FORT HOOD, Texas — 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command will host a memorial rededication to honor the memory of Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving with the 13th ESC since Sept. 11, 2001, at 10 a.m. Sept. 22 on Hildner Field here. Every year the 13th ESC celebrates its birthday the third week of September. On […]
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Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band to perform at FORT HOOD Salutes
FORT HOOD, TX — World-famous actor and avid supporter of troops, Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band, will be performing today at the FORT HOOD Salutes celebration from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hood Stadium here. The event is free and open to the public. The event coincides with the recent redeployment of […]
Fort Bragg hosts Initial Operational Test of Army’s new Modular Handgun System
By Maj. Mindy A. Brown, Test Officer, Dismounted Test Division, Maneuver Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — Over 150 Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines of various military occupational specialties (MOS) descended here to conduct initial operational testing (IOT) of the Army’s new Modular Handgun System (MHS). […]
MEDEVAC training incident results in fatality
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT HOOD, Texas — A 1st Infantry Division UH-60M aircraft crew conducting medical evacuation hoist training at approximately 10:30 p.m. Sept. 12 resulted in a fatality on the FORT HOOD range south of Robert Gray Army Airfield. The training incident involved Soldiers from 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. More information will […]
POW/MIA day ceremony to be held Sept.15
FORT HOOD, Texas – The POW/MIA Day ceremony will be held 9 a.m. Sept. 15 at the memorial located in front of Bldg. 36000, the former Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center. The ceremony will honor former prisoners of war and military personnel who are still classified as “missing in action,” with area veterans’ organizations participating in […]
FORT HOOD celebrates its 75th anniversary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT HOOD, Texas — Since 1942, the U.S. Army has stationed troops in Central Texas. Camp Hood was established to prepare our military for anti-tank missions during World War II. To celebrate its 75th anniversary, FORT HOOD officials will host a FORT HOOD 75th Anniversary Celebration with guest speaker Maj. Gen. Douglas Chalmers, III […]
