Fort Bliss News

While the deaths make up two separate incidents, the eight men share a similar bond.

A little over two years and 10 months ago, my column celebrated the return of homeboy Maj.

The bonds are expected to price via negotiated sale the week of May 27, 2013. Proceeds will be used to complete a K-8 school and other facility improvements.

Fort Bliss National Cemetery received Texas' top environmental award for a project that transformed its appearance and helped it save water.

Maj. Gen. Sean B. MacFarland, incoming commander of Fort Blliss and the 1st Armored Division speaks at a Change of Command ceremony in which he assumed command from Maj.

U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin officials commissioned the first U.S. Department of Defense grid-tied microgrid integrating both renewable resources and energy storage during a ribbon cutting ceremony today at Fort Bliss, Texas.

U.S. officials on Wednesday said their intelligence indicates that the Sinaloa and Juarez drug-trafficking organizations are still active in the Juarez region, and that a recent spike in drug violence there can be attributed to cartel disputes.

As the clock ticks down toward the end of Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard's tenure as commander of his hometown Army post, he's feeling some mixed emotions, but don't expect any tears.

Fort Bliss officials and soldiers will honor three soldiers killed last week by the blast from a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

The Associated Press 5/21/13 El Paso, Texas- Military officials have identified the third Fort Bliss soldier killed recently in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device.

Fort Bliss, Texas, has unveiled the Army 's first microgrid that will save resources, provide energy security , and be a model for other microgrids throughout the base.

Fort Bliss officials on Saturday did not release the name of one of three soldiers killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan on Tuesday.

As a boy growing up in El Paso, Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard found inspiration in a most unlikely place.

The price of a dysfunctional national government will soon hit home in our region as thousands of Defense Department civilian employees face the equivalent of a 20-percent weekly pay cut for almost three months.

The grief-stricken father of a Massachusetts soldier killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan described his son Friday as a man proud of his military service.

There are many resources available to active servicemembers and veterans. The El Paso legal community continues to reach in a warm abrazo to show its support to them.

Update: A third Fort Bliss soldier was killed in the same attack that killed Spc.

An armor crewman explains how soldiers drive and operate the Abrams tank to an "Iron Soldier" family member last year during an equipment demonstration at the Fort Bliss Armed Forces Day celebration Fort Bliss will have its annual Armed Forces Day open house from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Biggs Park on East Fort Bliss.

Street Cred Sports Basketball Academy's scoring and defensive camp for boys and girls 10 and older is from, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Rose of Sharon gym, 7932 Mansfield.

Civilian workers at Fort Bliss and throughout the Department of Defense got a bit of a financial reprieve Tuesday when the expected number of furlough days was lowered by the government.