Fort Hood
With an area of 880 square kilometers, Fort Hood is one of the largest military bases in the US Army . The base is roughly in the center of the state of Texas, roughly between the cities of Waco and Austin near Killeen in Bell County and Coryell County . The base was in 1942 as a base for US troops in World War II founded, named the foundation after the General of the Confederate Army John Bell Hood . There are currently around 45,000 soldiers permanently stationed at Fort Hood . Together with Fort Bragg, the base is the largest of the US Army and was the largest military base in the western world before the fall of the USSR .
In Fort Hood , the US 1st Cavalry Division and the III. US corps stationed with support units. The base commander is currently Lieutenant General Paul E. Funk.
Stationed units
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1st U.S. Cavalry Division
- 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) (Heavy Brigade)
- 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) (Heavy Brigade)
- 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) (Heavy Brigade)
- 4th Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) (Heavy Brigade)
- Army Aviation - Brigade , 1st Cavalry Division
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13. Logistics command
- 1st Medicine Brigade
- 4th logistics brigade
- 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
- 36th Engineer Brigade
- 41st Artillery Brigade
- 48th NBC Defense Brigade
- 69th Air Defense Brigade
- 89th Military Police Brigade
- 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
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Attached military facilities
- Hood Army Airfield
- Western Training Area
- Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
Air relocation and embarkation assembly points
- Robert Gray Army Airfield
- Port of Beaumont , TX
Incidents
2009 rampage
On November 5th, 2009 around 1.30pm local time, 8.30pm CET , there was a rampage at the base . The perpetrator, Nidal Malik Hasan , a military psychologist scheduled for an Afghanistan mission , fell heavily armed and shouted Allahu akbar into a medical station on the premises, killed thirteen people with several firearms and injured 31 others, some seriously. The police managed to overwhelm him with a gunshot wound and arrested him.
On August 23, 2013, Hasan was found guilty on all charges by a jury panel. On August 28, 2013, the death sentence was announced.
Shootout 2014
On April 2, 2014, at least four people were killed in a shooting, including the perpetrator himself, and 16 others were injured. The military base was then temporarily closed. The shooter, a soldier named Ivan Lopez, judged himself. The act is listed as an "incident among soldiers", a terrorist background is ruled out according to the current state of the investigation.
Web links
- Fort Hood Official Website (English)
- Fort Hood at globalsecurity.org (English)
- 41st Fires Brigade in Iraq (English)
- Fort Hood Sentinel Authorized Newspaper (English)
- Fort Hood Herald Independent Newspaper (English)
- Killeen Daily Herald Greater Killeen Newspaper (English)
- Military Avenue Relocation Information and Fort Hood Q & A (English)
- Fort Hood in the Handbook of Texas (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.spiegel.de, accessed on November 6, 2009
- ↑ Helen Pidd and Ewen MacAskill: Fort Hood army officer shouted 'Allahu Akbar' before shooting rampage . The Guardian . November 6, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ↑ Unconfirmed report: Fort Hood shooter dead . The Killeen Herald . April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ Ft. Hood shooting was reportedly 'soldier on soldier' incident . Fox News . April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ [www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=121977 Commander Identifies Fort Hood Shooter, Provides Details] . American Forces Press Service. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ↑ Fatal shots in a military base , FAZnet. 3rd April 2014.
Coordinates: 31 ° 7 ′ 48 ″ N , 97 ° 46 ′ 48 ″ W.