By Patricia Deal, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas— West Killeen Medical Home, the fourth of Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center’s community-based medical clinics, opened for patients October 1. The newest medical home joins Killeen, Copperas Cove and Harker Heights Medical Homes which have been established in the communities where patients live, thus making […]
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III Corps hosts 15-day Operation Phantom Warrior Salute for its centennial
FORT HOOD, Texas — Celebrating its centennial, III Corps will host Operation Phantom Warrior Salute a 15-day event as part of the yearlong celebration as “America’s Hammer.” III Corps’ headquarters recently returned from deployment supporting Operation Inherent Resolve—the mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Operation Phantom Warrior Salute is a celebration by and […]
Chemical detection, decontamination system runs through operational test
By Mr. Clarence White, Military Test Plans Analyst, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs DUGWAY PROVING Ground, Utah — Over 60 Soldiers joined operational testers here, using the Contamination Indication Decontamination Assurance System (CIDAS) Small Scale Application Nerve (SSA-N) while conducting immediate decontamination missions. The initial operational test […]
Stryker modification testing improves 2nd Infantry Division Soldier readiness
By Maj. Sonie Munson, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. — 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers trained for three weeks here on the newest Stryker as part of a proof in practice engineering change proposal (ECP). Legion Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team teamed […]
FORT HOOD’s Air Force 712 ASOS will inactivate and reflag as 803 OSS
FORT HOOD, Texas — As directed by the Department of the U.S. Air Force, the 3rd Air Support Operations Group commander will inactivate the 712th Air Support Operations Squadron and reflag the unit as the 803rd Operation Support Squadron at 10 a.m. Sept. 28 during an inactivation and reflagging ceremony in the Spirit of FORT […]
Black Jack, USAOTC complete testing of new Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle
By Maj. Carson Petry, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team ‘Black Jack,’ 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas — 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers here completed a two-month program field testing the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Sept. 24. 4th Squadron, 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment “Dark Horse,” 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team teamed up with the […]
