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  2. Fort Cavazos - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Fort Cavazos is the Army's premier installation to train and deploy heavy forces. A 214,968-acre installation, this is the only post in the United States capable of stationing and training two...

  4. Texas’ long troubled Fort Hood is renamed after first Hispanic...

    www.cnn.com/2023/05/09/us/fort-hood-texas-renamed-cavazos

    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...

  5. Fort Hood (now known as Fort Cavazos) - Military Bases

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    Eight years after its official opening, Camp Hood became a permanent installation and was renamed Fort Hood. Fort Hood is now the largest active duty armored post in the U.S. Armed Services. It is home to two full divisions, 1st Cavalry Division and 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized).

  6. Fort Cavazos, Military Base | Military.com

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    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...

  7. Fort Cavazos Redesignation :: U.S. Army Fort Cavazos - U.S. Army...

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    Fort Hood, better known as the Great Place, was officially redesignated as Fort Cavazos in tribute to Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, the first Hispanic American to earn the rank of four-star general,...

  8. For Visitors :: U.S. Army Fort Cavazos - U.S. Army Garrisons

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    The Visitors Welcome Center provides visitor access passes for non-DoD ID card holders, AIE registration services and Fort Cavazos firearms registration services. You can always get more...

  9. Fort Hood, Texas, is officially renamed Fort Cavazos after the...

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    Fort Hood, Texas, is officially renamed Fort Cavazos after the first Latino four-star general. In a ceremony Tuesday, the Army base received its new name honoring Gen. Richard Cavazos, a Texas ...

  10. Goodbye, Fort Hood — Texas installation renamed Fort Cavazos - ...

    www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2023/05/09/goodbye-fort...

    The Army installation previously known as Fort Hood, Texas, was officially redesignated on May 9 to Fort Cavazos. The base’s new name honors Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, a veteran of the Korean...

  11. Phone: (254) 287-1110. DSN: 737-2131. 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.