The 1st Cavalry Division will hold a Retreat Ceremony in honor of Command Sergeant Major Shane Pospisil, the division’s senior enlisted leader, July 19 at 2:30 p.m. on Cooper Field. Pospisil has been named the new Joint Base Lewis-McChord and I CORPS command sergeant major. His successor has yet to be named. Media wishing to […]
1st Cavalry Division News
MEDIA ADVISORY: IRONHORSE Families get rare chance to observe live-fire exercise
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — IRONHORSE Troopers from 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment are scheduled to conduct a Family Day event during Gunnery Table VI training July 17 at 9 a.m. on Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos). This training qualifies Bradley crews on their main weapon system and improves readiness in […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: 1CD DIVARTY conducts joint live fire exercise with Marines
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), TX – In a unique event elements of the 1st Cavalry Division’s Artillery are scheduled to conduct a joint live-fire training exercise with the Marine Corps on July 18 at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos). The purpose of this event is to strengthen interoperability relationships between the two […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: IRONHORSE Families get rare chance to observe live-fire exercise
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — IRONHORSE Troopers from 1st Squadron, 7th Regiment are scheduled to conduct a Family Day event during Gunnery Table VI training July 17 at 9 a.m. on Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos). This training qualifies Bradley crews on their main weapon system and improves readiness in the […]
Pilots, ground troops combine to test new Apache helicopter upgrades
By Capt. Christina Smith, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — During the largest Aviation test of 2019, Apache and Unmanned Aerial System pilots joined combat ground forces to test an upgraded Apache helicopter version. The complex operational test of the AH64E Version 6 Apache helicopter […]
Army conducts operational test of Joint Air to Ground Missile in Florida
By Capt. Christina Smith, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Florida — Air Cavalry Brigade Soldiers from Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas became the first to fire the Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM) during operational testing along the Florida Gulf Coast shores here. Before traveling to […]
