FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team “STRIKE”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are scheduled to return home Thursday. Family, friends and fellow soldiers will gather at a ceremony to welcome the returning soldiers home from their nine-month deployment to Iraq and other areas in Southwest Asia where the unit performed duties as the task force supporting the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve. Task Force Strike’s primary mission was to advise and assist, train, and equip the Iraqi security forces to fight and defeat Da’esh; but they also conducted precision surface-to-surface fires; supported a multitude of intelligence and logistical operations for Coalition and Iraqi forces, as well as base security throughout the area of operations. The time of the ceremony is subject to change without notice. Welcome Home Ceremonies: What you need to get access to post