1. FORT HOOD The Great Place

2. Fort Hood Preview ►F►F►F►Fort Hood’s Origin TTTTemporary camp to train Tank Destroyer Battalions BBBBecame a permanent military installation ►F►F►F►Fort Hood’s Changes MMMModernization EEEEffect of terrorism ►F►F►F►Fort Hood’s Credits PPPPrimary mission SSSSupports 2 fully armored divisions

3. Fort Hood’s Origin ►W►W►W►World War II (1939-1945) UUUU.S. Tank Destroyers V.S. German Blitzkrieg KKKKilleen, TX - Camp Hood ►J►J►J►John Bell Hood CCCConfederate army general HHHHood’s Texas Brigade

4. Fort Hood’s Changes ►M►M►M►Modernize RRRReplaced Tank Destroyers BBBBuilding programs

5. Modernize “This is a $40 million project, but I’m sure that the troops who have benefited from it will tell you that having improved living conditions is priceless.” -Major General Joseph F. Fil, Jr.

6. Fort Hood’s Changes ►M►M►M►Modernize RRRReplaced Tank Destroyers BBBBuilding programs ►T►T►T►Terrorism PPPPrime focus on security and the war on terrorism

7. “Fort Hood is very heavily committed. As we close out FY 2006, over 85% of its units will have served at least one year-long tour in Iraq or Afghanistan.” -forthoodausa.org -forthoodausa.org

8. Fort Hood’s Changes ►M►M►M►Modernize RRRReplaced Tank Destroyers BBBBuilding programs ►T►T►T►Terrorism PPPPrime focus on security and the war on terrorism OOOOpen Post to Closed Post

9. Fort Hood’s Credits ►P►P►P►Primary Mission IIIIII Corps ►C►C►C►Capability for a rapid and massive military response ►U►U►U►Unique Post SSSSupports 2 Fully Armored Divisions ►1►1►1►1St Cavalry Division and the Ivy Division

10. “…soldiers of the Ivy Division brought the real Saddam Hussein to justice. When Ironhorse soldiers left for Iraq, Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator sitting in a palace, and by the time you came home, he was sitting in a prison cell.” -President George W. Bush -President George W. Bush

11. Fort Hood Summary ►F►F►F►Fort Hood’s Origin TTTTemporary camp to train Tank Destroyer Battalions BBBBecame a permanent military installation ►F►F►F►Fort Hood’s Changes MMMModernization EEEEffect of terrorism ►F►F►F►Fort Hood’s Credits PPPPrimary mission SSSSupports 2 fully armored divisions

12. FORT HOOD The Great Place