Staff Sgt. Jason Pinkney (middle), a basketball player

Staff Sgt. Jason Pinkney (middle), a basketball player with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, attempts the layup as Spc. Kenneth Owens, a basketball player for the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, tries to stop him from scoring during the finals of the 2012 Week of the Eagles basketball tournament, Aug. 15, at Fort Campbell, Ky. The basketball tournament started Aug. 13 with 13 teams, but 3rd Bn., 5th SFG, earned the title with a final score of 56-51 against 2 BCT in the finals. The basketball tournament is part of the annual Week of the Eagles, which is commemorating the 101st Airborne Division's 70th anniversary and history of valor.

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