The Space Force, that is. By. Capt. Taylor Criswell, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas — Staff Sgt. Paul Daw, 12Y geospatial engineer, was recently selected from a pool of over 3,000 applicants to transition from the U.S. Army to the U.S. Space Force. Daw is originally from Salt Lake City and […]
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1st Air Cavalry Brigade flies south, preps for shipment
Story by. 1st Lt. Hayley Haka, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas — Pilots and crews have been flying non-stop over the past week from FORT HOOD to Beaumont, Texas in preparation for their deployment to support Atlantic Resolve. Soldiers from “Air Cav” have spent months preparing AH-64 Apache, UH-60 Blackhawk and […]
4ID Stryker Brigade Combat Team tests Army’s newest mounted GPS devices
By Maj. Matthew Truax, Test Officer, Intelligence Electronic Warfare Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico – 4th Infantry Division Soldiers tested the Army’s next-generation Assured Positioning Navigation and Timing (APNT) solution here, which allows Soldiers to maintain integrity of position and timing in GPS-contested environments. The Mounted […]
“Air Cav” chaplain joins forces with behavioral health
Story by: Capt. Taylor Criswell FORT HOOD, Texas – The 1st Air Cavalry Brigade (1ACB) chaplain and the behavioral health officer presented a pre-deployment spiritual readiness and behavioral health brief on Tuesday at the 1st Cavalry Division Memorial Chapel. U.S. Army Capt. Robert Jackson, 1ACB chaplain, and U.S. Army Capt. Samuel Kim, Ph.D, brigade behavioral […]
101st Airborne Field Artillery Soldiers test JLTV to carry ammo, tow Howitzers
By Maj. Nathaniel Holman, Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky — 101st Airborne Division field artillery Soldiers have been testing modified Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) here to serve as the prime mover and ammunition carrier for their M119A3 105mm Howitzers. Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, […]
Special Operations, 82nd Airborne Snipers test new modular precision rifle at Bragg
By Mr. Mike Shelton, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – Operational testing of the Army’s newest generation sniper system — the MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) — marks the project’s final hurdle before fielding. “The modular nature of the PSR allows it to be tailored […]
