Senators promised a ‘new command climate’ at Fort Hood in 90 days
Kyle Rempfer
The Senate Armed Services Committee chairman and ranking member said they were “encouraged by the accountability and commitment to change†they saw from Fort Hood’s new senior commander following a visit to the central Texas installation this week.
Maj. Gen. John B. Richardson IV was made the post’s acting commander in September. That announcement was accompanied by another indicating the Army had begun an investigation into the actions taken by the post’s chain of command following the disappearance of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, who prosecutors say was murdered in an armory by a fellow soldier.
Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., met with Richardson Monday. They held a listening session with female soldiers, walked through barracks spaces, spoke with military police and observed a Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention briefing, according to Inhofe’s office.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/10/02/senators-promise-a-new-command-climate-at-fort-hood-in-90-days/
