Tag Archives: 101st Airborne Division

A soldier embraces his daughter after a Welcome Home Ceremony, Mar. 1, 2013 at the Fort Campbell Army Airfield, Fort Campbell, Ky.
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U.S. soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, Troop A, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) secure the top of a mountain during a patrol in Paktya province, Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2013. The platoon was …
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Today, both male and female soldiers wear body armor that has been designed for men. But the Army plans to field to women next summer a new type of body armor, designed for them, that will be shorter in the …
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While in Afghanistan in 2010, a roadside bomb attack took away both of Erin Schaefer’s legs. But now, just two years later, a bicycle is making him feel whole again. “It’s a freedom adventure,” said the Everett, Wash., native, loading …
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By Robert Saxon From www.army.mil ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. – Soldiers from First Army units located across the United States began preparations in January to deploy to Afghanistan as a part of new specialized teams that will begin this spring …
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