Firefighters complete annual airfield training at A&M in College Station

Fort Hood firefighters assigned to the post’s two airfields conducted annual Aircraft Recovery and Firefighting training at College Station, May 6-8. The ARF training, which is required each year for the firefighters to meet Federal Aviation Administration and Department of the Army requirements, focused on...

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‘Leadership Belton’ group visits Fort Hood, gains appreciation

Members of Leadership Belton toured Fort Hood, May 9, to gain awareness of the role Soldiers fulfill on the installation. The group started with a briefing, and went on to receive several demonstrations. In addition to the briefing and motor pool tour, the group visited...

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‘Black Knights’ conduct live-fire exercise

Soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, kicked off their rotation May 4-9 at the Joint Readiness Training Center here with a live-fire convoy operations training exercise. “The live-fire is all about integrating mounted and dismounted operations and indirect assets,” said 2nd Lt. Philip Macfarland, platoon leader, Co. D. “It’s really a combination of all the skills we’ve been learning...

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‘Mustangs’ tread, train, learn on Louisiana soil

Soldiers with Company D, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducted dismounted patrol operations training at the Joint Readiness Training Center here, May 8, in preparation for their scheduled deployment to Afghanistan. For more than five hours...

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173 troops juggle school, work; graduate from college

Dark, gray clouds hovered over the Bell County Expo Center here as people flooded the entrance in anticipation of rain. But inside, the demeanor was that of a sunny day as friends, co-workers and Family members stood in the front hallway purchasing flowers for students dressed in their...

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CRDAMC Soldier strives for excellence at EFMB

Charles Dickens once wrote, “Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do well; that whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself to completely.” For Sgt. Matthew Dickson, a medical laboratory specialist with Company B, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Dickens’ words are an accurate reflection of the excellence he has strived for throughout his six-year career in the Army...

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‘Hot fuel’ gets choppers back fast

The launch of a new forward area refueling point reduces 20-minute helicopter refueling times down to just four minutes, while providing actual training conditions found in a combat zone. Through a partnership with the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)’s 53rd Quartermaster Company and First Army Division West’s 166th Aviation Brigade, pilots no longer have...

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Artwork sought for annual event

The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center’s Behavioral Health Department is now accepting artwork admissions for their third annual Soldier and Family Art Show that will officially debut May 30 at this year’s Behavioral Health Fair. For more information, contact Stacy Nelsen at 535-1519 or stacy.a.nelsen.civ@mail.mil.

FCC Amnesty Plan

The Fort Hood Family Child Care Plan allows individuals who are not currently certified FCC providers, but are regularly caring for children in government leased housing, an opportunity to register with Child, Youth and School Services as an FCC applicant without penalty. FCC certification classes begin June 10; the registration deadline is May 31.

Behavioral Health Information Fair

May is Behavioral Health Month and in observance of the event, The Department of Behavioral Health is sponsoring the Behavioral Health Informatin Fair and Solder and Family Art Show Kickoff event. The guest speaker for the event will be Mr. Herschel Walker who will be present from 12-1 p.m. For more information call 254-553-3206

EEO annual Career Day

The 2013 annual EEO Career Day is set for 8 a.m.-4 p.m., May 23 at Club Hood. The theme for this year’s event is “Your Outlook Matters.” Topics include: workforce transformation, customer service, labor/management partnership, A $15 fee is required to cover the cost of the meal provided. Call the EEO Office for more information at 287-3602. The deadline to sign up for the event is May 20.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

4th Sustainment Brigade will be hosting the III Corps Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Observance on 22 MAY 13. The observance will be held at Club Hood in the Grand Ballroom at 1330-1430. The hour will consist of musical performances, lei presentation, and guest speaker Dr. Thomas Klincar.

Celebrity golf classic for charity

The 26th annual Bob Lilly/Randy White Celebrity Golf Classic benefiting the Ronald McDonald House in Temple will be held May 19-20 at the Courses at Clear Creek on Fort Hood. Meet some former Dallas Cowboy greats and help out a charitable cause. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with a shotgun start to follow at 9 a.m. both days. For more information, or to register in advance, call 254-913-2400.

Army Career and Alumni Program

The ACAP center is in the Copeland Soldier Service Center, Bldg. 18010, and open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Friday, and 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday. Appointments are required for seminars and workshops. For updates or scheduling, call ACAP at 288-2227 or 288-5627. The center is open on training holidays, but closed for federal holidays. For more information, visit the website at www.acap.army.mil.