Pond Hopper Army Foundation

08/21/2026

Have you seen this?

The National Military Monument honors more than 41 million Americans who answered the call across 250 years of our nation’s history.

Search for your own name, a family member, friend, or someone you served alongside. If someone is missing, their name can also be submitted for inclusion.

Find the names that mean something to you:
https://monument250.usaa360.com/

08/20/2026

A few hours. A few extra hands. A real difference for a local homeowner. 🛠️

Fort Hood Area Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers for an upcoming accessibility ramp project in Killeen.

If you have some time to give, check out the details and consider lending a hand.

Good communities are built by people willing to show up for each other.

Volunteers Needed!
We need volunteers Saturday, August 29th to help with the construction of a 24-foot accessibility ramp in Killeen!

🔨 Work starts at 8:30 AM
📍 Killeen, TX

No matter your skill level, we’d love to have you join us and help make a difference in the life of a local homeowner!

Please note: Pending approval, this project may change to an insulation installation in Temple, with the same date and 8:30 AM start time. We’ll provide an update if the location or project changes.

Link to sign up: https://fhahfh.charityproud.org/VolunteerRegistration/Index/11381

08/19/2026

Copperas Cove Pond Hoppers — checking in on y’all.

We know the water situation has made things difficult for a lot of families in Cove right now. If you’ve been affected and could use a hand, please reach out.

Send me a direct message if you’d rather keep it private, or drop a comment below. And if you’re nearby and in a position to help someone else, feel free to speak up too.

This community has always been about looking out for each other.

We’re here. 🫡

08/17/2026

🏆 THE BELT HAS A NEW HOME.

Saturday brought the Pond Hoppers back to the water for some friendly competition, plenty of trash talk, and a reminder of why these tournaments have always been about more than who catches the biggest fish.

The heat was brutal. The bite made everyone work for it. But Steamy Ray Vaughn got it done and walked away our new Bass Champion. 🎣🏆

More importantly, it was just good having everyone back together again.

And we’re only getting started.

🎣 Bass Tournaments — Every 3rd Saturday

The belt goes back on the line next month.

Who’s coming for it? 👀

08/15/2026

Tomorrow’s lineup. WE’RE BACK.

The rods are rigged. The trash talk has already started. And the bass at Fort Hood have absolutely no idea what’s coming.

The Pond Hopper Army Bass Tournament hits the water tomorrow!

📍 Sportsman’s Center (Rod & Gun Club), Fort Hood
🕠 Check-in: 5:30 AM
🎣 Lines In: 6:30 AM
🏁 Lines Out: 12:00 PM

BANK • KAYAK • SMALL BOAT

Whether you’re coming to chase the win, settle a score, or just spend the morning fishing with the crew — COME FISH.

Because tomorrow somebody gets bragging rights…

…and somebody’s getting turned into a Pond Hopper Legend. 🏆

WHO’S TAKING IT? 👀👇

08/14/2026

They have names.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre Huey.
Warrant Officer 1 Seth Olmstead.

Two Soldiers. Two Army aviators. Two families whose lives changed forever Wednesday afternoon.

As a community with deep roots at Fort Hood, we mourn alongside their families, friends, fellow Soldiers, and the 1st Cavalry Division.

May we remember them not simply as the two pilots lost in an Apache crash near Salado, but by their names.

Take a moment and join us and say their names:
CW2 Deontre Huey.
WO1 Seth Olmstead.

Rest easy, Troopers. 🇺🇸

: Two soldiers killed in Apache helicopter crash near Salado identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey, 34, of Killeen, and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead, 25, of Belton. 🔗kwtx.com/2026/08/14/update-helicopter-crash-that-killed-two-soldiers-near-salado-was-maintenance-test-flight-fort-hood-official-confirms/

08/13/2026

Our Fort Hood community is hurting tonight.

Two Soldiers lost their lives today in an Apache helicopter crash near Salado.

Our thoughts are with their families, friends, fellow Soldiers, and everyone across our community feeling this loss.

There are times when this community comes together for the outdoors, for friendship, and for a little escape from everything else.

Tonight, we simply come together for them.

Rest easy, Troopers. 🇺🇸

“It was a violent crash,” said Cliff Coleman with the Bell County Sheriff’s Office.