By Mr. Rick Michael, Mission Command Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – Airborne Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 82nd Airborne Division, completed almost two weeks testing the Army’s newest small leader radio (LR) packages. “Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division demonstrated tactical communications at its […]
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Two new COVID -19 vaccination sites open at FORT HOOD
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas – FORT HOOD soldiers will get their turn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when two new vaccination sites open Feb. 23. The Shoemaker Center and the New Equipment Fielding Facility will be the primary locations for active duty COVID -19 vaccinations. Carl R. Darnall […]
13th ESC units provide water support to local community
FORT HOOD, Texas – The 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command supported FORT HOOD and III Corps’ efforts to assist the local community in recovering from the effects of recent severe weather conditions Feb. 21. The 553rd Field Feeding Company, 61st Quartermaster Battalion, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, received a request to supply water to the Bell County […]
1CD Soldiers Show Selfless Service During Winter Storm
FORT HOOD, Texas – While a major winter storm brought Killeen and FORT HOOD to a halt, Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division stepped up to help the community and fellow Soldiers this past week. The storm brought hundreds of consecutive hours of freezing temperatures Soldiers and Families experience power outages and water loss. Soldiers […]
303rd MI BN fields near-real-time intelligence unit
By: 1st Lt. Natalie Herbert Bravo Company, 303rd Military Intelligence Brigade FORT HOOD, Texas–While units on FORT HOOD are brandishing the latest model of weapons, the intelligence community is receiving the latest model of intelligence equipment and software. On January 26, Bravo Company, 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade became the first unit […]
Above and beyond the call of duty
By: Sgt. Melissa Lessard 504th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas–On Feb. 11 Texas became victim to a bitter winter storm that crippled the state. People were stuck in their homes with no power, heat, and water for many days. With pipes busting left and right and an electrical power grid on […]
