FORT HOOD, Texas — FORT HOOD officials have released the name of a Soldier who was found unresponsive Oct. 18 at his off-post residence in Copperas Cove, Texas. Spc. Luke Hampton Toomey, 21, whose home of record is listed as Lakeland, Tennesee, entered active-duty service in May 2015 as an infantryman. He was assigned to […]
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Engineers test new video display in mine protected vehicle
By Maj. Jason E. Carney, Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri – A platoon of route clearance Engineer Soldiers here will be testing a new Multi-Functional Video Display (MVD) for the Medium Mine Protected Vehicle (MMPV) Type II beginning Wednesday. The […]
Death of a FORT HOOD Soldier
FORT HOOD, Texas — FORT HOOD officials have released the name of a Soldier who was pronounced deceased Oct. 16 at the Methodist Mansfield Medical Center due to injuries suffered on Oct. 14 while swimming with friends in Mansfield, Texas. Sgt. Sameer Chalise, 28, whose home of record is listed as Alpharetta, Georgia, entered active-duty […]
National Geographic’s The Long Road Home hosts premiere screening at FORT HOOD
FORT HOOD, Texas – National Geographic’s The Long Road Home cast and crew will host a premiere screening at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 for FORT HOOD Soldiers and their families at Abrams Gym here. The Long Road Home mini-series premieres on NAT GEO at 9 p.m. EST/8 p.m. CST Nov. 7. Cast Members Noel Fisher, […]
Airborne Special Forces test new Parachute Navigation System at Ft. Bragg
By Mr. Rod Manke, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs Fort Bragg, North Carolina – Special Forces (SF) Soldiers from throughout the United States Army Special Forces Command jumped the new Parachute Navigation System (PARANAVSYS) during operational testing at Laurinburg, N.C. recently. The PARANAVSYS is an individual […]
Pacific Ocean testing of Patriot missile using Fort Bliss ADA Soldiers contributes to modernization
By Major Brent L. Davis, Air Defense Artillery Test Division, Fires Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands – Air Defense Artillery Soldiers from Fort Bliss, Texas fired a PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor at a tactical ballistic missile here, combining 15 months of […]
