Military Archives

Biden orders airstrike on Iran-backed militia in Syria for rocket attack on U.S. forces

February 25, 2021 5:21 pm Associated Press, ABC News, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC —The United States conducted a military airstrike Thursday in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeting Iranian-backed…

Fort Bliss unveils plan to fight sexual harassment, sexual assault in wake of Asia Graham case

February 25, 2021 1:01 pm Rachel Phillips

FORT BLISS, Texas — Fort Bliss is in the midst of implementing a new initiative that aims at improving the strength and cohesion of the post called…

Explosives are missing from the nation’s largest Marine Corps base and an investigation is underway

February 9, 2021 9:02 pm CNN Newsource

Explosives are missing from the nation’s largest US Marine Corps base, according to military officials who said Tuesday an investigation is…

Senate confirms Denis McDonough as secretary of Veterans Affairs

February 8, 2021 4:16 pm CNN Newsource

The Senate on Monday confirmed Denis McDonough as President Joe Biden’s secretary of Veterans Affairs, a vote that took place just before the…

Probe in wake of missing soldier finds Fort Bliss troops faced ‘remarkable stress’ over past year

February 5, 2021 12:50 pm Jim Parker

FORT BLISS, Texas — A military investigation launched in the wake of a U.S. Army private at Fort Bliss who went missing found “no evidence of toxic…

El Paso ‘All Airborne’ 82nd Chapter cited for ‘dusty’ parking lot nuisance; must pay $55k to pave it

February 2, 2021 1:04 pm Wil Herren

EL PASO, Texas — The Benavidez-Patterson “All Airborne” Chapter of the of the 82nd Airborne Division Association has been issued a…

New Mexico seeks intervention in federal contamination case involving Holloman AFB

February 2, 2021 5:53 pm Associated Press

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — New Mexico is challenging a decision by a federal court to combine the state’s lawsuit over contamination at Holloman…

9 of 11 Fort Bliss soldiers who mistakenly drank antifreeze are released from hospital

February 1, 2021 5:28 pm Jim Parker

FORT BLISS, Texas — Nine of the 11 Fort Bliss soldiers sickened after drinking an industrial compound found in antifreeze – mistakenly believing it…

El Paso VA director looks back on impact of agency as it hits 75th anniversary

February 1, 2021 8:39 pm KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso VA Health Care System is looking back on the work done over the decades to help promote veterans’ health. It is all…

Fort Bliss says 11 hospitalized soldiers drank antifreeze they mistook for alcohol

January 28, 2021 8:45 pm Jim Parker

UPDATE #2: Officials with Fort Bliss and the William Beaumont Army Medical Center said at a briefing late Friday afternoon that eleven hospitalized…

Pentagon close to reaching agreement to provide around 450,000 Covid-19 vaccinations a day if they’re available

January 29, 2021 3:35 pm CNN Newsource

The Pentagon and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are negotiating the final terms of an agreement that could see the military provide around…

New Mexico State Veterans Home violated safety rules, became Covid hot spot

January 28, 2021 5:55 pm KVIA ABC-7

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — A report from the New Mexico Department of Health says the State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences violated…

Women can let down their hair under new U.S. Army rules for pony tails, nail colors

January 27, 2021 10:24 am Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Female soldiers can let their hair down, and flash a little nail color under new rules being approved by the U.S. Army. But male…

Biden signs order ending Trump-era ban on transgender individuals serving in the military

January 25, 2021 10:20 am Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order revoking a Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from…

Bataan Memorial Death March returns after being canceled in 2020 but with a radically different look

January 24, 2021 5:35 pm David Burge

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico – After being canceled last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the Borderland’s premier events…

Thousands of National Guard troops could remain in Washington until March

January 23, 2021 3:13 pm CNN Newsource

Discussions are taking place about keeping thousands of National Guard troops in Washington until March because of concerns about potential unrest…

National Guardsman holds music classes from the back of a Humvee while protecting the US Capitol

January 22, 2021 7:31 pm CNN Newsource

National Guardsman Sgt. Jacob Kohut spends his days fulfilling two duties: serving to protect the Capitol building and holding band class online as a…

Miscommunication and confusion led to National Guard troops being pushed out of Capitol

January 22, 2021 6:04 pm CNN

A series of miscommunications around an unprecedented security situation left National Guard troops searching for an adequate rest area Thursday…

Senate confirms retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as nation’s 1st Black secretary of defense

January 22, 2021 9:05 am Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army’s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year…

Abbott recalls Texas troops as National Guardsmen banished to Capitol parking garage

January 21, 2021 9:03 pm CNN Newsource, KVIA ABC-7

UPDATE: AUSTIN, Texas — Following word that National Guard units from across the nation had been banished to a parking garage near the U.S. Capitol…