By Robert Richardson, Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Chemical, engineer, and explosive ordinance disposal unit Soldiers here are joining a National Guard Civil Support Team to put the Army’s latest robotic system to the test. The Man Transportable Robotic System […]
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TIME UPDATE – Air Cav to welcome home more than 100 troopers from Iraq
NOTE: Time changes in bold. FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The 1st Air Cavalry Brigade will conduct a welcome home ceremony scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on March 1 on Cooper Field here. More than 100 Soldiers from Company F, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, are returning from a nine-month deployment to Iraq […]
Ivy Division 2IBCT snipers fire 8-K rounds testing new small arms sniper rifle upgrade
By Maj. Michael P. Brabner, Test Officer, Maneuver Test Directorate, U.S. Operational Test Command FORT CARSON, Colo. — Eight Ivy Division snipers with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team field tested an upgrade to the Army’s sniper rifle in the shadows of the fabled Rocky Mountains. Engineered as an upgrade to the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper […]
Air Cav to welcome home more than 100 troopers from Iraq
Air Cav to welcome home more than 100 troopers from Iraq FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The 1st Air Cavalry Brigade will conduct a welcome home ceremony scheduled for 4 p.m. on March 1 on Cooper Field here. More than 100 Soldiers from Company F, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, are returning […]
National Guard chemical troops test new deployable threat response system
By Lt. Col. Jeron Washington, Senior Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Maryland and Delaware National Guard warfighters here are testing a new chemical and biological threat response system that can quickly deploy to contamination sites. “The Army needs to prepare and respond […]
Harker Heights High School football takes on Killeen High School football in Warrior Week Boot Camp
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) officials and the Harker Heights Recruiting Center will host a showdown between the Harker Heights and Killeen High School Varsity Football Teams during a Warrior Week Boot Camp Experience & Tour beginning at 9 a.m. March 6. The Boot Camp is […]
