3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division - Air Assault enhanced their lethality over the weekend with live fire training while at Fort Knox, KY during Operation Hard Knox. #airassault #fighttonightandwin | 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

On December 17, 1944, the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were ordered to move toward Bastogne the following day, where they were to await further instructions. To make this rapid deployment possible, the Oise Base Section pulled every available vehicle off the roads to support both divisions. As reports of German activity near Stavelot intensified, the Commanding General of First U.S. Army redirected the 82nd Airborne Division to secure the area around Werbomont, while the 101st Airborne Divi