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Missing Fort Hood Soldier Found, Is With Extended Family, Officials Say
Army officials said in a statement Sunday night that Jennifer Sewell, a soldier on the Texas base who was missing, has been located and is safe.
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Fort Hood Launches Effort to Address Sexual Assault, Suicide
U.S. Army officials have unveiled a new resource and training center at Fort Hood that aims to create a more supportive culture following reports of murder, suicide and sexual assault at the embattled Texas military installation.
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Texas' Vanessa Guillen Act Provides Support for Assault Victims, New Investigative Process
Texas’ Vanessa Guillen Act goes into effect Sept. 1, creates a sexual assault response position for the Texas Military and a new investigative process.
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2 Soldiers Accused of Smuggling Migrants From Mexico
A Fort Hood soldier and a Pennsylvania National Guardsman stationed at the Central Texas installation have been charged with smuggling two men into Texas from Mexico.
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Slain Soldier Vanessa Guillen Had Reported Sexual Harassment but Leadership Did Nothing
Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, who authorities say was killed by a fellow soldier last year, had previously been sexually harassed by a supervisor but unit leadership took no action, according to an Army report released Friday
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Texas Lawmakers Target Sexual Assault After Death of Fort Hood Soldier Vanessa Guillen
A year after a Fort Hood soldier was slain by a fellow member of the Army, Texas lawmakers are poised to help lead the nation in the fight against sexual harassment and assault in the military. The bill proposed in memory of Spc. Vanessa Guillen and approved by the state Senate on April 12 would give members of the military...
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Army Leaders Fighting Distrust From Soldiers at Fort Hood
The U.S. Army’s top enlisted officer visited Fort Hood in recent days to listen to soldiers’ concerns and check on progress at the base.
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Fort Hood Leaders Disciplined in Wake of Vanessa Guillen's Murder
An independent review cited “leadership failures” and said “the command climate at Fort Hood has been permissive of sexual harassment/sexual assault.”
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14 Fort Hood Soldiers Fired, Suspended Over Violence at Base
The Army on Tuesday said it had fired or suspended 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, and ordered policy changes to address chronic leadership failures at the base that contributed to a widespread pattern of violence including murder, sexual assaults and harassment.
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Commander Seeks to Get Embattled Fort Hood ‘Back on Track'
As Fort Hood’s commander, Lt. Gen. Pat White faces the immense task of rebuilding trust and turning around an installation with one of the highest rates of murder, sexual assault and harassment in the Army.
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Fort Hood Soldier Facing Murder Charge in 2019 Death of Woman
A Fort Hood soldier has been arrested in the death of a woman at a Texas hotel last year, authorities said Wednesday.
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Vanessa Guillén's Family Opens Up About Fort Hood Soldier's Death on ‘Red Table Talk'
Weeks before her disappearance, slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén told her mother that she had been sexually harassed at the Army base and was afraid to speak up because of what Gloria Guillen calls a culture that protects abusers in the military at the expense of victims like her daughter, NBC News reports.
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The Military's #MeToo Moment: Fort Hood Victims Speak Out
Current and former soldiers at Fort Hood, a U.S. Army base in Texas, have taken to social media to report accounts of sexual assault and harassment following the disappearance and slaying this year of Spc. Vanessa Guillen. Five women spoke with The Associated Press.
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Texas Soldier's Slaying Inspires Bid to Expand Military Code
Decisions on whether to prosecute members of the U.S. military for sexual assault or harassment would be handled outside the chain of command under a measure members of Congress proposed Wednesday that is named for Texas soldier Vanessa Guillen who was slain by a fellow soldier.
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Congress Investigates Fort Hood Following Soldier Deaths
Congress is launching an investigation into recent incidents and the leadership response at Fort Hood after 28 soldiers from the U.S. Army base in Texas died this year
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Fort Hood Commander Loses Post, Denied Transfer After Incidents at Army Base
The commander of the U.S. Army’s Fort Hood is being removed from his position and will no longer assume command of a division at Fort Bliss, according to a U.S. Army statement released Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Scott Efflandt was set to take over the 1st Armored Division soon. Now the Army will announce who will take over the division...
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Brockton Soldier Remembered at Vigil
Loved ones honored the memory of Sgt. Elder Fernandes at a candlelight vigil Friday evening in Brockton, Massachusetts. Fernandes, a 23-year-old soldier who grew up in Brockton, was found dead about 30 miles from Fort Hood in Texas, where he was stationed, after more than a week of searching. Family members are demanding answers about his death and disappearance. Family…
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Missing Fort Hood Soldier's Body Found in Texas, Attorney Says
Police in Texas say a body found near Fort Hood is likely that of a soldier missing since last week.
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Missing Fort Hood Soldier a Victim of ‘Abusive Sexual Contact,' Army Says
Sgt. Elder Fernandes, 23, a Fort Hood soldier who has been missing for five days, was recently transferred to a different unit because he was the victim of “abusive sexual contact,” U.S. Army officials said Saturday. “We can confirm there is an open investigation of abusive sexual contact involving Sgt. Fernandes,” Lt. Col. Chris Brautigam, a 1st Cavalry Division spokesman,...
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Army Asks for Help in Searching for Another Missing Fort Hood Soldier
The U.S. Army is asking for the public’s help in a search for another missing soldier from Fort Hood.