The mission at Fort Campbell has changed over the past seventy-five
years, and the city has grown and adapted to meet new challenges. It was
conceived before Pearl Harbor as the Tennessee-Kentucky Armor Camp and
has progressed in recent years to meet changing national security needs
and the transformation of the U.S. Army. The fort is home to the army's
most elite air assault and airborne units. It is also the largest
employer in Tennessee and Kentucky and puts $2.6 billion into the local
economy each year. Author and post historian John O'Brien details the
historic ride that took Fort Campbell from a Giant Bachelor City to a
World-Class Army Home.