Fort Campbell has a new Green Beret battalion, which is standing up in the first phase of a major expansion of Special Forces units over the next several years.



Brig. Gen. Michael Repass calls the creation of a new battalion of the 5th Special Forces Group a historic event. The general who commands Army Special Forces spoke to reporters after a ceremony Friday for the new unit.

The battalion will add 400-500 new soldiers to the post on the Tennessee-Kentucky border. Officials have said each of the five active groups in the Army Special Forces will gain a new battalion under the expansion plan.

The 5th Special Forces Group is frequently deployed, with rotations about every six months. Repass says the new battalion will provide strategic relief for the existing soldiers in 5th Group.

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