By Sgt. 1st Class Leonel Rubio, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation NCO, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama – The latest countermeasures designed to improve Army aircraft survivability were tested here by helicopter aircrews based out of FORT HOOD, Texas. Soldiers from the 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment […]
1st Cavalry Division News
MEDIA ADVISORY: 1st CAV DIV Retreat Ceremony in honor of departing Division CSM Pospisil
The 1st Cavalry Division will hold a Retreat Ceremony in honor of Command Sergeant Major Shane Pospisil, the division’s senior enlisted leader, July 19 at 2:30 p.m. on Cooper Field. Pospisil has been named the new Joint Base Lewis-McChord and I CORPS command sergeant major. His successor has yet to be named. Media wishing to […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: IRONHORSE Families get rare chance to observe live-fire exercise
FORT HOOD, Texas — IRONHORSE Troopers from 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment are scheduled to conduct a Family Day event during Gunnery Table VI training July 17 at 9 a.m. on FORT HOOD. This training qualifies Bradley crews on their main weapon system and improves readiness in the 1st Cavalry Division. In addition we will […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: 1CD DIVARTY conducts joint live fire exercise with Marines
FORT HOOD, TX – In a unique event elements of the 1st Cavalry Division’s Artillery are scheduled to conduct a joint live-fire training exercise with the Marine Corps on July 18 at FORT HOOD. The purpose of this event is to strengthen interoperability relationships between the two individual branches of U.S. military. It is critical […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: IRONHORSE Families get rare chance to observe live-fire exercise
FORT HOOD, Texas — IRONHORSE Troopers from 1st Squadron, 7th Regiment are scheduled to conduct a Family Day event during Gunnery Table VI training July 17 at 9 a.m. on FORT HOOD. This training qualifies Bradley crews on their main weapon system and improves readiness in the 1st Cavalry Division. In addition we will have […]
Pilots, ground troops combine to test new Apache helicopter upgrades
By Capt. Christina Smith, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT HOOD, Texas — During the largest Aviation test of 2019, Apache and Unmanned Aerial System pilots joined combat ground forces to test an upgraded Apache helicopter version. The complex operational test of the AH64E Version 6 Apache helicopter upgraded improved target acquisition […]
