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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. The post is the headquarters of III Armored Corps and First Army Division West and is home to the 1st Cavalry Division and 3rd Cavalry Regiment , among others.
The road was once known in Central Texas as the "Highway of Death" due to the many fatal accidents on 195. One small period between 1996 and 1998 saw the loss of 21 lives. The road's new design will ease traffic congestion caused by daily commutes to Georgetown and Austin, since the road is the only route directly to I-35 from Killeen, besides ...
When the new hospital opened its doors in 2016 it replaced the old Darnall Army Medical Center that served the Fort Hood community since 1965. Initially, the old hospital was designed to serve 17,000 soldiers. Today, the new medical center serves more than 100,000 beneficiaries, which includes active duty soldiers, their families and retirees.
After being inactivated in Vietnam on December 26, 1971, it was reactivated at Fort Hood, Texas, on October 1, 1993, as the 43rd Medical Detachment (Veterinary Services). Effective June 16, 1996, the 6th Squad, 43rd Medical Detachment (VS), relocated to Fort Polk, under the 115th Combat Support Hospital, before moving to Fort Hood and operating ...
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Fort Cavazos was previously named after Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood. Cavazos, who died in 2017 at 78, grew up on a cattle ranch in Kingsville, Texas, and was of Mexican American heritage.
One of the responsibilities of the 1st Medical Group and its subordinate units at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, was to serve as a test-bed for the Medical Equipment Test and Evaluation Division of the United States Army Medical Materiel Agency. Established in 1964 and based at Fort Sam Houston, the test and evaluation division was responsible for ...
Moline is an unincorporated community in Lampasas and Mills counties in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, [citation needed] the community had a population of 12 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.