By Army Staff Sergeant Ashley Dotson As the weather warms up in Central Texas, leaders from the 1st Cavalry Division have been actively engaged with local communities surrounding Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos). On March 31, Maj. Gen. John B. Richardson, 1st Cavalry Division commanding general, at the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce Military […]
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‘There is nobody else I would want to be deployed with’
‘There is nobody else I would want to be deployed with’ Story by. Capt. Taylor Criswell, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade Public Affairs ILLESHEIM, Germany— Currently deployed together in Europe, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Noah Day and Spc. Tanesha Day reflect on life in the Army during Month of the Military Child which recognizes the important […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Soldier selected for prestigious aviation award
Story by. Capt. Taylor Criswell ILLESHEIM, Germany—Cpl. Oscar Cantu of 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade has been selected to receive the CW4 Bob Wylie Award for AH64 Apache Aircraft maintenance excellence. The award is named after U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4(R) Bob Wylie who passed away in 2007. Wylie is widely […]
Retention excellence highlighted by ceremony
“Earning this streamer says a lot about this organization and that your retention numbers are off of the chart,” said Maj. Gen. John B. Richardson IV, 1st Cavalry Division commanding general as recognized the 115th Brigade Support Battalion as the top 1st Cavalry Division unit for excelling in their fiscal year 2022 retention goals during […]
Finding El Dorado: An African immigrant finds success in U.S. Army
Story by. Capt. Taylor Criswell, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade Public Affairs FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Over 6,500 miles from Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas between Ghana and Benin sits the small country of Togo. In the modest village of Togoville, young children can be seen chasing each other through […]
1st Combat Aviation Brigade transfers authority to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade
Story by. Capt. Taylor Criswell, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade Public Affairs ILLESHEIM, Germany–The 1st Combat Aviation Brigade (1CAB), 1st Infantry Division officially cased its colors as they handed over the aviation component of Atlantic Resolve to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade (1ACB), 1st Cavalry Division in an official ceremony held at Illesheim Army Air Base, […]