Fort Hood leaders share progress on independent review panel findings, recommendations
Post leaders say they are nearing completion on 15 of the 70 recommendations made by the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee. Author: 6 News Digital (6News) Published: 5:17 PM CST February 25, 2021 Updated: 5:23 PM CST February 25, 2021
FORT HOOD, Texas Top Fort Hood leaders released an update on how they are implementing the recommendations of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee.
The update comes two months after the committee released its examination of the climate and culture on post and identified nine findings and 70 recommendations highlighting areas in need of improvement.
Command Sgt. Maj. Cliff Burgoyne and Lt. Gen. Robert White issued the update Thursday, saying they have initiated action on more than 80% of the review committee s recommendations and said they remain in contact with FORSCOM and the Army s People
Sixty days after the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee released its findings of Fort Hoodâs Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program, the post commander said progress is being made.
Then-Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy commissioned the review committee in the wake of the death of Spc. Vanessa Guillen and a wave of allegations that sexual harassment runs rampant and is underreported across post.
Of the 70 recommendations made by the committee, the installation is nearing completion of 15 of them, Lt. Gen. Pat White, commander of III Corps and Fort Hood, said in a letter to soldiers and families on Thursday.
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Fort Hood senior commander, Maj. Gen. Scott Efflandt, speaks during a press conference last July about Spc. Vanessa Guillen, who went missing from the post in April and whose body had just been found miles away.Billy Calzada /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Mellisa Mendoza places white roses at a mural for Vanessa Guillen, a U.S. Army soldier killed at Fort Hood in April by another soldier. (Jay Janner/American-Statesman/TNS)JAY JANNER /AMERICAN-STATESMAN /TNSShow MoreShow Less
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