On Friday, Sept. 24, at 9 a.m., 1st Cavalry Division will host a parade, reception and interactive displays on Cooper Parade Field. This will be the culminating event for the division’s CAV Week. The ceremony will include performances by the 1st Cavalry Division band, a special cavalry charge by the Horse Cavalry detachment and a […]
2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division News
Update: 1st Cavalry Division Unveils Legends Way
The 1st Cavalry Division unveiled Legends Way yesterday in honor of Medal of Honor recipients who served at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas. Battalion Avenue, a long-standing road, which runs across the installation, was renamed to honor legends of previous conflicts who served with Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) units. “We have […]
U.S. Army Operational Test Command to celebrate 50 years of dedicated equipment testing
By U.S. Army Operational Testing Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — A small group of military and civilian employees met in a III Corps Headquarters storage room on Oct. 1, 1969, launching a unique equipment test organization that has now spanned 50 years. Those humble beginnings of the Army’s […]
Media Advisory: U.S. Army Operational Test Command to hold CSM assumption of responsibility ceremony Monday
WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – The U.S. Army Operational Test Command will hold a command sergeant major assumption of responsibility ceremony at its headquarters here Monday at 3:30 p.m. Command Sgt. Maj. William A. Justice will arrive after serving as command sergeant major of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st […]
Black Jack, USAOTC complete testing of new Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle
By Maj. Carson Petry, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team ‘Black Jack,’ 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers here completed a two-month program field testing the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Sept. 24. 4th Squadron, 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment “Dark Horse,” 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team […]
BlackJack Brigade to hold change of command
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division is scheduled to conduct a change of command ceremony June 1 at 9:30 a.m. on Cooper Field here. Col. Steven J. Adams, brigade commander, will relinquish command to Col. Jeremy S. Wilson. Wilson will be available for a […]
