Over 200 soldiers and civilians have volunteered to participate in the Army’s annual Ten-Miler run being held here on FORT HOOD. Typically, the run is conducted in our nation’s capital by the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, but this year COVID mitigations have required the run to be conducted virtually. It will begin at […]
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Media Advisory: U.S. Army Operational Test Command to hold CSM assumption of responsibility ceremony Friday
WEST FORT HOOD, Texas – The U.S. Army Operational Test Command will hold a command sergeant major assumption of responsibility ceremony at its headquarters here Friday at 10 a.m. Command Sgt. Maj. Martin M. Conroy will arrive after serving as command sergeant major of the 181st Infantry Brigade, First Army Division West at Fort McCoy, […]
CRDAMC modifying hours for federal holiday
FORT HOOD, Texas –Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center’s primary care and specialty clinics will modify operating hours in observance of the extended Columbus Day weekend. The Emergency Department, Labor and Delivery and Inpatient services are open 24 hours a day. All CRDAMC clinics and pharmacies will resume normal operations on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Primary […]
Central Texas man becomes 42nd inductee at Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame ceremony
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD, Texas — A Central Texas man who tested Army equipment for four decades was honored here as the newest inductee into the Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame. Dr. Richard A. Kass of Bastrop, Texas, became the 42nd member of the U.S. […]
1st Cavalry Division Takes First Place for Retention Rates in the Army
FORT HOOD, Texas – Headquarters, Department of the Army announced today that the 1st Cavalry Division has placed number one in the Army in Retention rates for fiscal year 20. More than 5,480 Soldiers in the division re-enlisted to continue to serve in the Army. “34.2 percent of those Soldiers re-enlisted to stay in the […]
3CR Soldiers test new system to help navigate without GPS at White Sands
By Maj. Matthew Truax, Test Officer, Intelligence Electronic Warfare Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico — Eighteen Soldiers from FORT HOOD, Texas, conducted night missions in a GPS degraded environment here using a new Army navigation tool called Mounted Assured Positioning and Timing System (MAPS). The 3rd Cavalry […]
