt. Lynnwood Thomas, 1st BCT, Contributed1st Lt. Nikole Hairston does physical training March 2, 2021, to prepare for the Army Combat Fitness Test.
FORT CAMPBELL, KY – In December, 1st Brigade Combat Team welcomed the installation’s newest recipients of the Expert Infantry and Expert Soldier Badges. Among the soldiers to successfully complete training and testing was 1st Lt. Nikole Hairston, support operations transportation officer-in-charge, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st BCT, 101st Airborne Division.
Hairston made history being one of the first three women in the division to earn the ESB.
“That’s probably my proudest accomplishment in life, because I’ve never been one of the first to do anything before,” she said. “When I signed up for it I had no idea how difficult it was going to be. There was such a learning curve because all of the tasks are geared toward the infantry. I assumed that because it was
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