FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) emergency responders are testing their active-shooter response techniques during their annual full-scale exercise May 10-11 at the Copeland Soldier Service Center. This is a planned training exercise designed to test Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos)’s ability to rapidly react to […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) News Archive
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) hosts Memorial Day weekend visits to Family cemeteries Sunday
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Memorial Day weekend visits for Families who have relatives buried in cemeteries within the Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) live-fire training areas are between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. May 28. Visitors must call range operations at (254) 287-3130/3321 to access the live-fire area. No vehicle […]
Department of the Army announces upcoming III Corps deployment
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Army announced May 19 the summer 2017 deployment of approximately 250 soldiers from the III Corps Headquarters stationed at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas, to Iraq and Kuwait, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. As part of the regular rotation of forces, III Corps will replace XVIII […]
Death of a Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Soldier
Staff Sgt. Jon Michael Bullard FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) officials have released the name of a Soldier who was found unresponsive May 13 at his off-post residence in Belton, Texas. He was transported to Baylor Scott and White Hospital, Temple, Texas where he was pronounced […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) will celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at 1:30 p.m. May 18 at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos)’s Community Events Center here. The heritage month event recognizes the achievements and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders that […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) officials test emergency alert system
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — No emergency currently exists at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos). During a monthly test of Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos)’s emergency alert system, Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) officials activated the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAAWS). The system malfunctioned and did not […]
