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Operation Katie was the name of the program. The moniker came from the abbreviation for kilotons (kt). The idea was to take Army tactical nuclear shells and retrofit them for Iowa-Class battleship use.

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The Army has approved Lendlease, the company that owns and operates housing on several Army installations, to secure $1.1 billion of private-sector investments to improve 12,000 existing homes on six installations, including Fort Hood, and build 1,200 new homes on four installations, also at Fort Hood. Fort Hood will receive a “significant portion” of the $1.1 billion funds approved, Army Public Affairs said in a news release Wednesday afternoon. Fort Hood officials said the Army is s...