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jmowreader

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19. CAAF-Nashville-CAAF is a common training route for 101st pilots

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 05:09 PM

Mar 31

CAAF: Campbell Army Airfield. There are two airfields on Campbell: Campbell Army Airfield, which is used by most of the aviation units on post and is also where they fly cargo jets into, and Saber Army Heliport, which is pretty much for the exclusive use of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

It's about 60 air miles from Fort Campbell to Nashville and Nashville is congested airspace (compared to the airspace around Clarksville, anyway) so if the order of the day Is to fly for one hour, they will often fly over Nashville, keep going until the hour meter hits 30 minutes then fly back. The alternative is to go to the 101st's Synthetic Flight Training Facility and fly an Apache simulator, which isn't the same.

What is NOT common is hovering over anyone's home. They get more than a little upset if you do that.

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Army suspends crew of helicopters that flew by Kid Rock. [View all] Swede Mar 31 OP

Now do the same mercuryblues Mar 31 #1

How much medal will Trump/Hegseth give them? Norrrm Mar 31 #2

So it wasn't an approved training route as reported earlier?? tanyev Mar 31 #3

No, that didn't fly. Sneederbunk Mar 31 #14

LOL Spazito Mar 31 #18

CAAF-Nashville-CAAF is a common training route for 101st pilots jmowreader Mar 31 #19

It must of happened when kid was reloading to shoot at more cases of Bud Light. Omnipresent Mar 31 #4

Following Illegal orders? Bigerhalf Mar 31 #15

They don't have enough pilots to do that! jmowreader Mar 31 #20

I'm sure these pilots we thrown under the bus. bluestarone Mar 31 #5

Good. Assholes. spanone Mar 31 #6

Good! Fuck' em and fuck Kid Rock too! Initech Mar 31 #7

Suspends? Really? What does that mean? walkingman Mar 31 #8

It means they're grounded. They can't fly helicopters. BannonsLiver Mar 31 #9

Won't mean shit . . . AverageOldGuy Mar 31 #12

I don't make the rules so who knows. BannonsLiver Mar 31 #13

Willing to bet that won't last long....they are more than likely laughing their ass off. walkingman Mar 31 #21

How did it happen ? Who made the decision ? JI7 Mar 31 #10

Coworker was a Blackhawk pilot Johnny2X2X Mar 31 #11

That shit flies over my neighborhood most days Warpy Mar 31 #16

Whaddya bet... GiqueCee Mar 31 #17

This wan't the pilots doing, although they were flying and being made scapegoats ToxMarz Mar 31 #22

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