Editing Fort Cavazos (section)

===Cold War===
The [[2nd Armored Division (United States)|2nd]] and [[20th Armored Division (United States)|20th Armored Divisions]] were sent to Camp Hood after returning from Europe in January 1946, but the 20th was soon inactivated, leaving less than 5,000 at the post. The 2nd Armored would remain at the post until its inactivation at the end of the Cold War.{{Sfn|Willbanks|2001|p=186}} Camp Hood was retained postwar as an armored training center and on 15 April 1950 was officially renamed Fort Hood as a result of its permanent status.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 May 1950 |title='Fort Hood' Now Name of Army Camp |page=13 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53444879/fort-hood-renamed-from-camp-hood/ |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

In mid-1954, [[III Corps (United States)|III Corps]] moved from [[California]] to the post. The Corps supervised the training of combat units at Fort Hood and other Fourth Army stations from 1954 to 1959 when III Corps was inactivated. Probably the most famous trainee to come through the post was [[Elvis Presley]], arriving on 28 March 1958. Other than receiving record amounts of mail (3–4 bags per day), he was treated like all other trainees. On 19 September, Presley shipped out for Germany.
During this period, the [[4th Armored Division (United States)|4th Armored Division]] was reactivated and deployed to Germany as part of the "[[Operation Gyroscope|Gyroscope]]" concept of unit movement.

In September 1961, Fort Hood again became the home for the III Corps, and in February 1962, III Corps was assigned as part of the U.S. Army [[Strategic Army Corps]] (STRAC). At the same time, the basing of the [[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]] there made it a two-division post.{{Sfn|Willbanks|2001|p=186}} On 15 June 1963 [[West Fort Hood|Killeen Base]] was turned over to the Army.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}