Actions taken by Army secretary, Congress after Spc. Vanessa Guillen’s death are insufficient By: Michelle J. Gradnigo Army secretary addresses report of Fort Hood Independent Review Committee Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy and the five civilian members of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee unveiled the results of a three-month examination of the command climate and culture at Fort Hood and the surrounding military community on Dec. 8. Fort Hood has garnered international attention after 28 soldiers assigned to the post died in the past year. The most prominent was Spc. Vanessa Guillen’s alleged murder by a fellow soldier who then died by suicide.