The event also honored veterans of Operation Desert Storm.
âI believe this is the first division of the army post-covid to do such a thing. The reason we can do that is because the 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell has taken the lead in fighting against this (virus),â Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell Maj. Gen. Jp McGee said.
âWhat you see before you and on this post is the most vaccination division in the entire United States Army.â
Commander of Troops and Staff for the event was Chief of Staff Colonel Stephen Shrader.
101st Airborne Division presents Division Review during Week of the Eagles
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Fort Campbell, 101st Airborne gets new commander The Associated Press March 7 Maj. Gen. JP McGee speaks as the incoming commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during the change of command ceremony, March 5, 2021, at the division parade field, Fort Campbell, Ky. (Spc. Andrea Notter/Army) FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. A new commander of the 101st Airborne Division is taking over at Fort Campbell. Maj. Gen. Brian Winski is relinquishing command of the division and Fort Campbell to Maj. Gen. JP McGee. A change of command ceremony took place Friday at the sprawling Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee line.
Maj. Gen. Brian Winski, the outgoing commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), speaks during the division change of command March 5, 2021, at the division parade field, Fort Campbell, Ky. (Spc. Andrea Notter/Army)
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The 101st Airborne Division in Fort Campbell bid farewell Major General Brian Winski and welcomed a new commander during a ceremony Friday.
Major General Winksi was the 47th Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault and has served in numerous capacities over the years, calling Fort Campbell home for several years. He says he has been proud to be at this base and in this community, and it’s been the honor of his life to lead the division and the elite soldiers that serve this nation.