Army personnel began removing "Fort Cavazos" from signage at the massive armored infantry post in Central Texas.

Trump ordered the Texas infantry base restored to its original name. That's stirred mixed emotions for Col. Robert B. Hood's ...

To rip this honor from Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, an American soldier who served with distinction in Vietnam and Korea is, for some of us, another national slap because we didn’t “win” our ...

The signage of the Bernie Beck Gate has once again changed as the former name of the Texas Army base in Killeen was reinstated. Fort Hood (formerly Fort Cavazos) was renamed for the second time in ...

The family of Gen. Richard Cavazos, the U.S. Army's first Hispanic four-star general, expressed sadness Wednesday over President Donald Trump's plan to restore the original names of several military ...

SAN ANTONIO — President Donald Trump has ordered seven U.S. Army bases to revert to their former names, including Texas’s Fort Cavazos in Killeen—restoring its previous title, Fort Hood.

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — When Richard Cavazos visited a unit, he always asked to meet with the most junior members of the group, retired Lt. Col. James Tucker said of the Army general.

Fort Cavazos was previously named for John Bell Hood, who became a Confederate cavalry captain after the Civil War began in 1861 and was promoted to major general the next year.

On Tuesday, U.S. Army base Fort Hood officially became Fort Cavazos. The change is one of nine Army installations being renamed to remove Confederate-affiliated names and symbols.

For instance, Fort Hood in Texas was originally named for Confederate Maj. Gen. John Hood and renamed Fort Cavazos after Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, the Army’s first Hispanic four-star general. The base ...

Allison and Spc. Grant Boshaw of the 1st Cavalry Division on June 16, 2023, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. They will be the first to receive a new home in Heritage Heights at Fort Cavazos, Texas.

Fort Cavazos’s research and conservation efforts of the endangered golden-cheeked warbler have included nest survival rates, forest cover and its impacts on density, and nest predation.