UPDATE 1 – DELAYED REPORTING: No changes to previous message with report times for active-duty military personnel no-earlier-than 10 a.m. and DA civilians no-earlier-than 11 a.m. FORT HOOD will resume normal operations after military and civilian personnel report to work. While road conditions are better than expected, caution should still be taken when driving, especially […]
Fort Hood News Archive
Death of a FORT HOOD Soldier
FORT HOOD, Texas – Department of Defense officials have released the name of a FORT HOOD Soldier who died as a result of a non-combat related incident in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Jan. 8 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Spc. Javion Shavonte Sullivan, 24, whose home of record is listed as Fort Mill, South […]
FORT HOOD Natural Resources Management Branch will conduct controlled burning
FORT HOOD, Texas — The FORT HOOD Natural Resources Management Branch will continue controlled burning today on the southwest side of the FORT HOOD range. Large amounts of smoke will be visible in the local areas near the west side of the post. The burns are designed to clear out underbrush to make the post […]
Commentary: 2017 saw Soldiers test equipment for readiness well into future
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD, Texas — Senior Army leaders have the responsibility to hold the advantage we have enjoyed over the past 70 years across all domains of warfare. The continued effort to modernize equipment, and train Soldiers as the most capable Army in the […]
USAOTC promotes new Civilian Executive Director into Senior Executive Service
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD, Texas – The unit here that conducts independent operational tests of Army equipment systems promoted its new Civilian Executive Director into the Senior Executive Service Friday. Harker Heights resident John W. Diem became the eighth executive director of the U.S. […]
Fort Bliss ADA Soldiers contribute to modernization during Patriot missile test
By Maj. Brent L. Davis, Air Defense Artillery Test Division, Fires Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico – Fort Bliss, Texas Air Defense Artillery Soldiers engaged one tactical ballistic missile here, with a PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor and a PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) […]
