By Mr. James (JC) Cochran, Military Test Plans Analyst, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command (Editor’s note: The Airborne drop test in the article below was conducted before COVID19 ramifications were fully understood. The U.S. Army Operational Test Command continues developing and planning equipment testing operations to ensure all advances […]
Archives for April 2020
III Corps and FORT HOOD Senior Commander hosts COVID-19 virtual town hall
FORT HOOD, Texas — The FORT HOOD Senior Commander will host a virtual Facebook town hall at 11 a.m. April 7 here. Maj. Gen. Scott Efflandt, deputy commanding general, III Corps and FORT HOOD, and Command Sgt. Maj. Adam Nash, Task Force Phantom command sergeant major, will address the latest updates on COVID-19 risk mitigation […]
FORT HOOD to adjust select gates access due to COVID-19 response effort
FORT HOOD, Texas — FORT HOOD officials announced April 2 that the Directorate of Emergency Services will close or alter operating hours at select Access Control Points due to the COVID-19 response effort effective 5 a.m. April 3, 2020. Access Control Point 2A (State Highway 195), ACP 14 (Old Copperas Cove Road), and ACP 21 […]
The FORT HOOD Garrison Commander hosts COVID-19 virtual town hall for his workforce
FORT HOOD, Texas — The U.S. Army FORT HOOD Garrison Commander will host a virtual Facebook town hall for his workforce at 11 a.m. April 2 here. Col. Jason Wesbrock, U.S. Army Garrison FORT HOOD commander, will address his Garrison workforce on the latest policies for COVID-19 risk mitigation measures, plus host an open forum […]
Death of a FORT HOOD Soldier
FORT HOOD, Texas — FORT HOOD officials have released additional information on the April 1 news release from a Department of Defense announcement of a Soldiers’ death who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Sgt. 1st Class John David Randolph Hilty, 44, whose home of record is listed as Bowie, Maryland, entered the Army in April […]
