The 154th Composite Transportation Company officially marked its return from a nine-month deployment to Kuwait by uncasing its colors during a ceremony at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), TX, December 18. “It is my distinct honor to welcome you home,” said Lt. Col. Justin M. Redfern, commander, 553d Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB), 1st […]
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Operation Warrior Christmas supports Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Soldiers with gifts
Solders at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas, discover that sometimes Santa rides a Jeep 12.16.2018 Video by Charlie Maib Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, III Corps, the Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Audie Murphy Club, and a group of charitable individuals from Austin, Texas, who call themselves the “Austin Jeep People” (or AJP) teamed […]
Air Cav Troopers to deliver Angel Tree gifts
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas– Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade are scheduled to deliver 40 Angel Tree gifts to students at Skipcha Elementary on Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. This gift giving event connects Soldiers with a deserving child and enhances the unit’s relationship with […]
Wagonmasters Never Looked So Ready: A First for Operational Army
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), TX – Modernization comes in two containers packed with capabilities for the 602nd Support Maintenance Company, 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade, with the Metal Working and Machining Shop Set (MWMSS) earlier this month on Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos). The 602nd SMC is […]
Ft. Hood senior combat aviator to perform Ballet Austin’s ‘Mother Ginger’
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – A senior Army combat aviator will play “Mother Ginger” in the 56th annual performance of Ballet Austin’s “The Nutcracker” Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Long Performing Arts Center, Austin, Texas. Col. Christopher E. […]
MEDEVAC training keeps 68Ws ready and focused
By Patricia Deal, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas—Army Medical Command’s mantra “sustain a medically ready force while maintain a ready medical force” may seem like a clever play on words, but Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center combat medics’ recent readiness training attests to the fact that it’s not just a statement; […]