Fort Bliss News

Borderland residents react with anger and disgust after the highly controversial Westboro Baptist Church announces it will be protesting Wednesday's memorial service for five Fort Bliss soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan.

To the kids near Kandahar, Afghanistan, Army medic Pfc. Cody Towse was known as the "Candy Doctor" - a name he earned by showering the children with countless handfuls of fruity or chocolate treats.

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

Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard, right, speaks at a ceremony in which 13 names of fallen Fort Bliss soldiers were added to the plaque at the Field of Honor memorial Friday on post.

The soldiers were killed when an homemade bomb detonated in the town of Senjaray, Fort Bliss officials said in a news release.

Public funeral services will be held tonight for Staff Sgt. Francis G. "Frankie" Phillips IV, who was killed in action on May 4 in Afghanistan.

Fort Bliss has taken another step forward in its self-sustainability efforts. The Enlisted Personnel Dining Facility has been running on a microgrid since April.

Just as it is expected at White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss, furloughs of civilian employees at Holloman Air Force Base will soon kick in.

Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard is packing his bags. The El Paso native is leaving Fort Bliss at the end of the month after almost three years as commander.

The community is invited to gather on the steps of Auburn City Hall Tuesday evening to honor Army Staff Sgt.

Soldiers assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regt., 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division qualify with a M240B during Network Integration Evaluation 13.2 on April 29 at a training area near Fort Bliss.

Hundreds of people turned out to show their love and support for 1st Lieutenant Brandon Landrum, who made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting us here at home.

Congressman Steve Pearce and Congressman Beto OORourke discuss their mutual support for Fort Bliss and the White Sands Missile Range, the William Beaumont Medical Center, and other priorities for the military that will benefit service members in our communities.

Presenter: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Executive Director Robert Satloff, Howard P. Berkowitz Chair in U.S. Middle East Policy, The Washington Institute SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: Thank you.

Capt. Paul Carey is enrolled in the orthopedic surgery residence program at William Beaumont Army Medical Center.

The Fort Bliss Rod and Gun Club will have a special "Breakfast with Mom" event from 8 to 11 a.m. to celebrate Mother's Day this Sunday.

FORT IRWIN Grammy-Award winning rapper and film actor Chris "Ludacris" Bridges will perform at the National Training Center on June 8, according to a Fort Irwin news release.

President Barack Obama will officially launch his national campaign to rev up his agenda for economic prosperity when the wheels of Air Force One touch down here Thursday.

Seven prominent El Paso and Fort Bliss community members were inducted into the installation's Hall of Fame on Tuesday in a ceremony that was described by many as bittersweet.

A Houston native with no past criminal record is accused of taking part in a cocaine distribution network based in El Paso.