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Introduction
Fort Hood deploys troops overseas and into harm’s way several times a week - every week.
One needs only watch the US Air Force or leased commercial planes moving in and out of Fort Hood’s Robert Gray Army Airfield to know that the tempo and commitment of our Soldiers to this nation’s battle against international terrorism is at an extremely high level.
In 2007, virtually all Fort Hood major units were either in Iraq or Afghanistan. Most were on their second combat tours; for some, it was their third or fourth.
Now, in early 2008 and as we enter this 6th year of our nation's Global War on Terrorism, that commitment - what the Army calls operational tempo, or OPTEMPO - has continued. For all in uniform at Fort Hood, you are either in combat, just returned, or on the way.
As neighbors, we want to help and would welcome your involvement in Adopt A Unit.
Program Detail
Adopt A Unit is an AUSA-coordinated, chamber of commerce-supported, neighbor-to-neighbor program that is strengthening ties between our military and civilian communities by making it easier to meet and know one another - at the grassroots.
Adopt A Unit is a matchmaker, and our way of mobilizing ourselves by being available, extending a hand, becoming better informed and being good neighbors. And it works both ways!
Adopt A Unit matches specific Fort Hood units (usually a company or battalion) with specific civilian organizations (usually a civic club, church, business or neighborhood group) so that both gain.
Adopt A Unit is building bridges between Fort Hood and its neighbors – and not just a few of them. Adopt A Unit is building hundreds of lines of communication between Fort Hood and its neighbors, and making Central Texas stronger in the process.
Adopt A Unit is being coordinated by AUSA with the help of area chambers of commerce. Participants do not have to be AUSA members to enroll. Everyone involved in Adopt A Unit is doing this because it’s the right thing to do – and the right time to do it.
You might ask how are Adopt A Unit pairings matched? Answer: if a civilian partner has a preference, we match the preference. Even if a Fort Hood unit is already partnered with some civic entity under Adopt A Unit, if you also want that unit, you get it! Just let us know when you enroll. If you have no preference, we try to generally follow this formula - though if there’s a deployed unit without a civic connection, we will first work to fill that need.
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If the civilian partner is in: |
It is partnered with a unit from: |
| Belton |
13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) |
| Brady |
21stAir Cavalry Brigade |
| Brownwood |
21stAir Cavalry Brigade |
| Burnet |
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment |
| Cameron |
13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) |
| Copperas Cove |
1stCavalry Division |
| Crawford |
3rdSignal Brigade |
| Florence |
89thMilitary Police Brigade |
| Gatesville |
3rdSignal Brigade |
| Goldthwaite |
48th Chemical Brigade |
| Harker Heights |
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment |
| Kempner |
36thEngineer Brigade |
| Killeen |
1st Cavalry Division |
| Lampasas |
89th Military Police Brigade |
| Lometa |
48th Chemical Brigade |
| McGregor |
89th Military Police Brigade |
| Nolanville |
504thMilitary Intelligence Brigade |
| Salado |
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment |
| San Saba |
21stAir Cavalry Brigade |
| Temple |
13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) |
| Various |
36th Engineer Brigade |
| Various |
4th Infantry Division |
| Various* |
3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division |
| Various |
41st Fires Brigade |
| Other Areas |
Whatever makes sense. |
SPECIAL NOTICES
* The 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division has just been activated at Fort Hood - and is training hard now for future deployment to Iraq. AUSA's Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter, lead by retired Army Chaplain (COL) Wes Geary who was once the Division's Chaplain, has agreed to take the lead in finding Adopt A Unit partners for this Brigade from that chapter's area. And of course, our Central Texas - Fort Hood will do all we can. We should have the brigade's unit structure posted for your use within a few days. In the meantime, we welcome "The Duke Brigade," 1st Infantry Division, to Fort Hood and Central Texas and look forward to doing all we can for as long as the Dukes are assigned at Fort Hood.
Adopt A Unit is always evolving, always being updated. So, the unit-by-unit Adopt A Unit rosters that also appear on this website will change. Fort Hood leaders change. Civic organizations change. We understand. But as individuals and organizations change, we still have that one single goal in mind – strengthening ties between our military and civilian communities by making it easier to meet and know one another - at the grassroots.
