FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) officials released the following condolence statement Jan. 24 for the loss of a 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Soldier, Sgt. Kelton Sphaler, who died in an apparent boating incident Jan. 21 on Belton Lake, Belton, Texas. The incident involved another Soldier who […]
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Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) hosts Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — III Corps and the 1st Cavalry Division will host a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Observance from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Phantom Warrior Center. The guest speaker will be Rex Thomas, Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos)’s Equal […]
Operational testing unit hosts first ‘Externship’ with local university college students
By Rosemary C. Gonzalez, Military Personnel Division chief, U.S. Army Operational Test Command WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Nineteen Central Texas area college students connected with U.S. Army Operational Test Command mentors as part of the test unit’s Externship Friday. The Externship serves as an opportunity for OTC to reach beyond […]
Death of a Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Soldier at NTC
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) officials have released the name of a 1st Cavalry Division Soldier who died from injuries sustained in a tactical vehicle accident Jan. 14 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. Spc. Octavious Deshon Lakes Jr., 22, whose home of record […]
13th ESC hosts Houston Astros Visit to Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos)
EVENT: 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command host Houston Astros to Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) DATE: January 23, 2019 at 10:00 AM WHAT: 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command will host Players and staff of the Houston Astros to Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) to visit with Soldiers and experience a day at Fort Hood (Now designated […]
69th ADA Bde hosts color casing ceremony for upcoming deployment to Qatar
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Battery will host a color casing ceremony at 4 p.m. Jan. 17 in front of the Lightning Ranch sign alongside their headquarters building at 56021 Tedesco Way, here. This ceremony is a pre-deployment tradition as the 69th Headquarters […]
