SECRETARY OF THE ARMY PROMOTES 101ST DEPUTY COMMANDER TO GENERAL; CELEBRATES ARMY BIRTHDAY

Brig. Gen. Clair Gill, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) deputy commanding general for support, provides remarks during his promotion ceremony, June 11, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Secretary of the Army Honorable Ryan McCarthy presided over Gill’s promotion ceremony and later celebrated the U.S. Army’s 245th Birthday with Screaming Eagle Soldiers during a traditional cake cutting held at the 101st Airborne Division Headquarters, McAuliffe Hall.

Secretary of the Army Honorable Ryan McCarthy provides remarks as he presides over a promotion ceremony at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, June 11. Col. Clair Gill, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) deputy commanding general for support was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. During his visit, McCarthy also celebrated the U.S. Army’s 245th birthday with Screaming Eagle Soldiers during a traditional cake cutting ceremony held at the 101st Airborne Division Headquarters, McAuliffe Hall.

U.S. Army Photos by Spc. John Simpson, 40th Public Affairs Detachment

Maj. Gen. (ret.) Clair Gill and Joshua Gill adorn new rank on their son/father, Brig. Gen. Clair Gill, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) deputy commanding general for support, during a promotion ceremony, June 11, at Fort Campbell. Secretary of the Army Honorable Ryan McCarthy presided over Gill’s promotion ceremony and later celebrated the U.S. Army’s 245th Birthday with Screaming Eagle Soldiers during a traditional cake cutting held at the 101st Airborne Division Headquarters, McAuliffe Hall.

Col. Clair Gill, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) deputy commanding general for support (center) is promoted to the rank of Brigadier General, June 11, during a ceremony at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Gill is joined by his mother, Sherry; his father, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Clair Gill; his son, Joshua and his wife, Fran. Secretary of the Army Honorable Ryan McCarthy presided over Gill’s promotion ceremony and later celebrated the U.S. Army’s 245th Birthday with Screaming Eagle Soldiers during a traditional cake cutting held at the 101st Airborne Division Headquarters, McAuliffe Hall.

The Secretary of the Army Honorable Ryan McCarthy (right) and newly promoted Brig. Gen. Clair Gill, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) deputy commanding general for support (left), join the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year, Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Miller and Spc. Garrett Turner to cut a cake, June 11, in celebration of the U.S. Army’s 245th Birthday. Miller and Turner are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.