By Sgt. 1st Class Derek Green, Research Development Test & Evaluation NCO, Fire Support Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT RILEY, Kans. — Field Artillery Soldiers here are testing the new M109A7 Family of Vehicles (FoV) 155mm / 39 caliber Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) and the M992A3 FoV Carrier Ammunition Tracked (CAT). […]
Fort Cavazos News
Death of a Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Soldier
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) officials have released the name of a Soldier who was found unresponsive March 1 in his Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) residence. PV2 Colton Everett Vassar, 29, whose home of record is listed as Arlington, Texas, entered active-duty military service […]
CRDAMC, FRGs welcoming unit babies with revamped layette program
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) soon will be back to creating warm memories for its new moms with the relaunching of the hospital’s layette program The popular program, in conjunction with participating Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Family Readiness Groups (FRG), is expected to begin in […]
CRDAMC Celebrates Army Medical Department Enlisted Corps’ 131st Anniversary
By Patricia Deal, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas—Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center celebrated the Army Medical Department Enlisted Corps’ 131st Anniversary March 1 to honor the enlisted Soldiers who have served in battlefields and hospitals and clinics around the globe since 1887. Although the AMEDD Enlisted Corps was […]
CRDAMC Celebrates African American History Month
By Patricia Deal, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas—Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center celebrated national African American History Month with a ceremony at the hospital Feb. 23 to honor the heroic role African Americans played throughout all of the nation’s battles. This year’s theme, “African Americans in Times of War,” […]
CRDAMC earns teaching in excellence honors
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) is a recipient of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS) 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award. During ceremonies held Feb. 28 at the Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) hospital, Col. David R. Gibson, CRDAMC commander, accepted the award […]
