Fort Campbell

Fort Campbell is a base of the United States Army, which is located about 10 miles northwest of Clarksville, Tennessee and ten miles south of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The site was selected on 16 July 1941 and is named in honor of Brigadier General William Bowen Campbell. He was initially Camp Campbell, until it was renamed as a permanent base at Fort Campbell in April 1950. Fort Campbell is home to various units of the United States Army, for example, the 101st Airborne Division and 5th Special Forces Group ( Airborne ) (Eng. "5th Special Forces Brigade ").

Its official name is " Fort Campbell, Kentucky ", as the headquarters of the base, most of the buildings of the base and the post office building in the field of Kentucky are. However, the majority of the surface of the base is located in Tennessee. Fort Campbell is the largest economic factor in the area around Clarksville.

Fort Campbell was built on the territory of four counties, two of which are in Tennessee ( Montgomery County and Stewart ) and two in Kentucky ( Christian and Trigg County) lie.

The commanding general of Fort Campbell and the 101st Airborne Division is currently Major General James C. McConville. The commander of the garrison is Colonel Perry C. Clark

Stationed units

• 101st Airborne Division 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( IBCT ) (infantry brigade )
• 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( IBCT ) (infantry brigade )
• 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( IBCT ) (infantry brigade )
• 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( IBCT ) (infantry brigade )
• 101st Army Brigade
• 159th Army Brigade

36.65 - 87.466666666667Koordinaten: 36 ° 39 ' N, 87 ° 28 ' W

• Military device ( United States Army )
• Place in Kentucky
• Military facility in Kentucky
• City in Tennessee
• Christian County (Kentucky)
• Montgomery County ( Tennessee)
• Place in North America