Friday, January 15, 2010

Report - Protecting the Force: Lessons From Fort Hood

Report - Protecting the Force: Lessons From Fort Hood

Report Finds Shortfalls in Countering Internal Threats

The shooting spree allegedly perpetrated by a self-radicalized soldier of Muslim faith has revealed shortcomings in the Defense Department’s ability to counter dangerous outside influences on the military, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.

Gates disclosed this and several other key findings of a broad review he ordered after Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly killed 13 people in a Nov. 5 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas.

www.defense.gov

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