Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine, as Pfizer is approved
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that…
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Afghan refugees continue arriving at Fort Bliss; more expected this week
FORT BLISS, Texas — Afghan refugees continued arriving at Fort Bliss on Sunday, with more expected to arrive in the Borderland region over the next…
Continue ReadingPentagon activates US airlines to assist with evacuation efforts from Afghanistan
By Ellie Kaufman, Oren Liebermann, Veronica Stracqualursi and Alexis Benveniste, CNN The Department of Defense is mobilizing commercial airline…
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Afghan evacuees begin arriving Fort Bliss; more expected over next few days
UPDATE: FORT BLISS, Texas — Afghanistan refugees evacuated by the U.S. government from Kabul began arriving at Fort Bliss on Saturday, with…
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Car fleeing Border Patrol tries to crash through main gate at Holloman AFB
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — The main gate at Holloman Air Force Base reopened around 3:20 p.m. Thursday, officials said, after being closed for hours…
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Sunken, damaged graves at Fort Bliss cemetery after heavy rain
EL PASO, Texas — Over the past week rainfall flooded more than just the streets of El Paso, it also caused damage to grave plots at the Fort Bliss…
Continue ReadingBiden stands behind decision to leave Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, DC — A defiant President Joe Biden rejected blame for chaotic scenes of Afghans clinging to U.S. military planes in Kabul in a…
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Pentagon confirms Fort Bliss to house evacuated Afghanis
FORT BLISS, Texas — Fort Bliss is among two U.S. military bases that are set to be used by the Defense Department to house thousands of evacuated…
Continue ReadingAs Pentagon prepares to make Covid-19 vaccine mandatory, some lawyers see a surge in calls
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The messages began pouring into the law office of Joseph Jordan in Killeen, Texas, soon after the Pentagon announced it would…
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82nd Airborne Chapter cancels anniversary event in wake of flooding
EL PASO, Texas — After Thursday night’s rains cancelled the special National Airborne anniversary event, the 82nd Airborne Chapter was left to clean…
Continue ReadingBiden orders 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure
By ROBERT BURNS and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has authorized an additional 1,000 U.S. troops for deployment…
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DC military base briefly locked down amid report of gunman
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military base in the nation’s capital was locked down for about an…
Continue Reading3 more Afghan provincial capitals fall to Taliban amid U.S. withdrawal; insurgents now hold 2/3 of nation
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials says the Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan and a local army headquarters. The…
Continue Reading Pentagon to mandate military members get vaccinated by Sept. 15
WASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the Covid-19 vaccine by Sept. 15, according to a memo obtained…
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El Paso VA helps vet realize dream of becoming U.S. citizen
EL PASO, Texas — An Air Force veteran who suffers from mental illness was able to realize a life-long dream of becoming a U.S. citizen thanks to the…
Continue ReadingTaliban seizes Kunduz, first major Afghan city to fall in vacuum left by US troop withdrawal
By Jennifer Hauser, Tara John and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The Taliban has seized control of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, local officials told CNN on…
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U.S. military plans to require Covid-19 shots for active duty troops
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to seek authorization to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for all active duty…
Continue ReadingArmy unveils memorial to a Black soldier lynched on military base 80 years ago
By Laura James, CNN Pvt. Felix Hall was barely an adult when he was found hanging from a tree on a segregated Army base in Georgia in 1941. His…
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Officer dead, suspect killed in violence outside Pentagon
WASHINGTON, DC — An officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon, and a suspect in…
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Native El Paso soldier back at Fort Bliss for garrison command role
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Gerardo Gonzalez is returning home to his native El Paso County for a garrison command role at Fort Bliss after…
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Fort Bliss mandates masks due to El Paso’s ‘substantial’ virus risk
FORT BLISS, Texas — Military personnel and all others visiting Fort Bliss must return to wearing face masks indoors on the U.S. Army post due to…
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Army says missing Fort Bliss sergeant has been found alive
UPDATE, July 30: Fort Bliss officials said Friday afternoon that missing Army Sgt. Soto de Jesus had been found alive, but offered no additional…
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Navy charges sailor with setting worst U.S. warship fire outside of combat
SAN DIEGO, California — The U.S. Navy said Thursday that charges have been filed against a sailor who is accused of starting a fire last year that…
Continue ReadingMore whistleblowers allege poor migrant child care at Fort Bliss
FORT BLISS, Texas — Two more whistleblowers have come forward alleging that migrant children who stayed at the Fort Bliss facility in El Paso…
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Gov. Abbott orders Texas National Guard to help with migrant arrests at border
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas National Guard deployment along the U.S.-Mexico border will start helping troopers make arrests, Republican Gov. Greg…
Continue ReadingEx-Air Force intelligence analyst sentenced to 45 months in prison for leaking classified info about US drone program
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former Air Force intelligence analyst has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for leaking top secret information about…
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Fort Bliss soldiers are victim, suspect in bar shooting; Army probe underway
UPDATE, July 26: Investigators on Monday identified two Fort Bliss soldiers as the pair of 26-year-olds involved in a weekend parking lot shooting…
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Department of Veterans Affairs will require health workers to be vaccinated
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will require many of its front-line health workers to be vaccinated, a senior…
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El Paso Armed Services YMCA offers backpacks, school supplies
EL PASO, Texas — The first day of school, Aug. 2, is right around the corner and one Borderland group is leading the charge in ensuring…
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El Paso VA Medical Center ‘cleared’ after bomb threat led to evacuations
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Veterans Administration Medical Center main facility was evacuated late Tuesday afternoon due to a bomb threat,…
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