According to officials, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) will conduct Operation Lethal Eagle, a division-wide training exercise, April 10-30.
The pre-planned training event builds soldier and unit lethality within the world’s premier air assault division and includes air assault operations, small unit maneuvers and live fire exercises with small arms, artillery, and military aircraft.
Those residing in, and near, Fort Campbell should expect more military vehicles on the road, helicopters in the sky and an increase in noise during the exercise.
There will also be increased military aviation traffic in and around Fort Knox, as well as Camp Atterbury, Indiana, which the division will use as aviation refuel points.
Military vehicles will convoy along public roadways between Fort Campbell and Fort Knox during daylight hours throughout the exercise, which may temporarily disrupt car movement. The majority of military traffic will be on I-24 (from Fort Campbell, Exit 86 to Exit 81), I-169, Western Kentucky Parkway and I-69.
Over the course of the exercise, the Palmyra, 101st Airborne and Lafayette Gates will be closed, and access to Fort Campbell through Angels and Mabry gates will be restricted to authorized personnel.
All personally-owned vehicle traffic without pre-authorization will need to access the installation through Gates 7 and 10.
Lt. Col. Tony Hoefler, spokesman for the 101st Airborne Division, said the priority is safety, and Fort Campbell is encouraging the public to plan accordingly and plan for extra travel time, especially if traveling on I-24, I-169, Western Kentucky Parkway, I-69, and through construction zones.
