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New military vehicles may be coming for the Army, but how many of those will be stationed at Fort Hood remains unclear.
After the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $717 billion defense funding bill on Thursday, the Senate must now take up the measure.
The House's version of the National Defense Authorization Act includes a 2.6 percent pay increase for military troops and provides funds for an additional 16,000 service positions, along with new military vehicles.
How many of those troops and equipment might come to Fort Hood is, as yet, unknown.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin), who represents Fort Hood, one of the largest United States military installations in the world, released the following statement Thursday after the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19):
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Fort Hood will eventually see a new unit established on post.
The Department of the Army released an announcement Friday confirming the 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade, or SFAB, will be stationed at Fort Hood.
SFABs are specialized units whose core mission is to conduct advise-and-assist operations with allied and partner nations.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin), who represents Fort Hood, one of the largest United States military installations in the world, released the following statement Friday after the United States Army announced that it will activate additional Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFAB) at Fort Hood:
Headquartered on Fort Hood — one of the largest military bases in the world — III Corps is a major formation of the United States Army Forces Command.
These brave soldiers are an asset to the great state of Texas, as well as to the nation, and I am privileged to represent them in the U.S. House of Representatives.
From their service in World War I to the Vietnam War, and now in the Global War on Terror, America has called upon the “Phantom Corps” to defend the red, white and blue for a century.
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