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Recruits attend Catholic worship service inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in April 2020.<br>Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Camilo Fernan/U.S. Navy
Recruits attend Catholic worship service inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in April 2020.<br>Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Camilo Fernan/U.S. Navy

Navy changes course, allows service members to attend off-base religious services

Service members assigned to Navy units are now able to attend religious services where mitigations to limit the spread of coronavirus are appropriately applied, Capt. Sarah Self-Kyler, spokeswoman for U.S. Fleet Forces, said Thursday.

Fort Hood soldier Spc. Vanessa Guillen.<br>U.S. Army
Fort Hood soldier Spc. Vanessa Guillen.<br>U.S. Army

Sexual harassment program at Fort Hood under investigation following Vanessa Guillen case

Questions have been raised about the Fort Hood Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program following the disappearance of 20-year-old Spc. Vanessa Guillen from Fort Hood’s 3rd Cavalry Regiment on April 22. She had previously reported sexual harassment to her superiors.

The base chapel at Camp Pendleton, Calif.<br>DOD
The base chapel at Camp Pendleton, Calif.<br>DOD

Five service members ask Navy for reprieve from order banning off-base church attendance

At least five service members have hired a lawyer to fight a Navy order that bars them from attending indoor worship services to prevent the spread of the coronavirus because they believe it violates their constitutional right of religious freedom.

Retired Army Capt. Ryan Kules with his wife Nancy and their children Jillian, Liv and Evan. Injured by a roadside bomb in 2005, Kules lost his right arm above the elbow and his left leg above the knee. He now works with Wounded Warrior Project and helped push for new legislation to get more government funding for disabled veterans to modify their homes. PHOTO COURTESY RYAN KULES. <br>RYAN KULES
Retired Army Capt. Ryan Kules with his wife Nancy and their children Jillian, Liv and Evan. Injured by a roadside bomb in 2005, Kules lost his right arm above the elbow and his left leg above the knee. He now works with Wounded Warrior Project and helped push for new legislation to get more government funding for disabled veterans to modify their homes. PHOTO COURTESY RYAN KULES. <br>RYAN KULES

Bill stalled in House would expand adaptive housing grants to disabled veterans

Veteran groups are calling on Congress to act quickly on the final passage of a bill that expands grants available to certain disabled veterans to modify their homes to meet their physical needs.

Spc. Vanessa Guillen<br>U.S. Army
Spc. Vanessa Guillen<br>U.S. Army

Fort Hood soldier suspected in disappearance of Spc. Vanessa Guillen kills himself after human remains found

The attorney for the family of Spc. Vanessa Guillen identified the suspect as Aaron David Robinson, the soldier Guillen told her family was sexually harassing her.

Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, 20, disappeared during the workday on April 22 in the parking lot of 3rd Cavalry Regiment’s engineer squadron headquarters, where she worked in the armory room. <br>U.S. Army
Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, 20, disappeared during the workday on April 22 in the parking lot of 3rd Cavalry Regiment’s engineer squadron headquarters, where she worked in the armory room. <br>U.S. Army

Army investigators at the site where human remains were found miles from Fort Hood, Texas

Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, a 20-year-old small arms repairer with the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, has been missing since April 22. She was last seen at work in the armory room of the regiment’s engineer squadron.