Oct 18, 2012

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Oct 18, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- Selfless service, bravery in the face of extreme opposition, courage under fire, all these words can be used to describe Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael Leipold, a native of Hollidaysburg, Pa., and an AH-64D Apache helicopter maintenance test pilot for B Company, 4th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, who was recently awarded the Air Medal with V device for valor for his actions here Oct. 4.

Oct 18, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- Ironhorse Soldiers, family and friends gathered for a memorial ceremony held in honor of Warren, Mich. native Pfc. Christopher Sroka, here, Oct. 12 at the Ironhorse Chapel.

Oct 18, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas - With all of the innovations that have taken place on the battlefield and in the air over the last 37 years, it might be difficult for some to believe that the Army is still using helicopters that were in use during the Vietnam War. Yet, the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout helicopter is still widely used by the Army today.

Oct 18, 2012

AUSTIN, Texas -- "We can't all be heroes. Some of us have to stand on the curb and clap as they go by." These words, once spoken by Will Rogers, are the motto of the Honor Flight Network.

Oct 15, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- As new equipment filters into the Army, units must ensure they have proper training on them to achieve success when using them at the range or in conflict.

Oct 15, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas-- Students of Thomas Arnold Elementary School presented their adopted unit, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th "Long Knife" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, nearly 300 "freedom bags" during an assembly Oct. 4 at the school.

Oct 15, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- Preparing for gunnery extends past the tank and Bradley crews honing their skills, to the infantrymen on the ground perfecting their craft.

Oct 15, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- For more than 60 years, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, has not had a football program available to students until this year.

Oct 15, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- Physical readiness is defined as the ability to meet the physical demands of any combat or duty position, accomplish the mission and continue to fight and win, according to Army Training Circular 3-22.20.

Oct 15, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas - Soldiers from across Fort Hood and the 41st Fires Brigade along with members of the local community came out the Course at Clear Creek on Fort Hood to help raise money for the fourth United States Field Artillery Association Rail Gunner Chapter Golf Tournament, Oct. 9, here, to raise money for the annual Saint Barbara's Day Ball.

Oct 12, 2012

Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Basil L. Plumley, former command sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment "Garry Owen," 1st Cavalry Division, died Oct. 10, 2012. Plumley was portrayed by Sam Elliot in the film "We Were Soldiers."

Oct 12, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas - How many of us have had a Platoon Sergeant or First Sergeant say to us, "Recruiting was the worst three years of my life; only a fool would volunteer to be a Recruiter." In their defense, the U.S. Army recruiting Command, or USAREC, of old had that affect on many of the Soldiers who served a tour of duty within its ranks. So why would anyone ever volunteer for recruiting duty? Well, because this isn't your First Sergeant's or Sergeant Major's USAREC anymore.

Oct 9, 2012

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Oct 2, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- Growing up, his dream was to be a United States Soldier.

Oct 2, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- "On my honor, I will do my best. To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law…"

Oct 2, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- It was a memorable event as Maj. Gen. Anthony Ierardi, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, lead a commemorative run with Soldiers assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, here, Sept 21.

Oct 2, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- As situational training and gunnery approaches, support units have a separate set of skills that must be utilized and perfected for gunnery to succeed.

Sep 25, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- More than 30,000 Soldiers in the United States Army are registered as motorcycle riders, according to the Army's Motorcycle Safety Guide. With that fact in mind, the Army has made an effort to emphasize the importance of motorcycle safety to help reduce the number of accidents and injuries that can occur onboard a motorcycle.

Sep 24, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- For almost a decade, the Army's concept of a combined multifarious training exercise is now being tested for the first time here.

Sep 24, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- Hundreds of Soldiers and civilians filled Howze Auditorium here, to celebrate the Hispanic Culture and its contributions to America.

Sep 24, 2012

MORGANS POINT RESORT, Texas -- Despite the cloud cover and the threat of rain, 22 Soldiers from the 41st Fires Brigade, "Rail Gunners," met at lot 14 on Key Wish Drive in Morgan's Point Resort, Texas, to help a fellow brother-in-arms by adding the finishing touches to his new home, Sept. 15.

Sep 20, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- The "Chargers" of the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division geared up for a heavy training cycle by conducting Medical Evacuation training Sept. 16, here.

Sep 18, 2012

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Sep 18, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas-- A Hispanic Heritage Month Observance is scheduled to take place at Howze Auditorium, here, Sept. 21, 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Sep 18, 2012

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Sep 18, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- For the first time in a long time, aircrews of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, began training for the repel air assault, here Sept., 14.

Sep 13, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas--Families of Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, navigated through an array of tasks during a spouse spur ride here Sept. 7.

Sep 13, 2012

Sep 11, 2012

AUGUSTA, Ga.-- For 44 years Shelby Harding has held onto a case with her late-husband's Army and foreign medals, but with one exception; a blank space where a missing award should be.

Sep 11, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas - Soldiers from 1st battalion, 21st Field Artillery, 41st Fires Brigade, returned to Fort Hood safely from their deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Sep. 1.

Aug 7, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas--Soldiers, civilians and family members gathered to mourn the loss of Pvt. 1st Class Joshua Holley at a memorial service held in his honor here Aug. 1.

Aug 2, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- The 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, changed command during a ceremony Aug. 2 here at Cooper Field. Col. John Novalis, from Williamsport, Pa., relinquished command to Col. Cory Mendenhall, from Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

Jul 17, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas - In the time honored 1st Cavalry Division tradition, Col. Scott Efflandt relinquished command of the 1st Brigade Combat Team to Col. Steve Gilland in a Change of Command Ceremony July 12, here at Cooper Field.

Jul 10, 2012

America's First Team farewelled Command Sgt. Maj. Isaia Vimoto, former division command sergeant major, Brig. Gen. James Richardson, former deputy commanding general of support, 1st Cav. Div., and hailed Brig. Gen. Laura Richardson, deputy commanding general of support for the division, during a Patch Ceremony, July 5, 2012, at Fort Hood, Texas.

Jun 25, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- Soldiers, civilians and family members gathered to mourn the loss of Spc. Travis Penney at a memorial service held in his honor here, June 20.

Jun 25, 2012

May 14, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas--"The mortar systems' purpose is to deliver direct, accurate, lethal fire indirectly on enemy forces so our flanking units can get through," said Sgt. First Class Joe Garcia, a mortar platoon sergeant.

May 4, 2012

Specialist Curtis Rucker, from Mantua, N.J., joined the Army thinking his career path would leave him relegated to the ground and hauling a 100 pound rucksack as an infantry trooper. Shortly after he arrived at his first duty station, the chance to take to the sky as a door gunner came about. It was an opportunity he couldn't turn down.

May 4, 2012

CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan -- A little less than a year ago, Soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division touched down in Afghanistan to commence what would be the brigade's first deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. As the brigade's tour is winding down and the end is now in sight, relief has arrived in the form of the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, based out of Germany. Before the 1st ACB fully hands the reigns over to the 12th CAB, the two units are conducting what is commonly referred to as a relief in place.

Apr 12, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas --Yellow ribbons represent the supporting of troops. Pink ribbons are for breast cancer and Red stands for the fight again HIV and AIDS. Yet teal ribbons are clinging to the trees of the 1st Cavalry Division Headquarters.

Apr 12, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas--Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, competed against students from their adopted school at the Phantom Warrior Confidence and Obstacle Course Apr. 5.

Apr 12, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas--As "Reveille" played and the American flag was raised on the morning of March 23, commanders from the company through brigade level saluted and kicked off a PT competition to assess who is the fittest in the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.

Apr 10, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas --1st Cavalry Division friends and family members lifted welcome home signs, American flags and division logos into the air as two white buses pulled up in front of Cooper's Field.

Apr 4, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas--"They say that the EIB is the mark of a man for an infantry Soldier," stated Spc. Royce Applegren, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.

Apr 4, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas --The 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducted a physical fitness challenge at the baseball fields on Battalion Ave. here on Fort Hood to foster friendly competition and esprit d' corps amongst its units on Mar. 28, 2012.

Mar 30, 2012

More than 45 years removed from a fateful day in Vietnam, Col. (Ret.) Bruce Crandall returned to a war zone here in Afghanistan March 28. He's no longer a pilot-in-command, just a citizen who wanted to personally thank Soldiers for serving their country in combat. For his actions on the day of Nov. 14, 1965, Crandall was awarded the Medal of Honor by former President George W. Bush during a ceremony at the White House Feb. 26, 2007.

Mar 30, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas--Soldiers assigned to 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, competed amongst themselves and in teams to earn a pair of silver spurs during a unit spur ride at Fort Hood, March 12-14.

Mar 30, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas--After many long hours and several days of shower-less nights in the field, the Soldiers from the 589th Brigade Support Battalion began feeling the effects of the on-going tactical operations.

Mar 21, 2012

Mar 19, 2012

CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan - As aircraft navigate the airspace of northern Afghanistan, it is the task of air traffic controllers to provide pilots with accurate information to ensure safe flight. The 1st Air Cavalry Brigade's air traffic control team arrived in theater last June and since then has coordinated more than 100,000 air movements.

Mar 19, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas--Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, sharpened their basic level skill tasks during the unit's Thunder Horse Warrior Stakes March 5-9.

Mar 15, 2012

One week after pinning on her first star, the Army Chief of Staff announced that Brig. Gen. Laura Richardson will become the Army's first female to serve as a division deputy commander.

Mar 12, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas-- Thirty-two Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, renewed their commitment to serve in the Army during a mass reenlistment ceremony March, 1.

Mar 12, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas--According to Bell County, Texas, statistics, the city of Killeen attributes to more than two percent of the homeless youth in the county.

Mar 1, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- As family and friends filled the chapel, a silence fell among the Soldiers, as they waited for the memorial service for Pvt. 1st Class Joe Robinson to begin.

Feb 28, 2012

Soldiers from Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, teamed up with coalition special operations forces to conduct a search and rescue mission near the village of Cabalaq, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2012.

Feb 28, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas--With a cold and blustery wind passing through their ranks, more than 200 "Red Dragon" Soldiers stood in formation to say farewell to their command sergeant major.

Feb 27, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- Troopers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, sharpened their call for indirect fire skills on simulators here, Feb. 2.

Feb 27, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas --Current Troopers assigned to 'Warhorse' 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division attended the funeral of Kevin M. Hardin, 25, of Copperas Cove, Jan. 27, 2012 at the Heritage Funeral Home in Harker Heights, Texas. Hardin, a former medic assigned to 2nd Platoon, Dragoon Company, 3rd Bn, 8th Cav. Regt., deployed with the battalion in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007.

Feb 27, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division participated in Fort Hood's Warrior Adventure Quest January 31.

Feb 27, 2012

Fort Hood, Texas -- The 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division's commitment to the Fort Hood community and Black History Month is present in many ways, one of them is through the Adopt-a-School Program.

Feb 27, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- Soldiers and leaders from 2nd Brigade Combat Team "Black Jack," 1st Cavalry Division, gathered to mourn the loss of Spc. Michael Bailey at a memorial service held in his honor here Tuesday.

Feb 27, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- Nothing says welcome home quite like a hot meal.

Feb 27, 2012

FORT HOOD, TX -- 1st Sgt. Jeffrey Minton saw a lot during his tenure as first sergeant. From awards to promotions and a six month deployment to Iraq and Kuwait, there was always something going on.

Feb 27, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas -- For more than eight years the U.S military has actively worked throughout Iraq. Now, with the military drawdown complete, units' can reflect on their legacies they left behind.

Feb 27, 2012

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait--It is early dawn as the sun has yet risen and the morning wind whips the awaiting marathon runners as they attempt to keep warm and stretch. For one runner in particular, this is his 19th marathon.

Feb 27, 2012

KILLEEN, Texas--Seven Soldiers from 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, performed at Peebles Elementary School's Black History Month program here Feb. 9.

Feb 27, 2012

FT. HOOD, Texas -- Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducted rifle marksmanship training at the Black Gap range complex here, Feb. 8.

Feb 27, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas--Modern Army Combatives is being taught throughout the military as a self-defense tool for deployed troops in combat operations. MAC adopted Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, a fighting style that encompasses takedowns, breaking or dislocating bone joints and several neck chokes.

Feb 20, 2012

In Afghanistan, Soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division marked Black History Month with an observance Feb. 18 at the Camp Marmal Chapel.

Jan 20, 2012

HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas--Several First Strike Soldiers along with the help of their battalion chaplain and his assistant, made small work of some oversized boulders while showing the true strength of their combined spiritual fitness.

Jan 20, 2012

PASADENA, Calif. -- The 1st Cavalry Division's Horse Cavalry Detachment rang in 2012 in Pasadena, Calif. by representing the First Team for the ninth time in the 123rd Annual Tournament of Roses Parade Jan 1.

Jan 20, 2012

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait -- The sky was overcast and the climate cool as Soldiers donned protective body armor and helmets. These Soldiers steeled themselves, steadied their nerves and readied their weapons for the next life-saving ten minutes of their lives

Jan 20, 2012

FT. HOOD, Texas -- Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, ruck marched out to the Black Gap range complex in order to conduct rifle marksmanship training, here Jan. 11-12.

Jan 17, 2012

With the Army downsizing, soldiers are finding it a challenge to remain competitive in their military occupational specialties and stay in the Army. Soldiers at FOB Kunduz are helping other Soldiers improve their GT scores in order to further their careers and create new opportunities within the Army.

Jan 17, 2012

Jan 17, 2012

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait -- Apple Valley, Ca. native, Spc. Matthew McPherson, a military intelligence (all source) analyst, assigned to the A Co., 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, works at a computer terminal, here, Jan 9. McPherson was selected among five peers who competed in the Ironhorse Brigade for the Command Sgt. Maj.(Ret.) Doug Russel Award, an award given to those with outstanding achievements within the Military Intelligence community. He will now compete against fellow Soldiers at the Department of the Army level.

Jan 16, 2012

Ground maintenance soldiers within Company E "Equalizers", Task Force Guns, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, have been conducting convoy missions on a regular basis, which is uncommon for ground mechanics from an aviation unit.

Jan 12, 2012

In Afghanistan, Soldiers from the 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, honored King's legacy during a ceremony Jan. 10 at the airfield dining facility. The Soldiers recounted the timeline of King's life through poems, songs and speeches.

Jan 12, 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas - Soldiers from Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Fires Brigade made a prediction last year, and it came true. Not only did the Black Knight Soldiers accomplish what many Soldiers only dream about, but they did it twice.

Jan 3, 2012

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait -- It is 2:30 in the afternoon and Soldiers are lining up in front of a connex, excitedly waiting for the doors to open.

Jan 3, 2012

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait -- Sitting on the side of a short concrete t-wall, he sports blue jeans, a brown Carhartt jacket, and comfortable athletic shoes. Topping off the ensemble is a tan ballcap embroidered with his unit's insignia; it is a fitting outfit for his personality.

Jan 3, 2012

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait -- When Operation Iraqi Freedom began in 2003, it was the first war where frontline troops were equipped largely by the Army Prepositioned Stock, or APS.

Dec 29, 2011

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait -- It is common for Soldiers to meet up after years of being assigned to the same unit, but it is unique for two brothers to have the same timeline documented on their enlisted record brief.

Dec 27, 2011

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait -- Over the past five months, Soldiers of the 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division took on the responsibility of securing Iraq's roadways running south to Kuwait, aiding in the successful withdrawal of over 30,000 troops and millions of dollars worth of equipment. With one historic moment complete, their mission continues.

Dec 19, 2011

FORT HOOD, Texas--Communication is essential to the basic every day operations and it is the key to every successful mission in the Army. Like all others functional skill-sets in the Army, communication is a skill that requires constant training, upgrades and reevaluation.

Dec 18, 2011

Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade's supply, support and activity warehouse work around the clock to provide everything from office supplies to highly expensive aircraft parts.

Dec 16, 2011

FORT HOOD, Texas-- As Sgt. Quentin Johnson hugged four of his children, the weariness from long months spent deployed seemed to melt away. He had been waiting for what seemed like forever for this moment, and when it was over, he finally felt like he was home.

Dec 14, 2011

The 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division held an NCO induction ceremony Dec. 10 at the USO where 44 recently promoted sergeants were formally inducted into the corps of the noncommissioned officers.

Dec 12, 2011

FORT HOOD, Texas--There were no horse-drawn carriages seen on this night. It was more plausible to say "Cinderella arrived at the ball on an M-270 Multiple Launch Rocket System."

Dec 4, 2011

Dec 4, 2011

Dec 4, 2011

Soldiers from Company D, Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, perform unscheduled maintenance on a daily basis to help maintain a high operational rate for the task force's aircraft fleet.

Dec 2, 2011

CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan -- A Soldier assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, was awarded the Army's most prestigious peacetime award for valor, the Soldier's medal, during a ceremony here Dec. 1. Capt. Dennis Edwards received the award for his efforts to extract two drivers whose vehicles had caught fire during a traffic accident in Killeen, Texas on the morning of Jan. 27, according to the citation.

Nov 29, 2011

Nov 28, 2011

CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan -- In an affirmation of faith, five servicemembers stationed here were baptized Nov. 27 at the Camp Marmal Chapel. Snow-capped mountains provided the backdrop for a frigid late November morning, as inside the chapel, warmth was garnered by a congregation of worshippers who witnessed the five servicemembers publically proclaim their belief in a higher power.

Nov 27, 2011

In northern Afghanistan, three female Soldiers assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, conducted medical seminars with Afghan females near the town of Tapagurghan Nov. 16-20, 2011.

Nov 25, 2011