Fort Cavazos, Texas, has been renamed Fort Hood, this time honoring a World War I soldier, Col. Robert Benjamin Hood. The ...

It is now named for Col. Robert B. Hood, a Kansas native who served with the 12th Field Artillery Regiment of the 2nd ...

For two years, the armored infantry post honored Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, a Texas native and Medal of Honor winner. No longer.

An Army post in Killeen, Texas, was renamed again, for the second time in as many years. A ceremony held on Monday marked the ...

FORT HOOD, Texas — The Army post in Killeen reverted to the name Fort Hood in a brief ceremony Monday morning, ending a two-year stint as Fort Cavazos. Col. Mark McClellan and Command Sgt. Maj ...

The renaming of Fort Cavazos to Fort Hood isn't quite as simple as the stroke of a pen. In fact, we're learning it will be weeks before it becomes official. During a speech at Fort Bragg on June ...

After two years being named after the late Texas Gen. Richard Cavazos, the sprawling Central Texas Army post that the general ...

Fort Cavazos in Texas renamed Fort Hood Just two years after being renamed Fort Cavazos, the U.S. Army base in Central Texas has reverted to its original name — Fort Hood.

Fort Hood, formerly Fort Cavazos, was officially renamed as of June 11. To commemorate this, officials will be hosting a renaming ceremony.  According to the Fort Hood ...

Cavazos rotated back to the United States in 1953, and was assigned to Fort Hood. Reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel, Cavazos deployed to Vietnam in 1967 – where he commanded the 1st ...

Fort Hood has removed the Fort Cavazos sign as part of its official redesignation honoring WWI hero Col. Robert B. Hood. ... Author: Ethan Love Published: 3:09 PM CDT June 17, 2025 ...

The Fort Hood Press Center said Friday morning that this comes in honor of a Texas-born hero of the Korean and Vietnam wars, Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos.