Fort Cavazos

Fort Cavazos is a United States Army post located near Killeen, Texas, named after Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, a native Texan and the US Army’s first Hispanic four-star general. It was originally constructed as Fort Hood for Confederate General John Bell Hood in 1942 to test and train with World War II tank destroyers, and at the time of its completion, it had an area of 158,706 acres and billeting for 88,617 personnel. The post is the headquarters of III Armored Corps and First Army Division West and is home to the 1st Cavalry Division and 3rd Cavalry Regiment, among others, and was the most populous U.S. military installation in the world.learn more on wikipedia