Houston Chronicle by Sig Christenson Sep. 9, 2020
Under sex crime spotlight, Army didn’t take long to shake up Fort Hood command
By the time details of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén’s disappearance and death had fully emerged, there was little doubt a shakeup was coming here.
Multiple investigations were being launched, and the media spotlight was relentless as Guillén’s family and a universe of sexual assault and harassment victims accused the post itself — its attitude and response to sexual misconduct — of being the reason Guillen was killed.
Some of the most prominent voices demanded the Army close the installation. Since it holds 37,000 troops and the headquarters of an entire armored corps, few expected that to happen, though many surmised the post’s acting commander, Maj. Gen. Scott Efflandt, likely would take the fall.
Last week, the Army acted — as expected. Efflandt, who was slated to leave Killeen for El Paso to take command of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, was replaced but told to remain at Fort Hood.
Gen. John Murray, head of the Austin-based Army Futures Command, took over an investigation of Guillen’s death, now expanded to include the post’s entire chain of command. And an independent panel had just arrived at Fort Hood to start an investigation of its own.
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