Texas Military Preparedness Commission Office of the Governor Fort Hood 2020
MISSION The III Corps projects trained, ready forces to conduct the full range of military operations. Fort Hood supports the largest concentration of armored military capabilities. Fort Hood provides integrated installation support services to enable commanders to train and deploy their units while taking care of soldiers and their families. TENANT COMMANDS* PARTNERSHIPS III Corps is headquartered at Fort Hood Fort Hood has strong relationships with its 27 surrounding communities and is a major unit of U.S. Army Forces and various government agencies and businesses. Fort Hood Command. III Corps includes the 1st Cavalry Division; 13th Expeditionary participates in a multitude of community activities including the Army Sustainment; 3d Cavalry Regiment; 1st Family Action Plan, Good Neighbor Program, Military Impacted Medical Brigade; 36th Schools Association, Nature in Lights, Make a Difference Day, and Engineer Brigade; 89th MP Brigade; more. Fort Hood also has agreements with mulitple industries to 504th Military Intelligence Brigade; 11th Signal Brigade; 3d Air Support provide training to soldiers and a unique academic partnership with Operations Group; 11th Military Police Central Texas College and Texas A&M University - Central Texas. Battalion; 15th Military Intelligence These academic partnerships provide continuing, quality education Battalion; 79th Explosive Ordinance through the nationally recognized Texas A&M University System. Disposal Battalion; 7-158th Aviation Battalion; 1st Army - Division West Headquarters; 120th Infantry Support Variable Total Impact Brigade; and Operational Test Command. Direct Employment 56,023
Other units include the Army Medical Output to the Texas Economy (in billions) $29.9 and Dental Activity; 407th Army Field Support Brigade; 418th Contracting GDP (in billions) $18.1 Support Brigade; 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade; 48th Chemical Disposable Personal Income (in billions) $9.7 Brigade; 85th Civil Affairs Brigade;and the Network Enterprise Center. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 2019 *This is not a complete list. OUTLOOK The City of Killeen recently completed a project that was supported with DEAAG funding. The project was to upgrade the security at at Robert Gray Army Airfield. Fort Hood supports the largest concentration of armored military capabilities through Mission Training Complexes (MTC) which is a constructive integrated environment for training. Fort Hood also provides combat aviation training utilizing more than 15,900 square miles. With the growth of Army Futures Command in Austin, addtional missions are supported at Fort Hood.