The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team “IRONHORSE,” 1st Cavalry Division will hold a ceremony to case their colors on Cooper Field, October 29, at 9 a.m. prior to their deployment to Europe. This ceremony symbolizes the unit’s movement of operations from its home station here at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) to the U.S. […]
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III Corps completes successful mission, uncases colors
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Signifying the completion of another successful deployment, III Corps uncased its colors here in front of III Corps Headquarters Oct. 23. “Our mission was to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS and give Iraq and the region a chance, some hope – hope that the stability and […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Expert Field Medical Badge testing begins on Ft. Hood
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Approximately 200 medical professionals from across Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) have been training and testing for the opportunity to earn the Expert Field Medical Badge. This event is held once a year for eligible contestants, and is organized by the 61st Multifunctional Medical Battalion (MMB), […]
Cowboys 4 Heroes honors troops with free boxed meals
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The Cowboys 4 Heroes nonprofit organization along with Prasek’s Family Smokehouse and the Gary Sinise Foundation will honor Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Soldiers, Families, Veterans, and Retirees with a free boxed meal at 11 a.m. Oct. 24 in the Old Warrior Way Post Exchange parking […]
Deployment complete, III Corps headquarters uncases colors Oct. 23
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Lt. Gen. Pat White and Command Sgt. Maj. Cliff Burgoyne, Jr., will uncase the III Corps colors at 9 a.m. Oct. 23 at the III Corps Headquarters flagpole here. The Corps’ yearlong deployment was in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve; nearly 400 […]
1AD drone operators test new Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System
By Sgt. 1st Class Leonel Rubio, Test and Evaluation NCO, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BLISS, Texas — Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) operators from the 1st Armored Division (1AD) are wrapping up operational testing of the new RQ–7B Shadow Block III system here while exploiting their operational skills. Operators flew […]
