Story by U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jennifer Bocanegra, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs DALLAS, Texas — On Saturday morning the 1st Cavalry Division command team, Maj. Gen. John B. Richardson, commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Shade S. Munday, division command sergeant major, joined thousands of volunteers at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery to honor […]
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4th ID sets up, tears down new command post prototypes at Ft. Carson
By Capt. Demetrius L. Spencer, Test Officer, Mission Command Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT CARSON, Colorado — 4th Infantry Division Soldiers just completed testing a new command post structure as part of the Army’s effort to modernize the division headquarters. “Command Post Infrastructure Integration (CPI2) is the new command post for the […]
FORT HOOD Welcomes Bath & Body Works to the Clear Creek Exchange Shopping Center
FORT HOOD is celebrating the grand opening Bath & Body Works at the Clear Creek Exchange Shopping Center. The FORT HOOD garrison commander Col. Chad Foster will help the Exchange cut the ribbon on the new store 9 a.m. Dec. 17 here. The addition of Bath & Body Works is a part of a long-term […]
Trees For Troops gives holiday spirit to FORT HOOD soldiers and families
FORT HOOD, Texas — Humidity and Christmas music filled the air at Hood Stadium Friday during the Trees for Troops event which had soldiers waiting in line beginning at 7:15 a.m. Trees for Troops provides free Christmas trees during the first weekend of December. Created by the Christmas Spirit Foundation, Trees for Troops has delivered […]
11th CSB conducts toy drive for children’s hospital
FORT HOOD, Texas – Members of the 11th Corps Signal Brigade will deliver toys from the unit’s toy drive to the Baylor Scott & White McLane Children’s Medical Hospital in Temple, Texas, Dec. 16. In coordination with the hospital’s director of philanthropy, 11th Corps Signal Brigade has held a toy drive over the last month […]
1st Cavalry Division unit receives top Army maintenance award
On Monday, Lt. Gen. Robert “Pat” White, commanding general, III Corps, will present the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team during a ceremony at 11 a.m. on FORT HOOD. The award is presented annually by the Chief of Staff of the Army and it recognizes […]