For Visitors

Hours of Operation:
5 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily

ATTENTION ALL VISITORS TO THE GREAT PLACE

Marvin Leath Visitor Welcome Center

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Beginning June 2, 2025 to a projected December 1, 2025, the Visitor’s Welcome Center will be under construction for renovations. We will remain operational during normal business hours. Note that this may increase wait times and limit the number of visitors allowed in the building. Please be patient with our staff during this process as we navigate to provide the best and safest possible service for visitors.

***REAL ID Standards for military base access effective 7 May 2025***

Implementation of the REAL ID Act began May 7, 2025. That day, and any day after that, anyone 18 years and older planning to visit certain Federal facilities or fly domestically will need a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification to enter U.S. military bases, including Fort Hood, or board federally regulated commercial aircraft. Visitors without a Real ID–compliant credential or acceptable alternative will be denied unescorted access to Fort Hood.

What are acceptable alternative forms of identification for base access?

If you don’t have a REAL ID–compliant driver’s license, you must provide one of the following along with your non–REAL ID driver’s license or state ID:

• U.S. passport or passport card
• Military ID card (Common Access Card or CAC, DoD retired ID card)
• Enhanced Driver’s License (EDL)

Visitors may apply online for a pass at pass.aie.army.mil

Marvin Leath Visitors Welcome Center is located just off Interstate 14 (U.S. Hwy. 190) on T.J. Mills Blvd, Building 69012, adjacent to Fort Hood Main Gate. The Visitors Welcome Center provides visitor access passes for non–DoD ID card holders, AIE registration services, and Fort Hood firearms registration services. For more information, call (254) 287-9909.

Visitors will receive a background check, and after entering their information, including a valid driver’s license or state ID, they will be notified via text if their pass is approved or denied. If approved, they can proceed to a gate, scan the credential used for access, or use the kiosks at the Visitor Welcome Center for issuance.

A sponsor is not required when applying online but a valid purpose for visiting Fort Hood is needed (day pass, multi-day pass, business, visiting family/friends).