LOUISVILLE, Ky. — First lady Jill Biden and Santa Claus visited Fort Campbell Dec. 23 to celebrate the holidays and meet with families impacted by the recent tornadoes. 

What You Need To Know

  • First lady Jill Biden and Santa Claus visited Fort Campbell to celebrate the holidays and meet with families impacted by the recent tornadoes

  • Her trip was part of the White House’s Joining Forces initiative, which aims to support families of services members, veterans, caregivers and survivors

  • Sixty-eight families associated with the base remain displaced from the tornadoes that hit the region two weeks ago

  • The first lady was last at Fort Campbell in March 2022, when she met with families of soldiers deployed to Europe to support NATO allies 

The holidays are a time often spent with friends, families and loved ones. The 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell also got to spend it with Biden, whose visit came as 68 families assoicated with the base remain displaced from the tornadoes that hit the region two weeks ago, said Captain Steve Nava, deputy public affairs officer for the 101st Airborne Division (air assault). 

"In the moments of hardship, you are the ones who step up," Biden said. "You are the ones who put your lives in harm's way; you're the ones who reach out a hand to carry others through."  

Her trip is a part of the White House’s Joining Forces initiative, which aims to support families of service members, veterans, caregivers and survivors.

"It’s wonderful to have her and Santa Claus as well, just to be here with the soldiers, I think [who] could really use some joy this time of year after everything that’s happened," Nava said. 

The first lady was last at Fort Campbell in March 2022, when she met with families of soldiers deployed to Europe to support North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies. 

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