Fort Hood, Texas
The name on the gate is Fort Hood again.
Fort Hood was Fort Cavazos from 2023 through 2025. The installation returned to the name Fort Hood on June 11, 2025. The redesignation ceremony was July 28, 2025. The namesake is Col. Robert B. Hood. Older orders, school forms, and map pins can still say Cavazos. The gate this site measures town drives to is Bernie Beck Main Gate, open 24/7 every day.
Name: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood, the June 11, 2025 announcement, and the July 28, 2025 ceremony. Gate: entry page, checked 2026-10-04.
At a glance
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Installation | Fort Hood, Texas (U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood). Namesake: Col. Robert B. Hood. |
| Previous name | Fort Cavazos, 2023–2025. Renamed Fort Hood June 11, 2025. Ceremony July 28, 2025. |
| Duty ZIP and housing area | 76544, military housing area TX286, Fort Hood / Killeen. |
| Main gate | Bernie Beck, 24/7 every day. No commercial cargo truck access. Marvin Leath Visitors Welcome Center is adjacent, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, Bldg 69012, T.J. Mills Blvd, Fort Hood, TX 76544. |
| Town drives | Measured to the Bernie Beck / Marvin Leath area. Monday, Oct 5, 2026, 7:00 a.m. Central. ID-check wait excluded. |
ZIP and housing area: DoD BAH 2026 ASCII, checked 2026-10-04. Welcome center: visitor information and Military OneSource, checked 2026-10-04. Drives: Google Maps, checked 2026-10-04.
Where to go next
Four Bell County towns
- Killeen is the closest: 2.6 miles and 4 to 7 minutes from City Hall at 101 N College, with the lowest Category A mean. Schools are Killeen ISD, confirmed by address. ZIPs cited: 76541 and 76540.
- Harker Heights is the short I-14 drive, 8.0 miles and 9 to 14 minutes from 305 Millers Crossing, with the highest Category A mean. Also Killeen ISD by address. ZIP cited: 76548.
- Belton is 21.5 miles and 20 to 24 minutes from City Hall at 333 Water St, in Belton ISD. Elementary boundaries from March 2023 are still in use for 2026–27. ZIP cited: 76513.
- Temple is the long morning, 29.0 miles and 26 to 35 minutes from 2 N Main St, split across Temple, Belton, Academy, and Troy ISDs. ZIPs cited: 76501 and 76503.
County for all four: Bell, Texas Municipal League city directory. Means: Bell CAD 2025 certified totals, 8/4/2025, checked 2026-10-04. Drives: Google Maps, checked 2026-10-04.