Story by: Capt. Taylor Criswell FORT HOOD, Texas – The 1st Air Cavalry Brigade (1ACB) chaplain and the behavioral health officer presented a pre-deployment spiritual readiness and behavioral health brief on Tuesday at the 1st Cavalry Division Memorial Chapel. U.S. Army Capt. Robert Jackson, 1ACB chaplain, and U.S. Army Capt. Samuel Kim, Ph.D, brigade behavioral […]
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1st Air Cavalry Brigade hosts former commander during “CAV Week”
Story by: 1st Lt. Hayley Haka, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade Public Affairs Officer FORT HOOD, Texas – Lt. Gen. Douglas Gabram, commanding general of U.S. Army Installation Management Command, returned to the place he calls home to celebrate with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade (1ACB). In honor of the 1st Cavalry Division’s 100th birthday, […]
1st Cavalry Division Hosts Parade to Celebrate 100 years of Legacy
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 […]
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 […]
1st Cavalry Division Celebrates 100 Years!
America’s First Team celebrated their 100th Birthday this morning with a cake cutting ceremony. Commanders and Troopers gathered at Cooper Field on FORT HOOD to begin festivities in honor of the division’s centennial. The 1st Cavalry Division was formally activated on Sep. 13, 1921 at Fort Bliss, Texas. The division, originally a mounted division, distinguished […]
1st Cavalry Division welcomes new Pegasus 6
More photos from the ceremony are available here. By Brandy Cruz FORT HOOD Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas — Maj. Gen. John Richardson stepped onto the historic yellow 1st Cavalry Division patch on Cooper Field July 21, following the footsteps of First Team leaders from throughout the division’s 100 years, including those of his […]
