FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Due to ongoing firefighting efforts on the Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) range, Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) officials have suspended live-fire gunnery exercises for all munitions until further notice. This training pause enables maximum flexibility to safely conduct ongoing air and ground firefighting operations. […]
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Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) officials close two roads
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos)’s Directorate of Emergency Services has closed two roads through the post’s training area due to heavy smoke from fires. West Range Road, on the western portion of the training area, and Triple A Road, in the northern training area, have been […]
Fire officials monitor grass fire in the Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) impact area
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Directorate of Emergency Services fire officials responded to a grass fire near Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos)’s Cowhouse Machine Gun Range on the inside perimeter of the impact area at 5:30 p.m. July 17. Because of the fire’s location, fire crews remained in the area but […]
Airborne testing for next generation weapon sight complete
By Mr. Mike Shelton, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Static line airborne insertion testing is complete here on the next generation of weapon sights Soldiers are going to see in the future. The Family of Weapons Sights-Individual (FWS-I) is a broad program which modernizes direct fire […]
27th Eng. Bn. conducts Airdrop certification testing on new Airfield Damage Repair Kit
By Mr. Rod Manke, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs Fort Bragg, North Carolina – Six Soldiers from the 27th Engineer Battalion’s 161st Engineering Support Company are supporting airdrop certification testing of the Airfield Damage Repair Kit (ADR) scheduled June through September. The Army’s airborne engineer units are […]
New joint service chemical mask tested for fixed wing air crews
By Capt. John A. Escalera, Test Officer, Fixed Wing/Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Test Division, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – The latest chemical protective mask earmarked to replace the current mask used by U.S. Army fixed wing aviators was tested here recently. The Joint […]
