FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Department of Defense officials released the names of two 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers who died on Nov.20 while supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Chief Warrant Officer 2 David C. Knadle and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk T. Fuchigami died in Logar Province, Afghanistan, when their helicopter crashed while […]
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MEDIA ADVISORY – 1st Cavalry Division to conduct recognition ceremony, present Purple Heart
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The 1st Cavalry Division is scheduled to conduct a quarterly Distinguished Service Recognition ceremony Thursday, Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. in Howze Theater. Retiring Soldiers, outstanding troopers, and volunteers from across the division will be recognized for their contributions to the First Team and the Army during […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: First Team Troopers to return from deployment to Afghanistan
MEDIA ADVISORY: First Team Troopers to return from deployment to Afghanistan FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division headquarters will be welcomed home during a ceremony scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 2 at 12:15 a.m. on Cooper Field. This final flight of Soldiers is returning from a deployment to […]
U.S. Army Operational Test Command to celebrate 50 years of dedicated equipment testing
By U.S. Army Operational Testing Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — A small group of military and civilian employees met in a III Corps Headquarters storage room on Oct. 1, 1969, launching a unique equipment test organization that has now spanned 50 years. Those humble beginnings of the Army’s […]
1st Cav. Div. to celebrate 98th birthday
1st Cav. Div. to celebrate 98th birthday FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division are scheduled to hold a ceremonial cake cutting for the division’s 98th birthday on Sept. 13 at 9 a.m. at the 1st Cavalry Division museum. Media are invited to attend. Media wishing to attend […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: First Team Troopers return from deployment to Afghanistan
MEDIA ADVISORY: First Team Troopers return from deployment to Afghanistan FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division headquarters will be welcomed home during a ceremony scheduled for Friday, Aug. 30 at 12:15 a.m. on Cooper Field. This first flight of Soldiers is returning from a deployment to […]
