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Fort Cavazos is a United States Army post located near Killeen, Texas. 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 ...
Richard E. Cavazos. Richard Edward Cavazos (January 31, 1929 – October 29, 2017) was a United States Army 4-star general. He was a Korean War recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross as a first lieutenant and advanced in rank to become the United States Army 's first Hispanic four-star general. [1] During the Vietnam War, as a lieutenant ...
Lineage. Constituted 29 August 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Brigade. Organized in February 1918 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as an element of the 15th Cavalry Division. Relieved 12 May 1918 from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division. Demobilized 14 July 1919 at Brownsville, Texas.
The fort will be called Fort Cavazos, after Gen. Richard Cavazos. So who is Gen. Richard Cavazos? Cavazos, a sixth-generation Texan, was the first Hispanic American to earn a four-star rank in the ...
Attempted murder (32 counts) On November 5, 2009, a terrorist mass shooting took place at Fort Hood (now Fort Cavazos ), near Killeen, Texas. [1] Nidal Hasan, a U.S. Army major and psychiatrist, fatally shot 13 people and injured more than 30 others. [2] [3] It was the deadliest mass shooting on an American military base and the deadliest ...
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division ("Third Grey Wolf Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division" [1]) is a combined arms armored brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division based in Fort Cavazos, TX. Major equipment includes the M1A2SEP Tanks, M2A3 & M3A3 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, M109A7 Paladin howitzers, and M1114 up-armored Humvees .
The 120th Infantry Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Fort Cavazos, Texas. The unit falls under command of First Army Division West and validates United States Army Reserve & National Guard forces capability to execute operations in support of FORSCOM approved and Combatant Commander requirements.
The United States Air Force 's 3rd Air Support Operations Group ( 3 ASOG) is a combat support unit located at Fort Cavazos, Texas. The 3 ASOG provides Tactical Command and Control of air power assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations.