Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) designated as FEMA Incident Support Base

FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) has been designated a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Incident Support Base.

Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) officials are in the planning phase for support of several recent FEMA requests. When finalized, details of these requests will be released.

Over the weekend, the 106th Rescue Wing from the New York Air National Guard staged one C-130 and three Pave Hawk HH-60 helicopters at Robert Gray Army Airfield. They will eventually have 106 personnel including 24 para-rescue airmen on station. The unit began flying search-and-rescue mission Aug. 28.

More information will be released at FortHoodPressCenter.com as it becomes available.

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Image Gallery of 106th Rescue Wing operations:

Three HH-60 Pavehawk Helicopters from the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing, carrying pararescuemen take off from Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas, on August 28, 2017, heading for Houston as part of the Hurricane Harvey response effort. The crews are prepared to conduct rescue operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel H. Farrell)

Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Dougherty, a pararescuemen with the 106th Rescue Wing’s 103rd Rescue Squadron, part of the New York Air National Guard, walks toward a HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas, August 28, 2017. Dougherty and the 103rd pararescumen are operating out of three HH-60s over Houston during the Hurricane Harvey response effort. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel H. Farrell)

Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Dougherty, a pararescuemen with the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing’s 103rd Rescue Squadron, adjusts his communication headset at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas, August 28, 2017. Dougherty and the 103rd pararescumen are operating out of three HH-60s over Houston during the Hurricane Harvey response effort. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel H. Farrell)

Air Force Senior Airman James N. Zambik, a pararescuemen with the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing’s 103rd Rescue Squadron, adjusts his headset at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas, August 28, 2017. Zambik and 103rd pararescumen are operating out of HH-60 Pavehawk helicopters over Houston during the Hurricane Harvey response effort. (U.S. National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel H. Farrell)

New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing HH-60 Pavehawk helicopters, carrying pararescuemen prepare to depart from Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas, on August 28, 2017, heading for Houston as part of the Hurricane Harvey response effort. The crews are prepared to conduct rescue operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel H. Farrell)

A New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter, carrying pararescuemen take off from Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas, on August 28, 2017, heading for Houston as part of the Hurricane Harvey response effort. The crews are prepared to conduct rescue operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel H. Farrell)

For more information, contact:
Web: Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Public Affairs Office
Email: usarmy.hood.imcom-central.list.pao-mr@mail.mil
Voice: (254) 287-9993
Voice: (254) 287-0106
1001 761st Tank Battalion Ave.
Suite W105
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), TX 76544

U.S. Army Fort Cavazos Media Center

Official Government Media Center for Fort Cavazos, TX

Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) designated as FEMA Incident Support Base

U.S. Army Fort Cavazos Media Center

Official Government Media Center for Fort Cavazos, TX

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