FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Department of Defense officials released the names of two 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers who died on Nov.20 while supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Chief Warrant Officer 2 David C. Knadle and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk T. Fuchigami died in Logar Province, Afghanistan, when their helicopter crashed while […]
1st Cavalry Division News
MEDIA ADVISORY – 1st Cavalry Division to conduct recognition ceremony, present Purple Heart
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The 1st Cavalry Division is scheduled to conduct a quarterly Distinguished Service Recognition ceremony Thursday, Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. in Howze Theater. Retiring Soldiers, outstanding troopers, and volunteers from across the division will be recognized for their contributions to the First Team and the Army during […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: First Team Troopers to return from deployment to Afghanistan
MEDIA ADVISORY: First Team Troopers to return from deployment to Afghanistan FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division headquarters will be welcomed home during a ceremony scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 2 at 12:15 a.m. on Cooper Field. This final flight of Soldiers is returning from a deployment to […]
MEDIA ADVISORY Blackjack Brigade to case colors for Europe rotation
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Leaders from the 1st Cavalry Division are scheduled to case the colors of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team on Tuesday, October 8, at 8:30 a.m. on Cooper Field here. The Blackjack Brigade will deploy to Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve. More information about Atlantic Resolve […]
MEDIA ADVISORY 1st Cavalry Division to host change of command ceremony
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The 1st Cavalry Division is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 3 on Cooper Field. Maj. Gen Paul T. Calvert will relinquish command to Maj. Gen. Jeff Broadwater. Broadwater comes to the First Team from the 1st Armored Division where he […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: 1st Cavalry Division to welcome new division command sergeant major
The 1st Cavalry Division will host a Patch Ceremony to welcome Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Kenny as the First Team’s highest-ranking enlisted Soldier. Kenny comes to the division after being the 25th Command Sergeant Major of the United States Corps of Cadets at West Point and replaces Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Pospisil who left the […]
