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. “He would always ...

Fort Hood, the sprawling Army base in Central Texas, will be officially renamed Fort Cavazos on May 9, base officials announced Friday. From that day on, Fort Hood will carry the name of Gen. Richard ...

The Great Place hosted numerous morale-raising events for the Fort Hood community across 2025, bringing competition, fun and ...

Texas Army base Fort Hood officially has a new name. On Tuesday, the U.S. Army formally changed the name of the base, once named after a Confederate general, to Fort Cavazos in honor of Gen. Richard ...

After more than eight decades, the name of Fort Hood, Texas, was changed Tuesday to Fort Cavazos in honor of Gen. Richard Cavazos, a Texas-born decorated war veteran who was the first Latino four-star ...

Fort Hood in Central Texas was redesignated Fort Cavazos on Tuesday, renamed after Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, a Texas-born hero of the Korean and Vietnam wars who was the first Hispanic to reach the ...

Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos was the first Latino four-star general in the Army. The U.S. Army base formerly known as Fort Hood in central Texas was officially changed to Fort Cavazos on Tuesday during ...

Gen. Richard Cavazos, was born in Texas in 1929, the son of a ranch foreman who fought in World War I. As a young infantry officer in Korea, Cavazos led a company of mostly-Puerto Rican soldiers in a ...

FORT HOOD, Texas — After nearly a year of preparation, Fort Hood will officially redesignate to Fort Cavazos on May 9, in compliance with the 2021 legislation that required the removal or modification ...

FORT HOOD, Texas — Fort Hood officials announced that the military post will be renamed Fort Cavazos on Friday, March 24. According to officials, this designation will be made official at a ceremony ...