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Fort Hood
Fort Hood is a U.S. military post located in Killeen, Texas. The post is named after Confederate General John Bell Hood. It is located halfway between Austin and Waco, about 60 miles (100 km) from each, within the U.S. state of Texas.
Its origin was the need for wide-open space to test and train with World War II tank destroyers. The War Department announced the location in January 1942, and the initial completion was set for that August. As originally constructed, Fort Hood had an area of 158,706 acres (64,226 ha), with billeting for 6,007 officers and 82,610 enlisted personnel. The main cantonment of Fort Hood had a total population of 53,416 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. Fort Hood is the most populous U.S. military installation in the world.[1] It is in Bell County, with some portions of the post in Coryell County. In April 2014, the website lists 45,414 assigned soldiers and 8,900 civilian employees with Fort Hood covering 214,000 acres (87,000 ha).
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The Fort Hood Sentinel
April 21, 2018
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KCENTV.com
April 21, 2018
U.S. Representative Roger Williams (R) announced Friday that Fort Hood had received $117.4 million in barracks funding for 10 Rolling Pin barracks renovations. Rep. Williams said the funding, which will allow for upgrades and repairs to a total of 746 living spaces in the 10 barracks, marked a step in theÃâà...
KWTX
April 21, 2018
FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) Fort Hood kicked off its Earth Day Celebration early with a tree-planting ceremony Friday. The 200,000-acre installation has strict environmental policies to help keep the post green. “It definitely demonstrates our commitment to this community. Our commitment to our efforts toÃâà...
Temple Daily Telegram
April 20, 2018
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KCENTV.com
April 20, 2018
The Fort Hood Army combatives team is back home after winning the "All Army Combatives Tournament" at Fort Benning in Georgia. The team now has a four-peat in the tournament, winning for the last four years of the championship in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2018. The Fort Hood fighters won first place inÃâà...
KWTX
April 19, 2018
FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) Fort Hood will receive $33 million for motorpool reconstruction, U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, announced Wednesday. Carter said 43 percent of the motorpools on post don't meet minimum standards. The $33 million is the first piece of a lengthy process to improveÃâà...
The Fort Hood Sentinel
April 19, 2018
Celebrate the Month of the Military Child by participating in the Military Kid Purple Up 2K Run. Wear your purple and chant along with our military helpers as they sing cadences to help motivate the runners to completion. The race is set for 4:30-6 p.m. April 27 at Montague School Age Care. For moreÃâà...
The Killeen Daily Herald
April 19, 2018
While he couldn't speak directly to the Army's role in the recent Syria attacks, or address Wednesday morning's announcement that the 3rd Cavalry will soon deploy to Iraq, Esper did acknowledge that Fort Hood may be “in the mix” for what the Army calls an SFAB — a security force assistance brigade.
The Killeen Daily Herald
April 13, 2018
FORT HOOD — A four-day sustainment training summit was held on Fort Hood to discuss the U.S. Army state of logistics and how to increase material ... Perna said the summit was a success in that Fort Hood leaders brought a community of leaders from the three Army components, leaders from the tactical,Ãâà...
KWTX
April 13, 2018
FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) A rare Texas songbird that was placed on the endangered species list three decades ago is no longer threatened, thanks in part to a partnership between conservationists and Fort Hood on whose training ranges the bird flourishes. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announcedÃâà...
The Fort Hood Sentinel
April 12, 2018
Carter F. Ham discussed leadership qualities, and the future of the Army as part of a leadership professional development event at the Phantom Warrior Center on Fort Hood Friday. Ham, now the president and chief executive officer of the Association of the United States Army, spoke to command teamsÃâà...
The Fort Hood Sentinel
April 12, 2018
The Fort Hood Area Thrift Shop gave away nearly $40,000 in grants to 26 area nonprofit organizations at its semi-annual grant distribution Monday morning. The distribution amount of $38,300 to the 26 organizations is the largest total granted, and the most number of organizations supported. Grants variedÃâà...
The Fort Hood Sentinel
April 12, 2018
Earth Day Fest is set for 5-8 p.m. April 13 at the Bonco Youth Center. The whole Family is invited to take part in bouncers, pony rides, face painting, crafts, Earth Day exhibits, local entertainment, a Teen Zone and Renaissance type activities. A USO Movie on the Lawn will follow at 8 p.m. There is no cost andÃâà...
KWTX
April 12, 2018
FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) Nazi soldiers marching on the streets of Karlsruhe Germany is something retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Hockley will never forget ... He shares his life story with active military members on Fort Hood to make sure no one forgets the lives destroyed by the Holocaust. “The youngerÃâà...
The Fort Hood Sentinel
April 12, 2018
This year, the PACC has come down to teams from Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Hood; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; and Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Fort Hood's 22-man team, to include 12 indispensable detail crewmembers dedicated to performing key tasks outside of the kitchen, beganÃâà...
KWTX
April 11, 2018
KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) Fort Hood's 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment (HCD) is mourning the loss of two of its four-legged legends. On Tuesday it was announced on social media that within two days horse Thunder, who served the HCD for more than 27 years, and dog SSG Buddy, whoÃâà...
KWTX
April 11, 2018
FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) Fort Hood bid farewell Wednesday to its deputy commander for support, British Maj. Gen. Douglas Chalmers. Chalmers has been at Fort Hood since July 2015 and was deployed to Iraq to help aid with the fight against ISIS. His next assignment will be to lead the UnitedÃâà...
ArmyTimes.com
March 28, 2018
A Fort Hood soldier who was found unresponsive has died, Army officials said. Spc. Aigner Certaine, 24, was found Monday at an off-post home in Killeen, Texas. She was taken to Metroplex Hospital where attempts to revive her were unsuccessful, according to a Fort Hood release. The Killeen PoliceÃâà...
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
March 27, 2018
A congressman who represents Fort Hood has introduced legislation to change how authorities handle crimes including sexual assault that the children of service members commit on military bases. An Associated Press investigation showed earlier this month how neither victims nor offenders may receiveÃâà...
Temple Daily Telegram
March 27, 2018
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KCENTV.com
March 27, 2018
A Fort Hood soldier is doing three-a-days to get ready for a major athletic competition against other military branches. Staff Sergeant Dorian Rhoten, Senior with First Army Division West, is one of four Fort Hood soldiers heading to the Warrior Games in Colorado in May. "It was like a super blessing.
Austin American-Statesman
March 27, 2018
The agreement reached by Fort Hood and local prosecutors does leave one potential problem however: Local governments won't receive any additional funding from Fort Hood or the federal government. The agreement acknowledges the lack of funding might prevent counties from taking all cases referredÃâà...
KXXV News Channel 25
March 23, 2018
A select few tank crews on Fort Hood are getting ready to compete for the Sullivan Cup next month. It's a competition for bragging rights to find out who is the best tank crew in the world. "It's like the Olympics for tankers. The best crews from all over the world come together, and they compete," PFC MalachiÃâà...
KWTX
March 23, 2018
FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) Soldiers in have to meet a lot of standards, one of the most important of which is for physical fitness. First Sgt. Diamond Ott has a new Supplemental Physical Fitness Program that he runs at the Fort Hood Resiliency Campus that helps soldiers improve their fitness. The soldiersÃâà...
The Killeen Daily Herald
March 23, 2018
Fort Hood's Directorate of Public Works hosted a ribbon-cutting Thursday to officially open the newly constructed Old Georgetown Road Bridge. Maj. Gen. John C. Thomson, III Corps deputy commander, presided over the ceremony and talked about the safety features the bridge provides. The $9.7-millionÃâà...
The Fort Hood Sentinel
March 22, 2018
Spc. Rogomparade Alassane Check Amani Zeba, a native of Burkina Faso in West Africa, recites the Oath of Allegiance along with nine other Fort Hood Soldiers during the Fort Hood Naturalization Ceremony at the Oveta Culp Hobby Soldier and Family Readiness Center Tuesday afternoon. The 10Ãâà...
The Fort Hood Sentinel
March 22, 2018
A Fort Hood Resilience Expo is set for 9-11:30 a.m. today at the Resiliency Campus on Battalion Avenue and 31st Street. The event is open to Soldiers, Family members, retirees and civilian employees. Activities include goal setting, TRX workout, bod pod, nutrition and applied functional fitness workout.
KWTX
March 22, 2018
FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) Fort Hood held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for the new Cowhouse Bridge on old Georgetown road, which runs across the post toward Gatesville and the North Fort Hood training area. The almost $10 million bridge is 450 feet long and is made to withstand majorÃâà...
The Killeen Daily Herald
March 21, 2018
Gwinn was stationed overseas before his arrest and returned to Fort Hood in March 2016. At that time, Gwinn was interviewed by investigators. In May, Gwinn reportedly barricaded himself in a Killeen residence and threatened to shoot himself if the investigation wasn't stopped. He eventually surrenderedÃâà...
MyStatesman.com
March 16, 2018
With the agreements, Fort Hood joins just a small number of military installations that have formally addressed the issue of juvenile sexual assault prosecutions. A recent Associated Press investigation found at least 600 juvenile sex assault cases on military bases, many of which did not result in prosecutionÃâà...
The Killeen Daily Herald (blog)
March 14, 2018
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KWTX
March 14, 2018
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) A decade after the Pentagon began confronting rape in the ranks, the U.S. military frequently fails to provide justice to the children of service members when they are sexually assaulted by other kids on base. An Associated Press investigation finds that sexual assault casesÃâà...
kcentv.com
March 14, 2018
If you see large amounts of smoke billowing from Fort Hood on Tuesday, do not be alarmed. The Fort Hood Fire & Emergency Services Division will be doing a prescribed burning on West Fort Hood, III Corps announced Tuesday morning. "Large amounts of smoke will be visible in the local areas near theÃâà...
KWTX
March 13, 2018
KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) A Fort Hood soldier has been reunited with his dog, which was abandoned soon after he was deployed overseas eight months ago. After KWTX ran a series of stories in July of 2017, a foster family was found for “Noonie,” a Bullmastiff who was brought to the Killeen Animal ShelterÃâà...
The Fort Hood Sentinel
March 8, 2018
Soldiers exchanged their uniform for cowboy boots and hats so they could “Boot Scooten' Boogie” for the 32nd annual Wild West Night, sponsored by the Fort Hood Spouse's Club. Mandi Harris, president of the Spouse's Club said people look forward to the event that is typically held at Club Hood. “PeopleÃâà...
The Fort Hood Sentinel
March 8, 2018
Fort Hood's Qualified Recycle Program stood out as the U.S. Army leader in recycling and was recently recognized as the winner of the Secretary of the Army Award for Environmental Quality for a team and will go on to represent the Army and compete in the Secretary of Defense Environmental AwardsÃâà...
The Killeen Daily Herald
March 8, 2018
Brig. Gen. Susan Escallier, assistant judge advocate general for Military Law and Operations, addresses the audience during Fort Hood's Women's History Month observance. This year's event theme was “Women who fight all forms of discrimination,” and was held at Fort Hood's Phantom Warrior Center onÃâà...
WANE
March 8, 2018
FORT HOOD, Texas (WANE) – Hicksville graduate and U.S. Army Specialist Devon M. Wulff has died after being found unresponsive in his Fort Hood home Feb. 28, according to a statement by Fort Hood. Spc. Devon M. Wulff, 23 (Photo Courtesy: U.S. Army). The 23-year-old Wulff died Mar. 3 at Scott andÃâà...
The Fort Hood Sentinel
March 8, 2018
A Fort Hood Resilience Expo is set for 9-11:30 a.m. March 22 at the Resiliency Campus on Battalion Ave. and 31st St. The event is open to Soldiers, Family members, retirees and civilian employees. Activities include goal setting, TRX workout, bod pod, nutrition and applied functional fitness workout.
ArmyTimes.com
March 8, 2018
Fort Hood reported the deaths of two soldiers just days apart. (Spc. John G. Martinez/Army). Two soldiers were reportedly found unresponsive at their Fort Hood residences just one day apart from each other. Spc. Devon Michael Wulff, 23, was found unresponsive at his home on Feb. 28 and died three daysÃâà...
The Killeen Daily Herald
March 7, 2018
When the Make-a-Wish Foundation decided to grant Scarlett's wish to see snow, the organization also wanted to hold a festive send-off. Robin McNutt of Make-a-Wish arranged for Scarlett and her family to celebrate her birthday at Chili's on Fort Hood, “The only place Scarlett wants to go,” according to herÃâà...
The Killeen Daily Herald
March 7, 2018
Maurice Jackson salute during a III Corps and Fort Hood welcome ceremony in honor of Thomson and Jackson at Fort Hood on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. ... As part of routine new assignments of general officers, the Army announced Wednesday two Fort Hood generals will be heading to new posts. Maj. Gen.
KWTX
March 6, 2018
Colton joined the Army in October 2015 and had been assigned since April 2016 to Fort Hood's 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. He deployed to Korea from July 2017 through February 2018. The circumstances surrounding the death are under investigation.
The Killeen Daily Herald
March 6, 2018
FORT HOOD — Fort Hood officials on Tuesday released the name of a soldier who was found unresponsive March 1 at his Fort Hood residence. Pvt. Colton Everett Vassar, 29, whose home of record is listed as Arlington, Texas, entered active-duty military service in October 2015 as a Bradley FightingÃâà...
KWTX
March 5, 2018
FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) Fort Hood Monday identified a soldier who died on Saturday at Scott & White Medical Center in Temple after he was found unresponsive on Feb. 28 at his residence on post as Spc. Devon Michael Wulff, 23, of Hicksville, Ohio. Wulff joined the Army in August 2015 and had beenÃâà...
KWTX
March 2, 2018
Fort Hood fire and police surprised 4 year old Scarlett Barker-Thomas for her birthday. Scarlett has a metabolic disorder that keeps her body from regulating blood sugar properly. The Make –A-Wish foundation joined forces with Fort Hood to surprise her by making her an honorary firefighter. Scarlett's familyÃâà...
The Killeen Daily Herald
March 2, 2018
A Harker Heights resident won the nomination to represent Fort Hood as the 2018 Armed Forces Insurance Base Military Spouse of the Year. However, Marta Rivera Diaz — the Family Readiness Group leader for B Company, 21st Combat Support Hospital — said she felt she had done nothing differentÃâà...
The Killeen Daily Herald
March 2, 2018
The three women who serve as school liaison officers on Fort Hood love what they do, however, and are there when the mission needs them. Not only does this trio provide in-processing and out-processing for soldiers and their families, they attend school board meetings and other functions in nine districtsÃâà...
The Fort Hood Sentinel
March 1, 2018
Fort Hood was the final stop for the U.S. Department of State-sponsored media tour, which included stops at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the Patuxent Naval Air Station in Maryland. Upon their arrival, the journalists' first stop was the 3rd CavalryÃâà...
The Fort Hood Sentinel
March 1, 2018
The lights went out, leading to the change of an era for Fort Hood. Literally. Before a change of responsibility ceremony at III Corps and Fort Hood Headquarters Friday, the power went out, causing a delay for the ceremonious occasion. Once the power did come back on, U.S. Army Garrison-Fort HoodÃâà...
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