By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas – Students from Florence, Texas’ Elementary School hitched up with 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment Troopers here Thursday as a reward for their participation in the Academic University Interscholastic League (UIL). Test officers and NCOs of the U.S. Army Operational […]
Fort Hood News
Hood Hero volunteer award winner: ‘it’s not a dog and pony show’
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas – Helping others is personal, and nobody volunteers for the recognition. A Human Resources NCO here earned two awards during the “Hood Hero” luncheon Feb. 6: Volunteer in the Communities – Individual; and Volunteer of the Quarter for the U.S. Army Operational Test […]
Death of a FORT HOOD Soldier
FORT HOOD, Texas — FORT HOOD officials have released the name of a Soldier who died Feb. 6 from a terminal illness in Irving, Texas. Pfc. John Paul Funderburk Jr., 24, whose home of record is listed as Irving, Texas, entered active-duty service in January 2016 as a utilities equipment repairer. He was assigned to […]
Ft. Hood operational testers break ground on new Technology Integration Center Lab
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD, Texas — A groundbreaking for the Army Test and Evaluation Command’s (ATEC) Technology Integration Center (ATIC) Laboratory took place in the U.S. Army Operational Test Command’s (USAOTC) footprint here Feb. 1. The new lab will bring together testers, engineers, analysts and […]
MEDIA ADVISORY—MMA fighter to visit Greywolf Soldiers
FORT HOOD, Texas— Nationally recognized, mixed martial arts athlete, Josh Koshcheck will be sharing some of his fighting techniques when he visits the Soldiers of 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team “Greywolf”, 1st Cavalry Division here on Feb. 6. Koshcheck will participate in the Briagde’s esprit de corps run officially announcing the return of the Brigade […]
MEDIA ADVISORY- 7th Squadron 17th Cavalry Regiment to color casing and Change of Command ceremony
FORT HOOD, Texas — The 7th Squadron 17th Cavalry Regiment is scheduled to hold a combined color casing ceremony and a change of command ceremony at 1 p.m. Feb. 2. on Cooper Field. Lt. Col. Tim M. McGrew will relinquish command to Lt. Col. Chad P. Corrigan. 7th Squadron 17th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, will then case […]
