FORT HOOD, Texas — The 1st Cavalry Division is scheduled to hold a combined change of command and change of responsibility ceremony at 9 a.m. Oct. 3 on Cooper Field. Maj. Gen John C. Thomson III will relinquish command to Brig. Gen. Paul T. Calvert. Calvert, who was confirmed by the senate for promotion in July, […]
1st Cavalry Division News
1st Air Cavalry Brigade Color Casing ceremony
FORT HOOD, Texas – The 1st Air Cavalry Brigade will be casing its colors on Oct. 5, 2017, at 9 a.m. on Cooper Field at FORT HOOD, Texas. The unit will be deploying to Germany in support of the United States Army Europe (USAREUR) mission Operation Atlantic Resolve. During the nine month rotation, the Air Cav […]
Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band to perform at FORT HOOD Salutes
FORT HOOD, TX — World-famous actor and avid supporter of troops, Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band, will be performing today at the FORT HOOD Salutes celebration from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hood Stadium here. The event is free and open to the public. The event coincides with the recent redeployment of […]
1st Cav. Div. to rededicate Global War on Terrorism memorial
FORT HOOD, TX — Soldiers and leaders of the 1st Cavalry Division are scheduled to conduct a memorial rededication ceremony on Friday, Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. on Cooper Field here. Nine new names of Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel will be added to the division’s […]
1st Cav. Div. to celebrate 96th birthday
FORT HOOD, TX — Troopers of the 1st Cavalry Division are scheduled to celebrate the division’s 96th birthday Wednesday morning, Sept. 13, at 9 a.m. at the 1st Cavalry Division Museum here. Military and civic leaders from Central Texas, to include FORT HOOD Good Neighbors, will be in attendance. The ceremony will consist of the playing of the […]
OTC tests latest Apache helicopter radar signal detecting set
By Maj. Matthew Miskowski, Rotary Wing Aircraft Division, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs INYOKERN, California – Thirty of U.S. Army’s finest accomplished the Follow-on Test (FOT) of the AN/APR-39D(V) Radar Signal Detecting Set (RSDS) here, both increasing unit readiness and informing acquisition fielding decisions for the Army. Bearcat Co., […]
