UPDATE: FORT HOOD to conduct dignified transfer ceremony FORT HOOD officials will conduct a dignified transfer ceremony (ramp ceremony) in honor of Sgt. James Gregory Johnston at 11:45 a.m. July 5 at the North Ramp located on Robert Gray Army Airfield. The ramp ceremony, or fallen comrade ceremony, is a solemn event marking the journey […]
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New commander takes charge at CRDAMC
By Patricia Deal, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas–Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center said goodbye to one commander and welcomed its newest leader in a change of command ceremony on Sadowski Field, outside the III Corps Headquarters here June 28. Col. Richard Malish assumed command from Col. David Gibson, who led the hospital for […]
CRDAMC honors 102nd anniversary of Medical Service Corps
FORT HOOD, Texas– In advance celebration of the Medical Service Corps’ official 102nd anniversary on June 30, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Commander Col. David Gibson (center) and fellow MSC officers Lt. Col. Tony Marinos, Capt. Kandice Reyes and Col. Randy Dorsey slice through a cake during a ceremony at the hospital June 27. Established […]
FORT HOOD to host Run for Remembrance 5K Run/Walk
FORT HOOD, Texas — FORT HOOD’s Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation will host the sixth annual Run for Remembrance 5K Run/Walk at 7 a.m. June 29 beginning on Sadowski Field to honor our nation’s fallen service members. More than 7,000 combat boots will line the route which memorializes service members from the five […]
Department of Defense identifies death of a FORT HOOD Soldier
FORT HOOD, Texas – The Department of Defense announced June 27 the death of a FORT HOOD Soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Sgt. James Gregory Johnston, 24, whose home of record is listed as Trumansburg, New York, was assigned to 79th Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 71st Ordnance Group, here since February. Johnston, […]
FORT HOOD Host’s Rockin’ Fest at Bronco Youth Center
FORT HOOD’s Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation will host “Rockin’ Fest” 9 a.m.-noon June 29 at Bronco Youth Center here. The event is free and open to the public. Festivities will include: Face painting, arts and crafts, games, music, bounce and water inflatables, child safety demos and free food while supplies last. Non-DoD […]
