By U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The 26th Annual Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be hosted by U.S. Army Operational Test Command here at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The 2019 Hall of Fame inductee, William Ralph (Bill) Fesler of Lampasas, Texas, will […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) News Archive
Army conducts Initial Operational Test of modernized UH–60V Black Hawk helicopter digital cockpit
By Sgt. 1st Class Leonel Rubio, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation NCO, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington — Combat aviators here are conducting operational tests of Army modernization efforts using three UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters. The UH-60V Black Hawk will retrofit the Army’s remaining UH-60L helicopter fleet’s analog […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: 1st Cavalry Division to welcome new division command sergeant major
The 1st Cavalry Division will host a Patch Ceremony to welcome Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Kenny as the First Team’s highest-ranking enlisted Soldier. Kenny comes to the division after being the 25th Command Sergeant Major of the United States Corps of Cadets at West Point and replaces Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Pospisil who left the […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command celebrates 54th birthday
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command will host a memorial wreath laying ceremony Sept. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the 13th ESC Memorial on Hildner Field. As part of their 54th birthday celebration which began Sept. 24, the wreath laying ceremony will honor the 115 […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: 1CD outgoing commander to host media round table
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The outgoing 1st Cavalry Division Commander, Maj. Gen. Paul T. Calvert, will host a media round table 3 p.m. Sept. 25 at the division’s headquarters on Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos). Calvert will talk about the division’s accomplishments during his tenure, as well as the challenges […]
U.S. Army Operational Test Command to celebrate 50 years of dedicated equipment testing
By U.S. Army Operational Testing Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — A small group of military and civilian employees met in a III Corps Headquarters storage room on Oct. 1, 1969, launching a unique equipment test organization that has now spanned 50 years. Those humble beginnings of the Army’s […]
