Local military families suffering from loss can turn to 'Care Team'

It's been a heartwrenching two weeks for Fort Bliss. Five Fort Bliss soldiers were killed on May 4 after an improvised explosive device, also known as an IED, exploded on the deadliest day of 2013 for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Just 10 days later, this past Tuesday, three more Fort ...

• 7:28 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013
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Update: Military officials say third soldier killed assigned to Fort Bliss

Moments after Fort Bliss released the names of two of its soldiers killed while deployed in Afghanistan, military officials said a third soldier assigned to Fort Bliss also died in the same attack. The name of third Fort Bliss soldier hasn't been released. Maj. Joe Buccino said Saturday morning that the ...

• Updated: 10:18 a.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013

Fort Bliss unveils microgrid, first of its kind

History was made Thursday as Fort Bliss unveiled another part in its self-sustainability efforts. "To guarantee that in fact, we have a continuous supply of energy if something were to happen to the grid," said Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard, commanding general of Fort Bliss. The Enlisted Personnel Dining Facility has ...

• 3:50 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013

Fort Bliss civilian workers to see reduction in furloughed days

Fort Bliss civilian workers are getting a little bit of a financial break after officials announced a reduction in the number of furlough days for civilian workers. On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that civilian Defense Department workers will see their number of furloughed days reduced from 14 to ...

• 3:12 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Fallen Fort Bliss Soldiers

• Updated: 2:02 p.m. Monday, May 6, 2013

5 Fort Bliss soldiers killed in Afghanistan

The names of the five Fort Bliss soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Saturday have been released. The soldiers were on patrol in Kandahar province when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb. The following soldiers have been identified by Army officials as those who were killed in the explosion: Army Spc. ...

• Updated: 4:54 p.m. Monday, May 6, 2013

Fort Bliss uses unique method to bring awareness to sexual assault epidemic

The United States military has seen a steep rise in sexual assaults in recent years. After watching a compelling documentary, Fort Bliss' commanding general takes immediate action, with all his top leaders. The statistics are alarming. "Twenty percent of women in the service, in the military service, have been sexually assaulted ...

• 7:28 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013
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Murders decline in Juarez; Fort Bliss pushes for soldiers to cross again

Since Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard took command at Fort Bliss, he said if the murder rate ever went below 1,000 a year, he'd take the steps to allow soldiers to be able to once again go across the border. Now, he's making good on his word. There were more than ...

• 4:52 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2013
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Man claims daughter, neighbor were nearly kidnapped from Fort Bliss

Fort Bliss is investigating an incident where two young girls claim they were grabbed and nearly kidnapped from the post, but the new information suggests that it may not have been an attempted kidnapping at all. The father of one of the children said his daughter and the child next ...

• Updated: 8:31 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2013
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Wife of former CIA director visits Fort Bliss to talk money

The wife of a former CIA director and top military commander in Iraq and Afghanistan stopped at Fort Bliss Wednesday to talk money. Holly Petraeus came to take on predatory lenders and inform soldiers on how to protect themselves. "But military, it may surprise you to know that they are ...

• 7:07 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2013