EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Mission Continues placed roses on graves at Fort Bliss National Cemetery this Memorial Day. The Mission Continues is an organization that aims to honor veterans and service members who lost their lives. Officials said it is critical we remember the true meaning of this day and honor those who
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso family spent their Sunday laying memorabilia on their loved one’s grave at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. “Really, Memorial Day is just about perspective,” said Dominic Rossi as he visited his late father. We’re able to celebrate and have fun, enjoy barbecues, have a good time and drink,
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EL PASO, Texas — Homeland Security Investigations in El Paso arrested a U.S. army soldier stationed at Fort Bliss for sexual abuse of a minor. According to officials, the arrest was made in collaboration with Fort Bliss’ Criminal Investigation Division and the Texas Department of Public Safety. This is a developing story. Check back for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you’re a frequent traveler over Memorial Day weekend, you may notice gas prices are lower than last year. That being said, roads and flights will be packed this year. The American Automobile Association predicts that 42.3 million Americans will travel this weekend, beating out most recent pre-pandemic years. Air
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Veterans Affairs Office wants veterans to know help is available for anyone who was exposed to toxic hazards during their time of service. The PACT Act of 2022 is an Act of Congress intended to significantly improve healthcare access and funding for veterans who were exposed to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — On Saturday, a commemorative ceremony took place to officially rename a major interchange in Las Cruces in honor of a fallen local hero, Antonio Rodriguez. The I-25 and I-10 interchange, from mile marker 143 to mile marker 145, is now known as the Sergeant First Class Antonio Rey “Rod”
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to the Stillwater Police Department in Oklahoma, law enforcement officers in El Paso arrested 28-year-old Alexander Michael Stephenson on two child pornography charges. Just before his arrest, Stephenson was scheduled to deploy in Africa as a member of the Oklahoma National Guard, according to a spokesperson with the Stillwater
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan and NFL star Aaron Jones and his A&A All The Way Foundation have partnered with ashes-to-diamond company Eterneva, to give memorial diamonds to families who have lost a loved one in the military. Eterneva uses the ashes, hair, or other token items of a loved one to create
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Community College has partnered with the U.S. Army in a first of its kind program to train EMT soldiers to become paramedics. What is normally a two year program, the Accelerated Paramedic Program prepares soldiers in just 170 days. “The Army as a whole looked at El Paso Community College
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Army Times reports a sergeant at Ft. Bliss is charged with murder in the death of her husband, a fellow Ft. Bliss soldier. When 29-year-old Sgt. Hector A. Cervantes was found dead on Christmas Day in 2019, investigators believed he had committed suicide. They say he was found with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The 93rd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade will respond to the southwest border when Title 42 is lifted May 11. The Battalion is stationed at Ft. Bliss. These soldiers will be among the 1,500 active duty service members set to respond to the border ahead of the expected
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FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — A day after the U.S. Department of Defense released its annual report on sexual assault in the military, a survivor of military sexual trauma (MST) is speaking out. The 24-page report for the 2022 fiscal year revealed a 1% increase in reported sexual assaults in the military, totaling 8,942. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Honor Flight of Southern New Mexico and El Paso transports America’s Veterans to Washington DC to visit the memorials that honor those who served. The trip is about honoring our veterans and rolling out the red carpet for them before, during, and after they come back home. Most of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council members passed a resolution Tuesday to look into issuing municipal identification cards. The measure was passed unanimously. Several El Paso residents spoke before the vote. Many of those who spoke were immigration advocates, including representatives from the Border Network for Human Rights. Many advocates in El
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FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — High School students from Las Cruces had the unique opportunity to tour the William Beaumont Army Medical Center this week. On the tour they learned about the U.S. Army’s medical professions. “We just want to bring exposure to the Las Cruces Public School District and show the Army is not
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The fallout from the pandemic sent schools into lockdown, preventing recruiters from engaging with interested students and causing enlistment numbers to drop. TSgt Ricardo Perez said, “None of the recruiters were able to get into the schools for a couple of years, and so I’d like to consider that more
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The PACT Act is a law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans. Due to being exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances from Vietnam, Gulf War, and post-9/11. This law aims to make it easier for veterans to access VA medical care, including mental health
Continue ReadingUPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Mass. Air National Guardsman suspected in classified documents leak taken into custody by federal agents. (CNN) — A member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard is expected to be arrested soon in connection with the leaking of classified documents that have been posted online, according to a law enforcement source. The
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Stationed at Army posts thousands of miles apart, two soldiers faced a flurry of criminal charges after they allegedly assaulted women within days of each other in early 2017. One soldier was accused of physically assaulting his wife and firing a gun as she tried to flee their home near Fort Hood in Texas. Police
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A former soldier sentenced to probation in a deadly drunken driving crash less than two months ago is in jail, accused of violating his probation. Ivan Romo was convicted of intoxication manslaughter on Feb. 9, 2023. El Paso police said in Jan. 2020, Romo ran a red light, hitting Celso
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UPDATE: The lockdown at Joint Base Andrews has been lifted. The incident remains under investigation according to JAB’s twitter account. UPDATE ON LOCKDOWN: At 6pm lockdown will be lifted and all personnel released. No suspect was found as described in initial call to Security Forces who've swept the base and will continue to go door
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(CNN) — Nine US service members were killed after two helicopters with the 101st Airborne Division crashed late Wednesday in southwestern Kentucky, officials said. There were no survivors. The two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed around 10 p.m. in Trigg County near the Tennessee border, officials at nearby Fort Campbell said early Thursday. They were taking part
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Local veterans were honored for their service by members of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). The 346th Veterans Court held their Annual Recognition Luncheon recognizes the sacrifice and service veterans gave to their country. During the event CIT commended the court for their effort in providing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On March 23 2003, 37-year-old-Chief Warrant Officer 3 Marc Nash was in a 12-vehicle convoy for the 507th Maintenance Company stationed out of Fort Bliss, TX. They were making their way through the Iraqi desert, in the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The convoy was mostly made up of
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A U.S. official told ABC News that there were two new attacks late Friday on two U.S. facilities in Deir ez-Zor Province in eastern Syria after another earlier in the day and a drone attack on Thursday that prompted retaliatory U.S. airstrikes that targeted Iranian-backed militias believed responsible. Both attacks late Friday happened about the
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FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — Fort Bliss dedicated Building 2466 to Sgt. Donald Ralph Walters. Sgt. Walters enlisted in the U.S. Army one year after graduating high school. He left the Army in 1992 and joined the Reserves. He would later reenlist and deploy with the 507th Maintenance Company in Feb. 2003. Sgt. Walters was
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Members of the 5th Battalion, 52nd air defense artillery regiment joined dignitaries on Fort Bliss this morning to mark 20 years since members of the 507th Maintenance Company were ambushed and taken hostage by Iraqi forces in Nasiriyah. The moving ceremony started at 6 a.m. Thursday, with the lighting of
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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico (KVIA) — During women’s history month, women in the military are sharing their experiences. Chief Master Sgt. Erreca Berry and Major Brittany “Blitz” Trimble were both inspired by their fathers’ military service. But when they joined, they faced challenges that they fathers didn’t. “I had to work really hard
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(CNN) — Military investigators at Fort Hood said there was no foul play in the death of Pvt. Ana Basaldua Ruiz, who was stationed at the Texas Army post, as her family raises accusations that she was being sexually harassed. Basaldua Ruiz, a 20-year-old combat engineer with the 1st Cavalry Division, died Monday, according to
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UPDATE: ABC-7 asked about the death of a veteran outside the El Paso VA Medical Center in January. No details were provided, and we were referred to the investigating unit on Fort Bliss. The VA said it did however look into the death of the veteran, Rob Renz, extensively, and is now offering a growing
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