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The Military Installations With The Most Sexual Assault Reports, According To The DoD
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Nat Geo’s Iraq War Series: Gritty, Authentic, And Army-Approved
Marines are seen aboard AAV-7 Amphibious Assault vehicles during an exercise on the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 6, 2016.
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2 Dead, 23 Injured In Training Incidents At Fort Hood, Fort Bragg, Camp Pendleton
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13 Fort Hood Soldiers Arrested In Prostitution Sting
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How Did The US Military Get All Those Confederate-Named Bases, Anyway?
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West Point cadets are overcome with emotions as they sau farewell to theoir friend and classmate. Cadet Mitchell Winey, at the conclusion of his memorial ceremony, Jun 9, at Fort Hood. Winey was killed, along with eight Fort Hoodd Soldiers, when their vehicle overturned in flood waters, June 2, 2016.
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‘Apathetic Safety Mentality’ Cited In Fort Hood Wreck That Killed 9
Jeremy Schwartz, Austin American-Statesman
Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment 'Mustangs' 2nd Brigade Combat Team 'Black Jack' 1st Cavalry Division, stand for a photo with Lt. Col. David Polizzotti (center), Mustang commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Leimer (center left), Mustang command sergeant major, during an awards presentation on Cooper Field here June 24, 2014.
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Army Announces Upcoming Deployments Of 3,700 Soldiers
Matthew Cox, Military.com
President Barack Obama addresses the audience during a memorial ceremony on Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 10, 2009. The ceremony was held to honor the 13 service members who were killed at the base?s processing station Nov. 5, 2009.
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11 Soldiers Have Died At Fort Hood Since November
The Army is investigating a number of the recent deaths.
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Flowers decorate a fence outside of Fort Hood's east gate on Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Killeen, Texas, in honor of those killed and wounded in the Fort Hood shooting on April 2. Three people were killed and 16 were wounded when a gunman opened fire before taking his own life at the Fort Hood military base.
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Fort Hood Will Allow Anyone To Live In Base Housing
The Texas Army installation will open base housing to civilians, leaving some soldiers worried about safety.
Sean Collins Walsh, the Austin American-Statesman
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Drunk Fort Hood Soldier Escapes Cop Car, Steals Ambulance, And Runs Away
After being arrested for public intoxication, this specialist escaped from a cop car, fired a police shotgun, and stole an ambulance.
A spur holder instructs a Korean Augmentation to the United States Army soldiers and his spur ride teammates during the final spur ride at Camp Hovey, South Korea, April 1.
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How A False Active-Shooter Threat And Social Media Gave Us All A ‘WTF Moment’
“U.S. Army W.T.F! moments,” an unofficial military Facebook group with more than 466,000 followers, posted the wrong info and scared the crap out of the Internet.
Flowers decorate a fence outside of Fort Hood's east gate on Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Killeen, Texas, in honor of those killed and wounded in the Fort Hood shooting on April 2. Three people were killed and 16 were wounded when a gunman opened fire before taking his own life at the Fort Hood military base.
History
The Truth Behind Fort Hood’s History Of Violent Crime
Everyone can tell a story of something bad that happened at Fort Hood, but do these stories reveal some truth about the installation's crime rate?
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Community
The Military Is Not Doing Enough To Bridge The Civilian-Military Divide
The military needs to play a bigger role in connecting troops to the public and promoting organizations that bring service members and communities together.
Staff Sgt. Alejandro Enriquez, a human resources specialist from Virginia Beach, Va., assigned to Joint Staff Army Reserve Element, dry fires an M9 pistol at Camp Allen's firing range in Norfolk, Va., August 5, 2012. Enriquez is a Norfolk police officer as well. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mark Burrell, JPASE)
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Why Does The Military Ban Soldiers From Carrying Guns?
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This Slain Soldier Has Emerged As The Hero Of Fort Hood
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Here’s Everything We Know About The Shooting At Fort Hood That Left 4 Dead