FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Col. Chad Foster, Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Garrison commander, comments on the progress of the exercise. Click here to listen to Col. Chad Foster’s message. ********************************************************************************************* DATE: March 15, 2022 4:10:42 PM CDT UPDATE 2: Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) officials begin power restoration […]
Fort Cavazos News
1st CAV adapts operations to feed Troopers during post-wide power outage
Story by Master Sgt. Miriam Espinoza, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs Office Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), TX – 1st Cavalry Division adapted food service operations on Mar. 15 to feed Troopers during the Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Energy Resilient Readiness Exercise which left the installation powerless throughout the duty day. The purpose […]
1st Cavalry Division Trooper dies in training incident in California
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), TX – A 1st Cavalry Division Trooper died during a training incident March 10 at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. Spc. Joseph M. Meitl Jr., 23, joined the U.S. Army in May 2020. Following initial training, he was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, […]
CRDAMC to adjust services during Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Energy Resilience Readiness Exercise
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas- The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center and Russell Collier clinic are the only medical facilities on the installation excluded from the power outage exercise however, to maintain safe patient care, CRDAMC will be closed for routine patient care and surgery services on Tuesday. The hospital remains open […]
1st Cavalry Division highlights excellence
Story by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ashley Dotson, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs Office Maj. Gen. John B. Richardson IV, 1st Cavalry Division commander and Command Sgt. Maj. Shade Munday, 1st Cavalry Division command sergeant major, recognized Charlie Company, 1st battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, for their excellence as they received the Armor and Cavalry Leadership […]
III Armored Corps, Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) deploys units to support European operations
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – In support of allies and partners in Europe, roughly 160 Soldiers from the III Armored Corps at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas deployed today, March 7, 2022, as part of the 7,000 U.S. military personnel earmarked to support the NATO Response Force announced February 24. […]