By Mr. Mike Shelton, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – Some of the nation’s elite Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Special Forces Group have finalized testing the Army’s new Parachutist Flotation Device (PFD). Preparation for the PFD test started in mid-April 2021 […]
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2ID Soldiers test potential Army command post prototypes at JBLM
By Mr. Shelby R. Schoolcraft, Military Test Plans Analyst, Mission Command Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Washington — A potential Army Command Post prototype underwent operational testing during the annual Bayonet Focus Exercise here recently. Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division’s 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team tried out the Command […]
NCOs leave ready after School of the Strong Knight
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas: Becoming a non-commissioned officer was always a goal for Sgt. Patrick Hering as he progressed through a career as a Combat Medic with the 1st Medical Brigade. However, like many of his medic peers, Hering has had a diverse career leading him from being a line medic to […]
3d CR troopers awarded for preventing sexual assault
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — While serving at Fort Knox, Kentucky supporting the Cadet Summer Training mission, Sgt. Aaron Matthews and Pfc. Korbin Kuhn -both assigned to 3rd Squadron, 3d Cavalry Regiment- intervened and prevented a sexual assault incident. Matthews of Swartz Creek, Michigan, and Kuhn of Hot Springs, Arkansas, were performing […]
IMCOM commanding general lauds company command team, investigators in recovery of missing Soldier
By Dave Larsen, Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Public Affairs FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Installation Management Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Douglas Gabram recognized the efforts of a company command team, military police investigators and the public affairs practitioners who aided in the safe return of a missing Soldier last […]
1st Cavalry Division welcomes new Pegasus 6
More photos from the ceremony are available here. By Brandy Cruz Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Public Affairs FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Maj. Gen. John Richardson stepped onto the historic yellow 1st Cavalry Division patch on Cooper Field July 21, following the footsteps of First Team leaders from throughout […]
