Clarksville Now101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Soldiers deploy from Fort Campbell to Fort Knox, Kentucky as part of an Emergency Readiness Exercise. Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021
FORT CAMPBELL KY (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Capt. Bradley Anderson, Alpha Company Commander, got the call Thursday morning Apr. 15; his unit had been selected and received orders to participate in a Deployment Readiness Exercise (DRE) with a deployment date of Apr. 20 to Fort Knox, Ky.
The DRE is part of the U.S. Army’s program to exercise its ability to rapidly deploy units on short notice. The exercise affords participating units the training opportunity to test their pre-deployment standard operating procedures but the exercise also tests the unit’s parent commands. A company’s brigade must ensure their unit is provided with all the necessary requirements for a successful mission as they go out the door.