Two Blackhawk helicopters from Fort Campbell’s 101st Airborne Division crashed over Trigg County, Ky., on Wednesday night, killing the nine crew members on board.
Is PFAS in your water? Tennessee is promising answers soon on cancer-linked chemicals
We don’t know how much PFAS is in Tennessee because we have limited data, but state testing and a new EPA requirement may soon give us a better idea.
Why Marsha Blackburn is still pushing to drop COVID vaccine mandate for the military
Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn is helping lead an effort to reverse the mandate that servicemembers get the COVID vaccine. Republicans pushed for the concession in exchange for their votes on the defense spending bill that has to pass by the end of the year. Their suggested language was included in the text of the bill […]
Gov. Lee appeals to Congress to end COVID vaccine mandate affecting 800 Tennessee guardsmen
Gov. Bill Lee is leading Republican governors around the country, asking Congress to end a COVID vaccine mandate for the military as recruitment and retention are suffering. So far, no Tennessee guardsmen have been discharged from their duties, but hundreds are still refusing to get the vaccine.
Fort Campbell units deploying to Europe amid continuing tensions between Ukraine and Russia
Several hundred soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell are deploying to Europe starting Tuesday night in anticipation of a potential Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
Fort Campbell flies Black Hawk helicopters — without pilots — for the first time
The Army’s first automated flight of an unmanned and unarmed Black Hawk helicopter took place at Fort Campbell over the weekend. The system known as ALIAS flew for a half hour while navigating the imaginary towers of downtown Manhattan.
Why One Tennessee Army Veteran Won’t ‘Walk Away’ From Afghan Translator Left Behind
Among the allies stranded in Afghanistan is a translator closely bonded to a Memphis-based Army reservist who is now working behind the scenes to try to get the man and his family to safety.
‘A Complete Waste’: Middle Tennessee Veterans Grapple With U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Timothy Griffin has been having a lot of long nights. “I probably have not slept since it happened,” Griffin says, “since I woke up and the headline was Afghan president flees the country, Taliban are in Kabul.”
75 Years After D-Day, He Remembers His Grandfather’s War Stories By Acting Them Out
Listen Seventy-five years ago, when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, Wesley Notgrass was a 29-year-old soldier in the medical corps from Columbia, Tenn.
Investigation: Dangerous And Persistent Chemicals Discovered At A Middle Tennessee Military Base
Listen A family of man-made chemicals known as per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, is starting to gain national attention after studies have linked it to health issues, possibly including cancer
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