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Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, named after a Confederate general and long plagued by a series of suicides, homicides and fatal accidents, was renamed on Tuesday after the Army’s first Hispanic...
The post is named after Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, a native Texan and the US Army’s first Hispanic four-star general. Formerly named Fort Hood for Confederate General John Bell Hood, the post is located halfway between Austin and Waco, about 60 mi (97 km) from each, within the U.S. state of Texas.
Fort Hood rests in the beautiful ‘hill and lake’ country of Central Texas between Killeen and Copperas Cove and is approximately 60 miles north of the capital city of Austin, 50 miles south of Waco, 160 miles south of Dallas, and 150 miles north of San Antonio.
Fort Cavazos, formerly known as Fort Hood, is the Army's Premier Installation to train and deploy heavy forces. A 214,968 acre installation, Fort Cavazos is the only post in the United States...
Ft. Hood is the largest armored post in the DoD and its central focus is to train and deploy heavy forces. Since 1954, Ft. Hood has been home to the First Army Division West, 1st Cavalry Division, and the 3rd Cavalry Regiment.
Fort Hood is a military base that was named after the Confederate General John Bell Hood and is located just on the edge of the city of Killeen in the state of Texas. It is among the largest United States military installations worldwide and is home to many units, such as the 1st Cavalry Division, 4th Infantry Division, Command III Corps, 504th ...
The U.S. Department of Defense is set to change the name of Texas’ Fort Hood, America’s largest active-duty armored military post, to pay homage to a four-star Hispanic general instead of its...
FORT HOOD, Texas - Soldiers and Department of the Army civilians gathered in the West Atrium of the III Armored Corps headquarters building here to mark the installation’s 80th anniversary,...
The Army installation previously known as Fort Hood, Texas, was officially redesignated on May 9 to Fort Cavazos.
Fort Hood is a United States Army post located in Killeen, Texas. Established in 1942, it is one of the largest military installations in the world. The base is home to several key units, including the 1st Cavalry Division and the 3rd Cavalry Regiment.