Amid turmoil at Fort Hood, post commander replaced and denied new role at Fort Bliss

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American Military News by Heather Osbourne - Austin American Statesman   September 02, 2020

Amid public outcry over a series of homicides and allegations of sexual misconduct at Fort Hood, the U.S. Army on Tuesday announced the removal of the post’s top commander, Maj. Gen. Scott Efflandt.

Army officials said Efflandt was supposed to take command of a division at Fort Bliss near El Paso in the near future, but will no longer move into that role.

Efflandt is now instructed to stay at Fort Hood near Killeen to serve as the deputy commanding general for support.

The Army said in a written statement that he will “assist with the reintegration of III Corps as they return from their mission supporting Operation Inherent Resolve,” the military’s name for the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

Gen. Michael X. Garrett, commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, said that Maj. Gen. John B. Richardson IV will formally assume duties as deputy commanding general for operations of III Corps and acting senior commander of Fort Hood on Wednesday.

More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/09/amid-turmoil-at-fort-hood-post-commander-replaced-and-denied-new-role-at-fort-bliss/

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Fort Hood gets new acting commander; Army orders ’in-depth investigation’ into the chain of command
Kyle Rempfer
 

The Army has directed a new general to take acting command of Fort Hood, a central Texas military installation thrust into the public spotlight in recent months over a series of violent deaths and disappearances among soldiers stationed there, senior service officials told reporters Tuesday.

Army Futures Command boss Gen. John Murray will also lead an in-depth investigation into the actions taken by the post’s chain of command following the disappearance of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, a Fort Hood soldier who prosecutors say was murdered in an armory and then dismembered by a fellow soldier.

Murray’s Army Regulation 15-6 investigation is separate from an independent review of Fort Hood that began in August and is looking at the command climate and the surrounding city of Killeen.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/09/01/fort-hood-gets-new-acting-commander-army-orders-in-depth-investigation-into-the-chain-of-command/