HARKER HEIGHTS — Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough visited the Central Texas region on Wednesday to provide information to veterans on the impact of the recently passed PACT Act, a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for veterans not only exposed to burn pits, but al…
A whirlwind 36 hours are taking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Kyiv to London, on to Paris and probably to the European Union headquarters in Brussels on Thursday. The EU would thus finally get the global political man of the moment on its home turf. It has already committed billions in EU aid, nine packages of sanctions, military hardware and almost monthly visits to Kyiv. Ukraine is seeking to join the 27-nation bloc, in a process that would likely take many years. Read moreZelenskyy flies West: If it's Thursday, this must be Belgium
Military News - Fort Hood
A Fort Hood brigade commander is under investigation after being placed on suspension, Fort Hood officials confirmed Tuesday.
Central Texas residents are invited to attend the burial of Pvt. Jerry Leroy Osborn, a veteran of the U.S. Army, at 11 a.m. Feb. 14 at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 11463 State Highway 195, in Killeen.
The Department of the Army’s office which handles Freedom of Information Act requests recently responded to a request for information by notifying the Herald a control number had been assigned — four and a half years after the original request.
Around a dozen volunteers gave of their time Saturday in Killeen to ultimately give to veterans or service members. The volunteers of the Quilters With a Heart group of Quilts of Valor created quilt squares that would be constructed into full quilts for veterans.
Minor wrecks and heavy traffic are being reported on roads and highways leading to Fort Hood's main gate Friday morning.
A new 30,000-square-foot simulation center is open at the Olin E. Teague Veterans Center in Temple to help train future medical professionals and give VA staff an opportunity to further their learning and conduct medical research.
FORT HOOD — Troops at Fort Hood have been ordered to come in a little later for work Tuesday due to freezing weather conditions.
Plans for Bell County’s own little interstate to eventually stretch 1,300 miles from Odessa to Augusta, Ga., may take decades, but work to expand Interstate 14 through Temple could start by 2027, officials close to the project said.
With tax season upon American families, soldiers and retirees who have gone to the Fort Hood Tax Center will have to receive assistance elsewhere. Post officials announced Thursday that the center is now closed permanently.
HARKER HEIGHTS — From the time he was a little boy, Lance McElhiney always wanted to be a pilot when he grew up.
FORT HOOD — The annual Military Order of the Purple Heart Ball will be held on. Feb 11 at the Lone Star Conference Center (formerly know as Club Hood), which is located on Fort Hood’s 24th Street, Building 5764. Social hour will be from 5 to 6 p.m. and the event starts at 6 p.m.
FORT HOOD — After two decades of small-unit combat during the War on Terror, the threats from peer or near-peer adversaries have necessitated the Army return to the days of large-scale, division-level combat operations.
FORT HOOD — Several Texas legislators and their staffs braved the brisk wind and cool temperatures at Fort Hood on Friday for Texas Legislative Day.
It was nearly three years ago when an Army veteran kept Harker Heights residents glued to the news during a 12-hour standoff with police.
The Pentagon says the U.S. will send 90 Stryker combat vehicles and an additional 59 Bradley fighting vehicles to Ukraine, in addition to hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition. It's the latest aid package timed to help Ukraine push back against Russia’s entrenched forward lines. The package, valued at $2.5 billion, does not include tanks, which has become a point of contention as Germany has indicated it will not send its own Leopard tanks to Ukraine unless the U.S. sends the Abrams. The U.S. has said that the Abrams tank would not be a good fit for the current fight because of its frequent maintenance and fueling needs.
Residents of Killeen and surrounding areas saw smoke from a prescribed burn Thursday as announced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
An Army veteran who pleaded guilty last year to taking part in the theft of millions of dollars’ worth of military gear from Fort Hood was sentenced in federal court this week.
A new three-level parking deck at the Olin E. Teague Veterans Center in Temple is expected to be completed this fall, giving the campus 364 new parking places adjacent to the VA hospital.
A Killeen veteran received a helping hand on Monday when the Fort Hood Area Habitat for Humanity gave him a new roof for his home.
What is now three buildings and green space with developmental potential, the long-range vision for Texas A&M University-Central Texas includes a sprawling campus with multiple buildings and two collaboration quads, where students can socialize while university leaders meet to discuss th…
The wreaths glistened in the cool morning sun at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery one final time just before 10 a.m. Saturday. Hundreds of volunteers helped pack the decorative greenery away for 10 months.
As is tradition, the annual retrieval of the wreaths from the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen is set to happen at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The Department of the Army announced the winners of the 2022 Army Community Partnership Awards this week, and Killeen-Fort Hood partnerships were among those honored.
This weekend there’s something for everyone going on. Check out the monster truck show, go on a weekend trip to Houston, take the family on a hike, or volunteer to clean up the community. Read on for more details.
U.S. Army veteran Wendy Wallace received a new roof Wednesday, thanks to a cooperative effort between local contractors and a national company.
Volunteers are needed on Friday at 10 a.m. to help find and remove unserviceable wreaths placed at the graves of veterans at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Removing the unserviceable wreaths will ensure that only serviceable wreaths are picked up during the regularly schedule ret…
FORT HOOD — III Corps and Fort Hood leadership, along with U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood leadership, rectified a 52-year-old mistake on Wednesday by properly presenting a Vietnam veteran with the medals he had earned for valor during a ceremony at the III Corps headquarters.
The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center will open a weekly walk-in contraception clinic at its Family Medicine Residency Clinic on the first floor of the hospital, each Thursday morning beginning Jan. 12 from 8 a.m. until noon.
FORT HOOD — The Fort Hood Transition Assistance Program hosted its Mega Career Fair on Tuesday at the Lone Star Convention Center on post.
FORT HOOD — Fort Hood’s Soldier for Life, Transition Assistance Program will host its Mega Career Fair Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lone Star Conference Center, with 200 vendors representing more than 95,000 employment opportunities.
A Belton man was appointed Monday to Texas Military Preparedness Commission by Gov. Greg Abbott.
NOLANVILLE — A Central Texas family’s recent struggles seemed to fade Saturday.
FORT HOOD — A 1st Cavalry Division brigade cased its unit colors Friday morning as it begins a nine-month deployment to Europe as part of an ongoing mission to reinforce NATO allies.
FORT HOOD – A nighttime “glowing” horseback fundraiser will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area Ranch on Fort Hood.
Hundreds of 1st Cavalry Division troops deployed to Europe this week for Operation Atlantic Resolve, a NATO alliance mission.
A 23-year-old Fort Hood sergeant originally from a tiny town in the Texas Panhandle is the first woman in the regular Army to become an M1A2 Abrams master gunner, meaning she’s an expert in the weapons system of the Army’s premier battle tank and is expected to pass on that knowledge to the …
If you see smoke rising from near Gatesville next week, there is likely no reason to be alarmed. Fort Hood is planning three controlled burns next week.
FORT HOOD — Officials expect the National Mounted Warrior Museum to open in fall of 2023, but the foundation working on completing the museum is hoping to finish 2022 strong with the donations needed to complete the additional phases of the construction.
Service members stationed at Fort Hood will see a small basic housing allowance increase at the beginning of the new year.
Some area veterans may see a substantial increase in their monthly benefits in the new year.
If you’re looking for something to do with the family, check out what’s happening this weekend. There’s a number of light displays, Christmas parties, pictures with Santa, and more happening to celebrate the holiday.
Fort Hood has begun the process of renaming buildings with “Hood” in them to satisfy a congressional mandate to rename military buildings and installations originally named after members of the Confederacy.
Wrapping up a year of somber firsts, Margie Taylor, of Conroe in East Texas, Gold Star mother of late Fort Hood Spc. Joey Lenz, is grieving this holiday season, yet determined in her quest for accountability on behalf of her son.
More than 250 Temple-area residents spent their Thursday at the Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Medical Center in Temple for a PACT Act Open House.
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