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

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

The local Army installation known as Fort Cavazos for about two years was redesignated Fort Hood in a Monday morning ceremony ...

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

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

Fort Cavazos officially returned to the name Fort Hood during a historic redesignation ceremony at III Armored Corps Headquarters on July 28.

Fort Hood hosted a designation ceremony to commemorate returning to its original name. Since 2023, the post had been known as ...

He served on a congressionally authorized Naming Commission that rechristened military installations in 2023, including Fort Hood. "What are you going to tell the Cavazos family?" Romo asked.

As of June 2025, the United States Army will be phasing out their Ceremonial Cavalry Units. They will be trying to put 141 ...

General Cavazos, a native Texan, was a Medal of Honor recipient and once commanded the post now bearing his name. The renaming from Fort Hood to Fort Cavazos was seen as a long-overdue tribute to ...

The Army estimates that closing down the units will save $2 million a year. The changes are part of the Army's overall warfighting realignment, a spokesman said.

PHOTOS: Fort Hood name restored, Fort Cavazos signage removed by: Julianna Russ, Abigail Jones, Roland Richter Posted: Jun 18, 2025 / 10:39 AM CDT Updated: Jun 18, 2025 / 07:22 PM CDT ...