Military
Fallen police officer laid to rest
A fallen hero was laid to rest Friday. Friends, family, the El Paso Police Department and city leaders said goodbye to El Paso Officer Jonathan Molina. Molina died one week ago, while off duty, after being beaten while trying to stop teenagers from vandalizing his car, police said. It was a ...
Fallen officer honored with military Mass
El Paso police officer Jonathan Molina, who was beaten and killed Sept. 25, was laid to rest Friday at the Fort Bliss National Cemetery in North East El Paso. Over 100 people attended the ceremony. The sound of bagpipes rang through the air as law enforcers, Marines, family members and people ...
State Rep. tries to help soldiers transition out of military
Sgt. Dale Holloway is a communications team leader on Fort Bliss. "We provide communications for the combat aviation brigade," Holloway said. He also works with satellite transmissions, routing and switching. "It took a couple of years to get to the level where I'm at," Holloway said. In two weeks Holloway ...
Soldier serving 3-day jail sentence died of natural causes
Sgt. James Brown, who died while serving a three-day sentence at the El Paso County Jail, is said to have died of sickle cell crisis, officials said. Brown, 26, of Fort Bliss, voluntarily checked into the county jail the evening of July 13. He reported to serve two days of ...
F-22 Raptors may trigger loud booms this week
Sonic booms from training flights conducted by F-22A Raptors, based at Holloman Air Force Base, near Alamogordo, could occur this week from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Friday, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. No training flights are ...
Local Veterans react to big promises made during president's visit to El Paso
Military veterans at a VFW post in Northeast El Paso talked about two promises made by President Barack Obama at a speech on Fort Bliss yesterday. During a 30-minute speech Friday, Obama promised better access to mental health care for soldiers and their families. The president also laid out a ...
Transcript: Remarks by president to troops at Fort Bliss
The following is a transcript of the president's remarks to Fort Bliss troops at the post's main hangar. His speech began at 1:06 p.m. and ended at 1:32 p.m. THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Team Bliss! (Applause.) Hooah! Thank you so much, everybody. Hooah! AUDIENCE: Hooah! THE PRESIDENT: To General Lloyd Austin, ...
Obama vows help to soldiers, marks Iraq war end
In an election-year reminder that he ended the war in Iraq, President BarackObama vowed Friday to help soldiers, veterans and their families overcome economic and health care struggles as they return to the nation they have served. Surrounded by a sea of men and women in fatigues, Obama saluted their service, but cautioned ...
President speaking inside 1st Aviation Support Battalion Hangar
President Obama to delivered remarks inside 1st Aviation Support Battalion Hangar at Fort Bliss.
Obama visits Fort Bliss to mark Iraq war anniversary
President Barack Obama is serving up an election-year reminder that he ended the Iraq war, visiting a Texas military base two years to the day that he formally declared the end of the U.S. combat mission. Obama's visit to the Army's Fort Bliss underscores a point Obama has made ...
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