FORT CAMPBELL, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – This month the Southwestern Kentucky Military Affairs Committee helped welcome home the first wave of soldiers back to Fort Campbell. Over the past few weeks, over 200 101st Airborne Division Headquarters soldiers returned home after a nine-month deployment to the southern border.

“To the soldiers of the 101st HQ, welcome home, and thank you for your service and commitment to our country,” said a statement from the MAC. “Southwestern Kentucky is proud to stand behind you and your families every step of the way.”

Soldier in camouflage hugs a smiling young girl held by a man in a Baltimore Ravens jersey at a crowded indoor event.
Soldier in camouflage hugs a young boy in a doorway area as other soldiers stand in formation nearby, conveying a moment of reunion or support.
U.S. soldiers in camouflage gear disembark from a military airplane onto a taxiway, while a few civilians watch nearby.
Soldiers in uniform standing in formation inside a large hall, with an Airborne emblem on the wall and a large American flag overhead
Family behind a chain-link fence holds a banner reading 'Welcome Home Daddy' as they cheer. A child in the foreground gives a thumbs up.
Soldiers in camouflage stand in formation inside a hangar, with an Airborne banner on the left and a large American flag on the right.
Soldier in camouflage holding a young child in his arms, indoors, with several people in the background.
Family reunion: a soldier, a woman, and a child hold a 'Welcome Home! We missed you!' sign surrounded by flags at a ceremony in a building.

Beginning in early October of 2025, approximately 500 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division Headquarters and other enabling units from Fort Campbell deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border “to secure and protect the territorial integrity of the United States.”

The unit operated under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, which worked in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection. Units from multiple installations across the Joint Force will fall under the 101st Headquarters, while physically located in various locations along the southern United States.

Soldiers arrived from deployment on May 8, May 21 and May 27. Volunteers with the Fort Campbell USO and the MAC greeted every soldier on the tarmac and kept spirits high with snacks and support while families waiting for the return. 

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