Army - Vietnam Combat Veteran, 101st Military Police Company, 101st Airborne Division - MugThe 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") is a light infantry division of the United States Army specializing in air assault operations. The Screaming Eagles were referred to as "the tip of the spear" by former U. S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and the most potent and tactically mobile of the U. S. Army's divisions by former Chief of Staff of the Army GEN Edward C. Meyer (ret). The 101st Airborne is able to plan, coordinate, and execute