Tyler Native Takes Over Command of the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood.
Posted/updated on: January 8, 2016 at 5:04 pm
FORT HOOD — The new Commanding General of the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood is Tyler native Major General John C. “JT” Thomson III. A change of command ceremony took place at the central Texas Army post on Thursday. Major Thompson is replacing Major General Michael A. Bills. This will be Thomson’s second tour of duty at Fort Hood. He commanded the 41st Fires Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood from 2009 to 2011. Most recently, he served as the 75th Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy from August 2014 to December 2015.
