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The U.S. Department of Defense has announced the next commanding general for the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell.
The chief of staff for the Army said Tuesday that Major General Brett Sylvia would be the 51st person to lead the Screaming Eagles. The 50-year-old leader has served as the vice director for the Joint Staff’s strategy, plans, and policy since July 2021.
According to his Army bio, Sylvia previously served as the deputy commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division.
He is a 1994 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a B.S. degree in environmental engineering.
Sylvia will oversee the 101st Airborne Division, a light infantry division of the Army specializing in air assault operations.
He will take the command from Major General J.P. McGee, who has served as commanding general of the 101st since March of 2021. It’s a command that usually rotates on two-year cycles, however, Major General James McConville held the post for nearly three years from 2011 to 2014.
