The FORT HOOD varsity soccer team brought home some hardware after winning the inaugural Holloman Air Force Base Invitational at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, over Presidents Day weekend.This is the first tournament trophy the Phantom Warriors have claimed since the 2015 FORT HOOD Invitational, and they had to work through major disadvantages to achieve that […]
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FORT HOOD thrift shop awards $38K in grants
The FORT HOOD Area Thrift Shop gave away nearly $40,000 in grants to 26 area nonprofit organizations at its semi-annual grant distribution Monday morning.The distribution amount of $38,300 to the 26 organizations is the largest total granted, and the most number of organizations supported. Grants varied from $250 to $4,000.The FORT HOOD Area Thrift Shop […]
FA Soldiers test new precision targeting system to find friend or foe on battlefield
By Staff Sgt. Timothy Phillips, Test NCO, Fire Support Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT GREELY, Alaska — Twenty Field Artillery Soldiers are testing the Joint Effects Targeting System Target Laser Designation System (JETS-TLDS) at the Cold Regions Test Center here. The JETS-TLDS is a modular advanced sensor suite of three […]
Field Artillery Soldiers test latest M109A7 Paladin Howitzer upgrade at Ft. Riley
By Sgt. 1st Class Derek Green, Research Development Test & Evaluation NCO, Fire Support Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT RILEY, Kans. — Field Artillery Soldiers here are testing the new M109A7 Family of Vehicles (FoV) 155mm / 39 caliber Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) and the M992A3 FoV Carrier Ammunition Tracked (CAT). […]
Death of a FORT HOOD Soldier
FORT HOOD, Texas – FORT HOOD officials have released the name of a Soldier who was found unresponsive March 1 in his FORT HOOD residence. PV2 Colton Everett Vassar, 29, whose home of record is listed as Arlington, Texas, entered active-duty military service in October 2015 as a Bradley fighting vehicle system maintainer and was […]
CRDAMC, FRGs welcoming unit babies with revamped layette program
FORT HOOD, Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) soon will be back to creating warm memories for its new moms with the relaunching of the hospital’s layette program The popular program, in conjunction with participating FORT HOOD Family Readiness Groups (FRG), is expected to begin in April, according to Lt. Col. Alicia Surrey, maternal […]
