Cadet Charlie Williams, a cadet in training through the Cadet Troop Leader Training (CTLT) program in ROTC, describes his experience shadowing leaders within 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division on Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 11, 2025. CTLT allowed Williams to train in live exercises with troopers under his leadership, giving him an authentic leadership experience to bring back to ROTC, and to remember later in his military career. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Steven Day)
As the school year starts across Killeen Independent School District, Troopers assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division Artillery Brigade reflect on their meaningful engagement with the Maude Moore Wood Elementary School through the U.S. Army’s Adopt-A-School program and looking ahead to what it means for a strong safe return.
1st Cavalry Division Troopers volunteered more than 600 hours supporting the school’s students and staff over...
