Fort Campbell in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Military Police and Air Defense Artillery
101st Sustainment Brigade
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024
1. 101st Sustainment Brigade Marker
The 2-44th Air Defense Artillery Battalion provides protection from low-level enemy aviation and drone threats.
Photo captions:
(Left):Military Police assigned to the Division in WWII provided battlefield circulation and protection for key headquarters locations.
(Bottom, left): 716th MPs landed on the roof of the US Embassy, Saigon, during the Tet Offensive, January 1968, to clear it of Viet Cong infiltrators.
(Bottom, right): Three Batteries of Caliber .50 machine guns mounted on the M-3 pedestal protected the Division from aerial attack in WWII.
(Right): The M-1097 Avenger Missile System provides short range air defense for the Division against low flying aircraft, drones, and attack helicopters.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1968.
Location. 36° 38.033′ N, 87° 27.161′ W. Marker is in Fort Campbell, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is on Kentucky Ave north of 19th Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is on the campus
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Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Support during the Global War on Terror (here, next to this marker); Modularity & Modern Sustainment 2007 (here, next to this marker); OEF 2001-2002 nd OIF 2003-2004 (here, next to this marker); Desert Shield/Desert Storm 1990 - 1991 (here, next to this marker); Pentomic Division 1956 - 1964 (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam 1965 - 1972 (a few steps from this marker); The Challenge of Air Assault Logistics (a few steps from this marker); Sustainment Brigade Heraldry (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Campbell.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024
2. 101st Sustainment Brigade Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
