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 […]
1st Cavalry Division News
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 […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: 1CD outgoing commander to host media round table
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The outgoing 1st Cavalry Division Commander, Maj. Gen. Paul T. Calvert, will host a media round table 3 p.m. Sept. 25 at the division’s headquarters on Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos). Calvert will talk about the division’s accomplishments during his tenure, as well as the challenges […]
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 […]
