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Fort Bliss officially has new commanding general
Fort Bliss officially has a new leader after Commanding Gen. Dana Pittard handed the reins over Thursday to a former classmate and old friend. Hundreds turned out as Major Gen. Sean MacFarland was officially made new commanding general of the post. MacFarland and Pittard were classmates at West Point. "We ...
Fort Bliss honors soldiers killed in Afghanistan blast
Fort Bliss honors soldiers killed in Afghanistan blast
Fort Bliss honors soldiers killed in Afghanistan blast
Fort Bliss honors five soldiers who lost their lives in the line of duty earlier this month. As KFOX 14 reported, the soldiers were on patrol in southern Afghanistan on May 4 when an improvised explosive device went off, killing them all. The chapel filled to capacity and the raw ...
Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard bids farewell
Fort Bliss' commanding general Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard bid farewell to El Paso and Fort Bliss. Thursday, he will relinquish his title after nearly three years of leading the post. Pittard tells KFOX 14 it's a bittersweet feeling and he feels a mix of emotions. Under his command, Fort Bliss ...
Third Fort Bliss soldier killed in Afghanistan last week identified
Fort Bliss officials have identified the third soldier killed in a bomb attack last week in Afghanistan. Pfc. Cody James Towse, 21, died in the same attack that two other Fort Bliss soldiers did. They were identified Friday. Towse along with Spc. William Joseph Gilbert and Spc. Mitchell Kirk Daehling ...
Reaction to Westboro Baptist Church plan to protest Fort Bliss memorial for 5 fallen soldiers
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. WBC posted the following statement on its website: (Language warning) "If you sign up to be a part ...
Ft. Bliss, El Pasoans react to possible Westboro Church visit
Fort Bliss soldiers, El Pasoans say they're ready to defend the memorial of five Fort Bliss soldiers should Westboro show up.
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 ...
Names of 13 fallen Fort Bliss soldiers honored at memorial service
The widow of a soldier along with other families attended a memorial serives for fallen soldiers that were assigned to Fort Bliss Friday. Rosina Nuanes placed her program on top of a monument dedicated to the base's fallen servicemen and rubbed the letters that spelled out her husband's name, Staff Sgt. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
EPPD's bomb squad called to "suspicious device"
El Paso police were called on a suspicious device call at 7:30 a.m. Sunday. The call was to a Circle K on Monroe and Dyer. The bomb squad said it found a military-grade smoke canister which had no explosive characteristics. Police said the device was given to Fort Bliss personnel ...
Westboro Baptist Church plans to protest memorial of Ft. Bliss soldiers killed in Afghanistan
The controversial Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket the memorial for five Fort Bliss soldiers recently killed in Afghanistan. According to a release on the church’s website, protesters are planning to be at Fort Bliss for the service on May 22. “If you ...
The next calling for the man whose water plan secured El Paso’s future
He changed the habits of most El Pasoans, helped make life better for many others outside the city, and may have done more to secure our economic future than just about any other El Pasoan. Ed Archuleta is about to embark on another massive challenge. Archuleta, who's retiring from the ...
Loop 375 Closures
JOE BATTLE (Loop 375) / ZARAGOZA (FM 659) DIRECT CONNECTORS PROJECT: Expect alternate north and southbound (left and right) lane closures on Loop 375 between the Vista del Sol Overpass and the Pebble Hill Overpass Sunday May 26 through Tuesday, May 28. These will be daily and nightly lane closures ...
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