Ex-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88 in New Mexico
TAOS, New Mexico — Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled…
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HHS head cites progress during Fort Bliss migrant shelter visit amid protests
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited El Paso on Monday to see a migrant detention facility at the Fort…
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Defense Department video shows U.S. airstrikes against Iran
President Joe Biden directed military forces to conduct defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the…
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1st look at new William Beaumont Army Medical Center
EL PASO, Texas — Officials held a news conference Monday morning to offer a first look at the new William Beaumont Army Medical Center, which is…
Continue ReadingBiden orders airstrikes on Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq
WASINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes Sunday evening on Iran-backed militias near the Iraq-Syria border in response to…
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U.S. to keep 650 troops in Afghanistan after withdrawal in 2 weeks
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that about 650 U.S. troops are expected to be kept in Afghanistan to provide security…
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El Pasoans Fighting Hunger collects books, board games & more for migrant kids housed at Fort Bliss
By Rose Montanez, KVIA ABC-7 EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans Fighting Hunger is now collecting donations that will benefit the migrant children housed…
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Another Female soldier found dead in Fort Bliss barracks; victims were engaged to wed
FORT BLISS, Texas – For the second time in seven months, a female U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss has died…
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Year after Vanessa Guillén’s death, Congress seeks to pass military crime reforms
WASHINGTON, DC — A year after U.S. Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén’s death in Texas, which spurred a movement against sexual assault and harassment in…
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Defense secretary backs change in military handling of sex assault cases
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for the first time, said Tuesday he will support long-debated changes to the military justice…
Continue ReadingBiden administration moves to make gender confirmation surgery available through Veteran Affairs health care system
ORLANDO, Florida — Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough is moving to make gender confirmation surgery available to transgender veterans…
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Fort Bliss soldier convicted of Pfc. Asia Graham’s rape, gets 18-year sentence
FORT BLISS, Texas — A Fort Bliss solider was found guilty at a court martial on Friday afternoon of sexually assaulting another soldier who was…
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Fort Hood, Fort Bliss lead all Army posts in risk of sexual assault
WASHINGTON, DC — Female soldiers at two Army bases in Texas face a greater risk of sexual assault and harassment than those at other posts,…
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Autopsy shows Fort Bliss Pfc. Asia Graham died of drug overdose
FORT BLISS, Texas — The Armed Forces Medical Examiner has determined the death of a female Army private first class, whose lifeless body was…
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Arlington National Cemetery Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Facts Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, contains the remains of…
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2 Fort Hood soldiers charged with attempting to smuggle undocumented immigrants into Texas
FORT HOOD, Texas — Two Fort Hood active-duty soldiers have been charged with attempting to smuggle two undocumented Mexican citizens into Texas…
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At least 1,900 U.S. military guns lost or stolen over decade, some used in crimes
WASHINGTON, DC — An Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen over the last decade.…
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Fort Bliss celebrates the U.S. Army’s 246th birthday with outdoor celebration
FORT BLISS, Texas — The U.S. Army is celebrating an important day on June 14th– their 246th birthday, and Fort Bliss’ 1st Armored Division…
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Panic attacks highlight stress at Fort Bliss migrant kids shelter
FORT BLISS, Texas — Paramedics were called regularly to treat children suffering from panic attacks so severe their hands would constrict into balls…
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Vanessa Guillen’s fiancée, friends speak out on ABC’s 20/20
HOUSTON, Texas — Vanessa Guillen will forever be 20 years old, engaged but will never be married. She was murdered, inside one of the Army’s…
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‘All clear’ at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland after gunfire
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Officials at Texas’ Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland gave the “all clear” and lifted a lockdown Wednesday afternoon, hours after…
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US Marine Corps takes additional action against senior leader over amphibious vehicle accident that killed nine
One of the US Marine Corps’ senior leaders won’t return to his previous role as Inspector General of the Marines after additional…
Continue Reading Border group calls for release of migrant children at Fort Bliss shelter
FORT BLISS, Texas — The Border Network for Human Rights called for the release of unaccompanied minors at the migrant facility inside Fort Bliss…
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New Mexico moves ahead with review of contamination at Holloman AFB
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — New Mexico is several months into an investigation to determine the extent of contamination at two U.S. Air Force bases,…
Continue Reading Fired workers claim poor conditions at Fort Bliss migrant shelter
FORT BLISS, Texas — A group of disgruntled employees working at the Fort Bliss shelter for migrant children, gave ABC-7 some insight Wednesday…
Continue ReadingUS Army will not investigate Flynn’s comments about a coup after he appeared to endorse one
The US Army said Wednesday that it will not investigate former Gen. Michael Flynn for statements he recently made in which he appeared to endorse a…
Continue ReadingBiden honors fallen service members on Memorial Day
ARLINGTON, Virginia — President Joe Biden honored those who died serving in the military in Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery on…
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Get it straight: The difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day
We are here to make sure you don’t embarrass yourself. Inevitably, someone says something demonstrating confusion over the difference between…
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Nevada military plane crashes in Las Vegas, pilot killed
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — A pilot died after Nellis Air Force Base officials said an aircraft operated by a military contractor crashed in a nearby…
Continue ReadingLawyers say Ft. Bliss ‘warehousing’ migrant kids by the thousands
FORT BLISS, Texas — The shelter at Fort Bliss feels more like a warehouse, according to people who have been there, with rows and rows of bunk…
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