Fort Campbell
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For the fort in Malta, see Fort Campbell (Malta).
Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located astride the Kentucky–Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee (post address is located in Kentucky). Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne Division and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. The fort is named in honor of Union Army Brigadier General William Bowen Campbell, the last Whig Governor of Tennessee.[1]
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Fort Campbell | |
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Oak Grove, Kentucky / Clarksville, Tennessee | |
Type | Army post |
Site information | |
Controlled by | U.S. Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1941 |
In use | 1942–present |
Garrison information | |
Current commander | MG Brett Sylvia |
Past commanders | MG John F. Campbell, 101st ABN |
Garrison | 101st Airborne Division 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment 5th Special Forces Group 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD) 86th Combat Support Hospital 716th Military Police Battalion 19th Air Support Operations Squadron (USAF) 63rd Chemical Company 1000th MP Battalion (CID) Sabalauski Air Assault School Blanchfield Army Community Hospital NCO Academy |
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