Fort Hood

Fort Hood

Fort Hood U.S. army post, 209,000 acres (84,580 hectares), central Tex., near Killeen; est. 1942 on the site of old Fort Gates and named for Confederate Gen. John Hood. It is one of the army's largest installations and a major employer of the area.

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Fort Hood Field Office

Fort Hood Field Office an Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Hood, Texas, under the command of the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

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