By Lt. Col. Rudy Grimes, Senior Test Officer, Mission Command Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Despite numbing cold, whiteout snow conditions, high winds, freezing rain and occasional falling two-foot icicles, Soldiers of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard (PAARNG) here are midway into testing a radically different personnel and […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) News Archive
CRDAMC celebrates the Army Nurse Corps 118th anniversary
By Patricia Deal FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas—Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center celebrated the Army Nurse Corps 118th anniversary and reflected on past and future achievements of nurses of all ranks and specialties with a traditional cake cutting ceremony here February 4. Nurses have treated American Soldiers throughout our nation’s conflicts […]
Operational test of commercial airmobile crane aims to improve Army battlefield aviation maintenance
By Sgt. 1st Class Richard. A. Sosa, Rotary Division Research, Development, Test and Evaluation NCO, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The ability of Army helicopter repairers to support maintenance in remote locations may improve enormously if the airmobile Expeditionary Crane proves effective in austere environments during operational […]
Greywolf unit to host remembrance ceremony
Gold Star families along with current and former Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team “Greywolf,” 1st Cavalry Division will gather Saturday at the 1st Cavalry Division Memorial on Cooper Field to pay respects on the 10th Anniversary of the death of four former Soldiers in Iraq. Lt. Col. Gary […]
50 years of operational testing celebration kicks off with weight loss challenge
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs Officer WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Kicking off celebrating “50 Years of Operational Testing,” 43 Soldiers and Army Civilian employees here are taking part in an eight-week “Shredder” Weight Loss Challenge. The U.S. Army Operational Test Command is working with […]
CRDAMC’s Centering Pregnancy delivers new model of care for expectant moms
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas–A new pregnancy healthcare method proven to reduce the risk of preterm birth and lead to healthier outcomes for both mom and baby is launching next month at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC). Centering Pregnancy, a 10-session prenatal care model conducted in a small group setting, will […]
