By Maj. Richard Stravitsch, Rotary Wing Aircraft Division, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs JACKSON, Tenn. — To enhance Army battlefield lethality, UH-60A/L helicopter pilots recently tested technology which could drastically change how UH-60A/L Army aircrews plan and execute missions. Known as Air Soldier System (Air SS), aircrews receive improved situational […]
Fort Cavazos News
13th ESC trains for future operations
BROWNWOOD — The 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command deployed to Camp Bowie National Guard Training Center in Brownwood. The 13th ESC conducted the Combined Arms Support Command evaluated Command Post Exercise-Functional 18 to synchronize staff elements and processes in order to execute theater sustainment and distribution operations in a deployed environment. CASCOM CPX-F18 was proof of principle […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) opens Old Georgetown Road Bridge
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The Directorate of Public Works will host an Old Georgetown Road Bridge Ribbon Cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. March 22. Maj. Gen. J.T. Thomson, III Corps deputy commanding general, will make remarks. The $9.7M highway bridge was recently completed at “Jackson’s Crossing” where Georgetown Road crosses the […]
Soccer team wins trophy
The Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) varsity soccer team brought home some hardware after winning the inaugural Holloman Air Force Base Invitational at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, over Presidents Day weekend.This is the first tournament trophy the Phantom Warriors have claimed since the 2015 Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Invitational, and they had […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) thrift shop awards $38K in grants
The Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Area Thrift Shop gave away nearly $40,000 in grants to 26 area nonprofit organizations at its semi-annual grant distribution Monday morning.The distribution amount of $38,300 to the 26 organizations is the largest total granted, and the most number of organizations supported. Grants varied from $250 to $4,000.The Fort […]
FA Soldiers test new precision targeting system to find friend or foe on battlefield
By Staff Sgt. Timothy Phillips, Test NCO, Fire Support Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT GREELY, Alaska — Twenty Field Artillery Soldiers are testing the Joint Effects Targeting System Target Laser Designation System (JETS-TLDS) at the Cold Regions Test Center here. The JETS-TLDS is a modular advanced sensor suite of three […]
