Located
about 50 miles from Nashville, Fort Campbell is home to
the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 5th Special
Forces Group, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
and the 31st Military Police Detachment. Fort Campbell, Ky., is named in honor of Brig. Gen. William Bowen Campbell, the last Whig Governor of Tennessee. He was elected Colonel of the First Tennessee Volunteers, the "Bloody First," and is remembered in history as he led his regiment in the storming of Monterey in 1846 with the cry, "Boys, Follow Me!"
Main
phone numbers: Commercial (270)798-2151 or DSN
635-2151
Mailing
address: Fort Campbell, KY 42223
Population:
23,299 active duty; 39,114 family members; 2,835
civilians
Housing:
4,240 family units; 4,472 unaccompanied units; average
wait is 14-17 months (270)798-3808/6134
Temporary
lodging: 135-room guest house (27)439-2229;
campground (270)798-3126/5590
Army
Community Service: (270)798-9322
Schools: Five
elementary, two middle and one high school on post run by
DoDDs
Child
Care: Three centers for 606; 70 approved
homes; waiting list of a month or more (270)798-3643
Health
care: 241-bed hospital. Appointments/Tricare
(931)431-5569 or (800)941-4501
Fort
Campbell has a very large size commissary -
(270)798-4206,
a large exchange, a mall, and 3 shoppettes (270)439-1841. Recreation at Fort
Campbell includes arts and crafts, bowling, library,
auto hobby, recreation center, theater, golf, gym, tennis,
swimming, outdoor activities, camping, fishing, and
stables.
