FORT HOOD, Texas — Leaders from the 1st Cavalry Division are scheduled to case the colors of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team on Tuesday, October 8, at 8:30 a.m. on Cooper Field here. The Blackjack Brigade will deploy to Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve. More information about Atlantic Resolve can be found here: […]
1st Cavalry Division News
MEDIA ADVISORY 1st Cavalry Division to host change of command ceremony
FORT HOOD, Texas — The 1st Cavalry Division is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 3 on Cooper Field. Maj. Gen Paul T. Calvert will relinquish command to Maj. Gen. Jeff Broadwater. Broadwater comes to the First Team from the 1st Armored Division where he served as the deputy […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: 1st Cavalry Division to welcome new division command sergeant major
The 1st Cavalry Division will host a Patch Ceremony to welcome Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Kenny as the First Team’s highest-ranking enlisted Soldier. Kenny comes to the division after being the 25th Command Sergeant Major of the United States Corps of Cadets at West Point and replaces Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Pospisil who left the […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: 1CD outgoing commander to host media round table
FORT HOOD, Texas — The outgoing 1st Cavalry Division Commander, Maj. Gen. Paul T. Calvert, will host a media round table 3 p.m. Sept. 25 at the division’s headquarters on FORT HOOD. Calvert will talk about the division’s accomplishments during his tenure, as well as the challenges he faced while in command, and what’s next […]
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 […]
1st Cav. Div. to celebrate 98th birthday
1st Cav. Div. to celebrate 98th birthday FORT HOOD, Texas — Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division are scheduled to hold a ceremonial cake cutting for the division’s 98th birthday on Sept. 13 at 9 a.m. at the 1st Cavalry Division museum. Media are invited to attend. Media wishing to attend should RSVP to Master […]
