FORT HOOD, Texas — FORT HOOD officials have released the name of a 1st Cavalry Division Soldier who died from injuries sustained in a tactical vehicle accident Jan. 14 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. Spc. Octavious Deshon Lakes Jr., 22, whose home of record is listed as Buford, Georgia, entered the Army […]
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1st Cav. Div. to conduct welcome home ceremony for 1st ABCT Troopers returning from Europe
FORT HOOD, Texas — The 1st Cavalry Division is scheduled to conduct a welcome home ceremony at 5:45 a.m. Jan. 14 on Cooper Field here for the first return flight of 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team troopers who have been serving on a nine-month rotation in Europe. 1st ABCT deployed to Europe in May 2018 […]
154th CTC Uncases Colors at FORT HOOD
The 154th Composite Transportation Company officially marked its return from a nine-month deployment to Kuwait by uncasing its colors during a ceremony at FORT HOOD, TX, December 18. “It is my distinct honor to welcome you home,” said Lt. Col. Justin M. Redfern, commander, 553d Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB), 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade. […]
Air Cav Troopers to deliver Angel Tree gifts
FORT HOOD, Texas– Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade are scheduled to deliver 40 Angel Tree gifts to students at Skipcha Elementary on Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. This gift giving event connects Soldiers with a deserving child and enhances the unit’s relationship with Skipcha Elementary and its […]
Greywolf Brigade to Conduct National Training Center Rotation
FORT HOOD, Texas – The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division is scheduled to attend a training rotation at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, next month. “The deployment of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California is a vital training opportunity,” said […]
Media Advisory: U.S. Army Operational Test Command to hold CSM assumption of responsibility ceremony Monday
WEST FORT HOOD, Texas – The U.S. Army Operational Test Command will hold a command sergeant major assumption of responsibility ceremony at its headquarters here Monday at 3:30 p.m. Command Sgt. Maj. William A. Justice will arrive after serving as command sergeant major of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and will […]
