FORT HOOD, Texas- On March 19, the Department of Defense’s new electronic health record (EHR), MHS GENESIS, launched here at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center. MHS GENESIS has replaced TRICARE Online at this facility. What is MHS GENESIS? MHS GENESIS is the new EHR that provides you and your doctors enhanced, secure technology to […]
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1st Cavalry Division Band Performs For President Joe Biden
Story by U.S. Army Sgt. Brayton Daniel, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs FORT HOOD, TX – The 1st Cavalry Division Band had the honor of performing for the President of the United States, Joe Biden, during a Presidential Town Hall Mar. 8 in Fort Worth, Texas. “An opportunity like this is very rare for regular […]
UPDATE 3: Video message from Garrison Commander
FORT HOOD, Texas — Col. Chad Foster, FORT HOOD Garrison commander, comments on the progress of the exercise. Click here to listen to Col. Chad Foster’s message. ********************************************************************************************* DATE: March 15, 2022 4:10:42 PM CDT UPDATE 2: FORT HOOD officials begin power restoration FORT HOOD, Texas – FORT HOOD officials have begun to restore power […]
1st CAV adapts operations to feed Troopers during post-wide power outage
Story by Master Sgt. Miriam Espinoza, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs Office FORT HOOD, TX – 1st Cavalry Division adapted food service operations on Mar. 15 to feed Troopers during the FORT HOOD Energy Resilient Readiness Exercise which left the installation powerless throughout the duty day. The purpose of the exercise was to test installation emergency […]
1st Cavalry Division Trooper dies in training incident in California
FORT HOOD, TX – A 1st Cavalry Division Trooper died during a training incident March 10 at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. Spc. Joseph M. Meitl Jr., 23, joined the U.S. Army in May 2020. Following initial training, he was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat […]
CRDAMC to adjust services during FORT HOOD Energy Resilience Readiness Exercise
FORT HOOD, Texas- The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center and Russell Collier clinic are the only medical facilities on the installation excluded from the power outage exercise however, to maintain safe patient care, CRDAMC will be closed for routine patient care and surgery services on Tuesday. The hospital remains open for emergency services, inpatient […]
