Posted on 05 November 2009. Tags: 2003, Afghanistan, Army training, Austin, Central Texas, Civil War, Elvis Presley, Fort Hood, German Blitzkrieg, iraq, John Bell Hood, Killen, Korean War, Largest Active Duty Armored Post, military, Saddam Hussein, Texas, Texas Brigade, United States, veteran service, waco, World War II
Located in Central Texas, Fort Hood is the Largest Active Duty Armored Post in the United States.
(CBS) Located just outside of Killen, Texas – about halfway between Austin and Waco – Fort Hood is the largest activity duty armored post in the United States. It is home to about 52,000 troops and according to Military.com, a military and veteran service organization, the total number of people working in the area for the armed services is about 300,000.
Fort Hood plays a major role in Army training and testing as well as developing new equipment and tactics. After 2001, terrorism became a major focus there as the base transitioned from being open to closed (although visitors are allowed to visit museums and other non-restricted parts of the base). Many Fort Hood units have been sent to Iraq and Afghanistan – the 4th Infantry Division was able to capture Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Fort Hood was named for Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood, who gained notoriety as the commander of Hood’s Texas Brigade during the Civil War. The area was created during World War II as Camp Hood, when the Army needed a wide open space to test tank destroyers created to counter the German Blitzkrieg. During the Korean War, the camp became a permanent installation and was renamed Fort Hood. The most famous trainee to move through Fort Hood was Elvis Presley.
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