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🌱 How PhantomX could turn Fort Hood into the Army’s innovation powerhouse

Fort Hood, Texas Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Fort Hood! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How PhantomX could turn Fort Hood into the Army’s innovation powerhouse
  • Why Fort Hood troops are first in line for the Army’s newest armor
  • Could this new virtual academy change school for Fort Hood families?

Also on today's calendar: Visual Art PLC and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Thursday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 81, low: 70.
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the a.m., with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. ‘PhantomX': Fort Hood announces 2026 innovation effort — a ‘Phantom Experimentation Laboratory' (kdhnews.com) — Fort Hood is launching PhantomX, a 2026 innovation push to turn the post into a leading Army hub for new technology, training, and partnerships. Local soldiers, colleges, and units like the 1st Cavalry Division, 36th Engineer Brigade, and 1st Medical Brigade will test autonomous vehicles, unmanned breaching systems, and underground medical facilities, shaping how future wars are fought from right here in Central Texas.
   

2. 1st Cavalry Division soldiers will get the Army's newest tank and infantry combat vehicle first (taskandpurpose.com) — Soldiers with 1st Cavalry Division’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team at Fort Hood will be the first in the Army to train on the new XM30 infantry vehicle and M1E3 Abrams tank starting this fall. Their feedback from local training and a 2027 National Training Center rotation will help shape how these high-tech, AI-enabled vehicles are fielded across the force.
   

3. Copperas Cove ISD announces launch of virtual program option for grade 3-12 students in upcoming 2026-2027 school year (coveleaderpress.com) — Families in the greater Fort Hood area can soon apply to Central Texas Innovation Academy, a new virtual 3–12 campus run by Copperas Cove ISD that still allows local students to join on-campus activities. The highly rated district is opening limited statewide seats, offering career and technical programs, dual credit, and potential laptop support for students outside CCISD boundaries.
   

4. Hutto's crisis K9 Chase makes rounds across Central Texas in busy first month (cbsaustin.com) — Fort Hood dispatch staff recently received peer support visits from Chase, Williamson County’s first crisis K9, following the loss of a supervisor there. The new Hutto Police Department puppy is being trained to comfort people in crisis and support first responders after difficult calls, while also helping build trust between Central Texas law enforcement and the community.
   

5. Woman who struck, killed woman with her truck along Fort Hood St. is sentenced to 30 years (kdhnews.com) — A Killeen woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for intentionally running over and killing another woman along Fort Hood Street in December 2022. Prosecutors said the driver circled the victim with her truck before striking her and leaving the scene. Family members of the victim, a mother of three, addressed the court before sentencing.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday April 22
  • Killeen Silver Eagle Award Luncheon
    Central Texas College , 6200 W Central Texas Expy , Killeen
    12:00 pm
  • Dragon Riders Workshop - You Pick! 2X REWARDS!
    Painting with a Twist , 716 Indian Trail Ste 220 , Harker Heights
    6:00 pm
    • Thursday April 23
  • Cove JV Gold Baseball vs Midway
    Copperas Cove High School , 400 S 25th St , Copperas Cove
    5:00 pm
  • JV Blue Baseball vs Midway
    Midway High School , 8200 Mars Dr , Waco
    5:00 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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