On Friday, Sept. 24, at 9 a.m., 1st Cavalry Division will host a parade, reception and interactive displays on Cooper Parade Field. This will be the culminating event for the division’s CAV Week. The ceremony will include performances by the 1st Cavalry Division band, a special cavalry charge by the Horse Cavalry detachment and a […]
2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division News
Update: 1st Cavalry Division Unveils Legends Way
The 1st Cavalry Division unveiled Legends Way yesterday in honor of Medal of Honor recipients who served at FORT HOOD, Texas. Battalion Avenue, a long-standing road, which runs across the installation, was renamed to honor legends of previous conflicts who served with FORT HOOD units. “We have a lot of legends that we want 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, 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 only independent operational tester […]
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 […]
Black Jack, USAOTC complete testing of new Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle
By Maj. Carson Petry, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team ‘Black Jack,’ 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas — 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers here completed a two-month program field testing the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Sept. 24. 4th Squadron, 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment “Dark Horse,” 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team teamed up with the […]
BlackJack Brigade to hold change of command
FORT HOOD, Texas — The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division is scheduled to conduct a change of command ceremony June 1 at 9:30 a.m. on Cooper Field here. Col. Steven J. Adams, brigade commander, will relinquish command to Col. Jeremy S. Wilson. Wilson will be available for a brief interview immediately following […]
