The communities around Fort Campbell are being given a heads up, as a division-wide training exercise will start on April 10 that will put more air craft in the skies and more military vehicles on the road.
According to a news release, the 101st Airborne Division will conduct Operation Lethal Eagle from April 10 to April 30. This pre-planned training event is set to build soldier and unit lethality within the world’s premier air assault division and include air assault operations such as small unit maneuvers and live fire exercises with small arms, artillery, and military aircraft.
Those residing in and around Fort Campbell can 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, Kentucky, and 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, including 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.