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Wormuth is also the first female secretary of the Army in U.S. history.
During her visit, she got updates on âOperation People First,â met with junior enlisted soldiers, toured barracks, family housing and motorpools.
Operation People First is a campaign aimed at building trust and strengthening bonds for all 90,000 soldiers across III Corps, including Forts Hood, Bliss, Carson, and Riley, according to a press release from the Fort Hood Press Center.
The People First program has three focus areas: getting to know soldiers, certifying leaders, and leadersâ holding leaders accountable for individual and unit actions.
Wormuth held a closed-door listening session with junior enlisted soldiers from several Fort Hood brigades and battalions. Only privates through specialists were included in the hour-long discussion.
New U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, paid a visit to Fort Hood on Thursday, making it her first visit to a major military installation since assuming her duties
New Secretary of U.S. Army visits Fort Hood, receives update on People First initiative
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and last updated 2021-06-11 00:22:14-04
FORT HOOD â The new Secretary of the Army toured Fort Hood on Thursday, her first visit to a major U.S. Army installation since assuming her duties in May.
Wormuth visited Fort Hood to receive updates on III Corps People First initiative, meet with junior enlisted Soldiers, tour barracks, family housing and motorpools.
âPeople are the Armyâs number one priority,â said Wormuth. âAs (one of) our Armyâs largest installations, I wanted to hear directly from the Soldiers, families, and civilians about the unique capabilities and challenges here at Fort Hood.â