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Fort Hood was one such base at the center of the controversy. [29] 39 soldiers stationed at the base died or went missing in 2020. [30] The murder of Vanessa Guillén at Fort Hood in April 2020 brought national attention to the base and the broader culture of sexual harassment in the military.
More than 34,500 military personnel and 48,500 family members are stationed at the base, which is also used by the U.S. Reserve and the National Guard for training and mobilizing.
The Army places strict restrictions on personal firearms carried onto Fort Hood and other bases. Military weapons are used only for training or by base security. Personal weapons brought on base are required to be secured at all times and must be registered with the provost marshal. [27]
Multiple Fort Hood units, including 3CR, began searching the area within two weeks of her disappearance. Before Guillén went missing, she had told her family that she was being sexually harassed by an unnamed sergeant at Fort Hood, [15] and that complaints made by other female soldiers against the sergeant had been dismissed by officials. [13]
Fort Hood, about 70 miles north of Austin, is the largest active-duty U.S. Army post in the U.S. and a top training facility since 1942, according to its website. About 40,000 soldiers work there ...
Months of repeated allegations of harassment, physical assault and retaliation levied by Army Sgt. Jewell Scott against officials on the Fort Hood Army base reached a boiling point this week, as ...
On Wednesday, April 2, 2014, a shooting spree was perpetrated at several locations on the Fort Hood (now Fort Cavazos) military base near Killeen, Texas.Four people, including the gunman, were killed while 14 additional people were injured; 12 by gunshot wounds.
U.S. Army leaders are expected to fire or suspend a “significant number” of officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, in a dramatic purge to correct a command culture they believe ...