FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), TEXAS – As increasingly more units are supporting European Deterrence Initiative rotational deployments in Eastern Europe, the 259th Movement Control Team (MCT) just completed a nine month rotation in July 2021. While deployed, the 259th MCT fell underneath the 53rd Movement Control Battalion (MCB) with the mission to provide […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) News Archive
Defense Health Agency formally establishes Central Texas Market
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Defense Health Agency (DHA) Assistant Director for Health Care Administration, Dr. Brian Lein, and Central Texas Market Director and Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Commander, Col. Daniel Moore, will host a virtual market establishment ceremony and teleconference media roundtable at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center […]
3d Cavalry Regiment dedicates field to Tal Afar, gold star family joins
By: Maj. Gabby Thompson 3d Cavalry Regiment Public Affairs FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Regimental leadership, troopers, past members of the regiment, community leaders and families gathered to dedicate a nameless baseball field, honoring the 39 troopers lost in the 2005 to 2006 deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, […]
1st Cavalry Division Hosts Parade Completed “CAV Week” and Celebrating 100 years of Legacy
Story by: Lt. Col. Jennifer J. Bocanegra, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs Officer FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), TEXAS- This morning at 9 a.m. on Cooper Parade Field, the 1st Cavalry Division hosted a parade to culminate the division’s centennial birthday and CAV Week festivities. The ceremony included performances by the 1st Cav. Div. […]
Special Operations, 82nd Airborne Snipers test new modular precision rifle at Bragg
By Mr. Mike Shelton, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – Operational testing of the Army’s newest generation sniper system — the MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) — marks the project’s final hurdle before fielding. “The modular nature of the PSR allows it to be tailored […]
1st Cavalry Division Hosts Parade to Celebrate 100 years of Legacy
On Friday, Sept. 24, at 9 a.m., 1st Cavalry Division will host a parade, reception and interactive displays on Cooper Parade Field. This will be the culminating event for the division’s CAV Week. The ceremony will include performances by the 1st Cavalry Division band, a special cavalry charge by the Horse Cavalry detachment and a […]
