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 […]
Fort Cavazos News
“Lucky 13th” celebrates 54 year legacy of sustaining the warfighter
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Ringold FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Decades ago as the nation’s involvement in Vietnam increased, so did the need for units able to support the warfighter during these times of conflict. On Sept. 24, 1965, the 13th Support Brigade was activated on Fort Hood (Now designated […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Family Housing hosts 2019 National Night Out Celebration
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Family Housing along with Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Directorate of Emergency Services will host its annual National Night Out (NNO) Celebration from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 1 at Sadowski Field. This nationwide celebration is geared toward heightening crime prevention awareness […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: OTC to host 26th Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame induction ceremony
By U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The 26th Annual Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be hosted by U.S. Army Operational Test Command here at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The 2019 Hall of Fame inductee, William Ralph (Bill) Fesler of Lampasas, Texas, will […]
Army conducts Initial Operational Test of modernized UH–60V Black Hawk helicopter digital cockpit
By Sgt. 1st Class Leonel Rubio, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation NCO, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington — Combat aviators here are conducting operational tests of Army modernization efforts using three UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters. The UH-60V Black Hawk will retrofit the Army’s remaining UH-60L helicopter fleet’s analog […]
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 […]
