By Heather Graham-Ashley FORT HOOD Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas — FORT HOOD was recognized June 7 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with the agency’s 2017 Military Conservation Partner Award at a ceremony held at III Corps Headquarters. Dr. Benjamin Tuggle, southwest regional director, USFWS, presented the award to FORT HOOD Garrison Commander Col. […]
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CRDAMC, Texas A&M Health Science Center partner to expand medical education opportunities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT HOOD, Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center and Texas A&M University Health Science Center will sign an affiliation agreement establishing CRDAMC as a clinical training site for Texas A&M College of Medicine students. The ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31 here. As a clinical […]
PHOTO UPDATE: FORT HOOD’s solar, wind farm supplies 40 percent of the post’s energy needs
PHOTO UPDATE: FORT HOOD officials cut a ribbon June 2 symbolically turning on the FORT HOOD hybrid renewable energy project during a ceremony held in the Phantom Solar Farm on West FORT HOOD. The solar field consists of 63,000 solar panels situated on 132 acres of land providing 15 MWs of power. The wind farm […]
B-Roll and Photo Package for FORT HOOD, CENTEX full-scale force protection exercise
FORT HOOD, Texas – FORT HOOD emergency responders are testing their active-shooter response techniques during their annual full-scale exercise May 10-11 at the Copeland Soldier Service Center. This is a planned training exercise designed to test FORT HOOD’s ability to rapidly react to an active shooter on post. On May 10, more than 70 role […]
FORT HOOD hosts Memorial Day weekend visits to Family cemeteries Sunday
FORT HOOD, Texas — Memorial Day weekend visits for Families who have relatives buried in cemeteries within the FORT HOOD live-fire training areas are between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. May 28. Visitors must call range operations at (254) 287-3130/3321 to access the live-fire area. No vehicle pass is required for the cemetery visits. Range […]
Department of the Army announces upcoming III Corps deployment
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Army announced May 19 the summer 2017 deployment of approximately 250 soldiers from the III Corps Headquarters stationed at FORT HOOD, Texas, to Iraq and Kuwait, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. As part of the regular rotation of forces, III Corps will replace XVIII Airborne Corps as the […]
