FORT HOOD, Texas - Those who enter post through the Bernie Beck (main) Gate here will now be greeted by an Abrams tank. The tank was unveiled in honor of the Army’s 246th birthday. Members of ...

“The biggest concern I have is a bunch of tanks in Fort Hood isn’t going to help you in a conflict in Russia,” Scharre said. He argues that the Army’s role in the Pacific is more ...

Fort Hood’s III Armored Corps — which includes ... who gets to lovingly stencil a new name on an M1 Abrams main battle tank’s smoothbore gun. “Only vehicle crews who qualify ...

Preparations are underway for the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday celebration as the first of more than two dozen Abrams main ...

Fort Hood was constructed in 1942 specifically for the use of testing and training World War II tank destroyers. By 2023, it became one of the most populous U.S. military installations in the world.

Twenty-eight M1A1 Abrams tanks will be sent to participate in the parade, officials said, though the first trains with the ...

They were off road, on a “tank trail,” traversing a low-water crossing when they overturned about 11 a.m., according to Ft. Hood spokesman Tyler Broadway. “Anywhere there’s a low-water ...

And it wasn’t only street signs they were changing. “We have a number of elevated water tanks across Fort Hood,” Dosa said. “We’ve already removed Fort Hood off of that and we’ll be ...

The base began modestly as Camp Hood back in 1942, but with World War II came the need for more space to train troops on tank destroyers. Fort Cavazos officially became a permanent Army ...