FORT HOOD, Texas — Directorate of Emergency Services fire personnel along with supporting military units continued firefighting operations July 24 to suppress and contain the FORT HOOD range fires. Operations included air-water drops on hot spots and bull dozer support to cut and widen fire breaks in an effort to contain the fire. Firefighting capabilities include six helicopters […]
Archives for July 2018
Military officials have suspended live-fire training operations to aid firefighting operations
FORT HOOD, Texas – Due to ongoing firefighting efforts on the FORT HOOD range, FORT HOOD officials have suspended live-fire gunnery exercises for all munitions until further notice. This training pause enables maximum flexibility to safely conduct ongoing air and ground firefighting operations. Currently, the fire poses no immediate risk of leaving the installation boundary, […]
FORT HOOD officials close two roads
FORT HOOD, Texas — FORT HOOD’s Directorate of Emergency Services has closed two roads through the post’s training area due to heavy smoke from fires. West Range Road, on the western portion of the training area, and Triple A Road, in the northern training area, have been closed until further notice. The FORT HOOD Fire […]
Fire officials monitor grass fire in the FORT HOOD impact area
FORT HOOD, Texas — Directorate of Emergency Services fire officials responded to a grass fire near FORT HOOD’s Cowhouse Machine Gun Range on the inside perimeter of the impact area at 5:30 p.m. July 17. Because of the fire’s location, fire crews remained in the area but only to observe the fire overnight. They did […]
Airborne testing for next generation weapon sight complete
By Mr. Mike Shelton, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Static line airborne insertion testing is complete here on the next generation of weapon sights Soldiers are going to see in the future. The Family of Weapons Sights-Individual (FWS-I) is a broad program which modernizes direct fire […]
27th Eng. Bn. conducts Airdrop certification testing on new Airfield Damage Repair Kit
By Mr. Rod Manke, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs Fort Bragg, North Carolina – Six Soldiers from the 27th Engineer Battalion’s 161st Engineering Support Company are supporting airdrop certification testing of the Airfield Damage Repair Kit (ADR) scheduled June through September. The Army’s airborne engineer units are […]
