FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command will host a memorial wreath laying ceremony Sept. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the 13th ESC Memorial on Hildner Field. As part of their 54th birthday celebration which began Sept. 24, the wreath laying ceremony will honor the 115 […]
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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 […]
41st Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame inductee selected
By U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — A Central Texas resident has been selected as the 2019 inductee to the U.S. Army Operational Test Command’s Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame. William Ralph (Bill) Fesler of Lampasas, Texas, has been named the 41st HOF inductee and […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) hosts National Hispanic Heritage Month observance
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos)’s 89th Military Police Brigade will host the post’s National Hispanic Heritage Month Observance featuring Killeen Mayor Jose Segarra from 11:30 – 12:30 p.m. Sept. 19 in the Phantom Warrior Center here. The event, whose theme is “Many Backgrounds, Many Stories, One American […]
New human remains transfer case operational testing underway at Ft. Lee
By Capt. Benjamin J. Borys, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT LEE, Virginia – The only Army active duty mortuary affairs units are taking part in operational testing of the new Contaminated Human Remains Transfer – Case here. CHRT is a triple-layered, leak-proof packaging system for the storage and […]
