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 […]
Fort Cavazos News
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 […]
Field Artillery Soldiers test latest M109A7 Paladin Howitzer upgrade at Ft. Riley
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). […]
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 […]
