FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT HOOD, Texas — A 1st Infantry Division UH-60M aircraft crew conducting medical evacuation hoist training at approximately 10:30 p.m. Sept. 12 resulted in a fatality on the FORT HOOD range south of Robert Gray Army Airfield. The training incident involved Soldiers from 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. More information will […]
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POW/MIA day ceremony to be held Sept.15
FORT HOOD, Texas – The POW/MIA Day ceremony will be held 9 a.m. Sept. 15 at the memorial located in front of Bldg. 36000, the former Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center. The ceremony will honor former prisoners of war and military personnel who are still classified as “missing in action,” with area veterans’ organizations participating in […]
FORT HOOD celebrates its 75th anniversary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT HOOD, Texas — Since 1942, the U.S. Army has stationed troops in Central Texas. Camp Hood was established to prepare our military for anti-tank missions during World War II. To celebrate its 75th anniversary, FORT HOOD officials will host a FORT HOOD 75th Anniversary Celebration with guest speaker Maj. Gen. Douglas Chalmers, III […]
New SPARTA clinic now open
FORT HOOD, Texas – FORT HOOD Soldiers with musculoskeletal injuries can get help at the new SPARTA Clinic. SPARTA, short for Soldier Peak Performance and Advanced Reconditioning for the Tactical Athlete, is a FORSCOM and MEDCOM collaborative focused on improving Soldier readiness through prompt initial evaluation and rehabilitation of those who suffer musculoskeletal injuries. SPARTA […]
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 […]
