FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – In a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors, the U.S. Army Operational Test Command will join its Adopt-A-School partner, Florence Independent School District, for “Make a Difference Day” Saturday at 9 a.m. Unit volunteers will focus on improving the Elementary School’s playground with light maintenance including painting, and […]
Fort Cavazos News
Middle School students taught drug, alcohol effects by Army
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FLORENCE, Texas – As part of Red Ribbon Week, middle school students here learned Tuesday how alcohol and drugs can affect their bodies, along with troubles they may find with the law. The Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas Army Substance Abuse Program […]
UPDATE – 1st Cav. Div. scheduled to welcome home 3ABCT Troopers
Updated times and information in bold below: The 1st Cavalry Division is scheduled to conduct a Welcome Home ceremony Friday morning at 10:15 a.m. on Cooper Field for more than 100 Troopers from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team. More than 3,000 Greywolf Troopers are returning in the coming weeks from a nine-month deployment to […]
IBM to expand New Collar Tech Career Training Opportunities for Texas veterans
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas –Ahead of Veterans Day, leaders from IBM, Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP), Central Texas College, St. Michael’s Learning Academy and Corporate America Supports You (CASY), a nonprofit that specializes in job placement for veterans, will join forces at 3 […]
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 Oct. 18 at his off-post residence in Copperas Cove, Texas. Spc. Luke Hampton Toomey, 21, whose home of record is listed as Lakeland, Tennesee, entered active-duty service in May […]
Engineers test new video display in mine protected vehicle
By Maj. Jason E. Carney, Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri – A platoon of route clearance Engineer Soldiers here will be testing a new Multi-Functional Video Display (MVD) for the Medium Mine Protected Vehicle (MMPV) Type II beginning Wednesday. The […]
