FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Approximately 200 medical professionals from across Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) have been training and testing for the opportunity to earn the Expert Field Medical Badge.  This event is held once a year for eligible contestants, and is organized by the 61st Multifunctional Medical Battalion (MMB), 1st Medical Brigade.

Interested media personnel will have the opportunity to observe the testing site, and interview participants, organizers and the leaders of the event.

Media will meet with the public affairs point of contact:

When: 9:30 a.m. on Oct.28, 2020

Where: Marvin Leath Visitors Center

69012 T.J. Mills Boulevard

Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas 76544

Please RSVP by Oct. 26 with your name, phone number, vehicle make, model, color, year and tag number for a range access pass.

Please email the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Public Affairs Officer, Capt. Tyson Friar, at: tyson.l.friar.mil@mail.mil.  For phone inquiries, please call: 254-288-6410 (Office) or 580-284-3185 (Cell).