By Thomas Milligan, U.S. Army Environmental Command JBSA FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The story of the black-capped vireo’s rebound from an endangered species is a true success story – the songbird was listed as an endangered species in November 1987, but due in part to Fort Cavazos’ conservation efforts, the black-capped vireo was delisted […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) News Archive
Fort Cavazos hosts annual Freedom Fest celebration
FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Fort Cavazos’s Freedom Fest is set from 4 to 10:30 p.m. June 23 at Phantom Warrior Stadium located behind the Clear Creek Post Exchange here. Activities include beverage sales, food trucks plus Tone Loc, Vanilla Ice and Bowling for Soup will be headlining the event. The 30-minute fireworks show is expected […]
Fort Cavazos, Cavalry Family Housing held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and hand over keys to new home.
FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – With the keys handed over and the ribbon officially cut, the Boshaw family can now move into their brand-new home in Heritage Heights here. This is just one of many new homes built, or in the process of being built, on the installation. Cavalry Family Housing, a Lendlease privatized military housing […]
III Armored Corps hosts change of responsibility ceremony
FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – III Armored Corps will host a change of responsibility ceremony at 9 a.m. June 15 at the III Armored Corps Headquarters flagpole. Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur “Cliff” Burgoyne Jr. will relinquish his responsibilities as III Armored Corps command sergeant major to Command Sgt. Maj. John P. McDwyer. Burgoyne began as III […]
CRDAMC announces Juneteenth National Independence Day holiday hours
FORT CAVOZOS, Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center administrative offices and clinics will modify hours Friday June 16 in observance of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Federal Holiday. Outpatient clinics including Community-Based Medical Homes will be open for scheduled appointments Friday, June 16. Beneficiaries are encouraged to keep their scheduled appointments. The hospital […]
1st Cavalry Division Identifies Casualty
FORT CAVAZOS, Texas– Fort Cavazos officials have released the name of a Soldier who died on Sunday, June 11. Staff Sgt. Eric Rucker, a Trooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, lost his life as a result of a traffic accident. The circumstances surrounding his death […]
