By Capt. Matt Campbell, Test Officer, Fire Support Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs YUMA PROVING GROUND, Arizona — Fourteen Field Artillery Soldiers here tested new breech upgraded components on the M109A7 self-propelled Howitzer, aimed at increasing the system’s overall reliability. The M109A7 is currently fielded to three battalions and will eventually […]
Archives for March 2020
Death of a Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Soldier
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) officials have released the name of a Soldier who was found unresponsive March 5 in his on-post residence. Spc. Christopher Wayne Sawyer, 29, whose home of record is listed as Longview, Washington, entered the Army in October 2017 as a wheeled […]
It’s Tea Time, Your Highness! Military Kids Invited to Disney Tea Party at the Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Exchange
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos) — It’s tea time! The Army & Air Force Exchange Service invites princes and princesses from far and wide to a Disney Princess Tea Party celebrating “Frozen 2” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 7 at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos)’s Clear Creek Exchange. Tea and cookies […]
Army Recruiting hosted U.S. Army Basic Training Experience on Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) for thousands
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Army Recruiting hosted the U.S. Army Basic Training Experience on Sadowski Parade Field here March 3 for more than 9,000 high school students across Texas. The Basic Training Experience included a “Drill Sergeant Experience,” “New Army Combat Fitness Test,” and “Army Obstacle Course Team Building.” The career […]
Death of a Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Soldier
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) officials have released the name of a Soldier who died March 1 from injuries suffered from an apparent gunshot wound near Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Street in south Killeen, Texas. Spc. Shelby Tyler Jones, 20, whose home of record […]
*UPDATE* MEDIA ADVISORY – Greywolf to hold color uncasing ceremony following return flight from Korea
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team from the 1st Cavalry Division will hold a color uncasing ceremony at at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, March 7th at Cooper Field following a return flight from Korea. Greywolf has completed their nine-month rotation in Korea and their return flights have been […]