Thursday evening, the U.S. Army Operational Test Command honored its Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame inductees — Michael B. Nott of Harker Heights, Texas, and Gayle S. Shull of Belton, Texas — during a dinner at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos)’s Club Hood. During the dinner, OTC Commander Brig. Gen John C. Ulrich said, […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) News Archive
1st Cav. Div. to rededicate Global War on Terrorism memorial
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), TX — Soldiers and leaders of the 1st Cavalry Division are scheduled to conduct a memorial rededication ceremony on Friday, Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. on Cooper Field here. Nine new names of Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel will be […]
1st Cav. Div. to celebrate 96th birthday
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), TX — Troopers of the 1st Cavalry Division are scheduled to celebrate the division’s 96th birthday Wednesday morning, Sept. 13, at 9 a.m. at the 1st Cavalry Division Museum here. Military and civic leaders from Central Texas, to include Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Good Neighbors, will be in attendance. The […]
III Armored Corps takes command of mission to destroy ISIS
Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve Public Affairs, Press Desk SOUTHWEST ASIA – Lt. Gen. Paul Funk II, III Armored Corps Commanding General, assumed command of the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) from Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, XVIII Airborne Corps Commanding General, during a Sept. 5 ceremony here […]
Equipment testing unit takes a day for safety stand down
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The unit charged with testing new gear for the Army held a preventive safety stand down here Aug. 30. “The concentration on this day should be on off-duty accidents and injuries,” said Reginald E. […]
DLA-Energy staged more than 600,000 gallons of fuel at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) to support FEMA emergency responders
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The Defense Logistics Agency-Energy Americas East, based out of Houston, staged 160 trucks filled with diesel and gasoline at Hood Army Airfield, here, to be used as a Federal Emergency Management Agency fuel staging area in support of disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Since Aug. 27, 100,000 gallons […]
