Acting U.S. Navy boss quits amid coronavirus uproar
WASHINGTON, DC — Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday, bringing to a climax an extraordinary drama that he advanced by…
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El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank calls in National Guard for help to distribute meals
EL PASO, Texas – With Covid-19 forcing business and job closures across the Borderland, the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank has seen a dramatic…
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El Paso sailor serving aboard Navy medical ship aiding L.A. hospitals during virus pandemic
LOS ANGELES, California — An El Paso sailor is currently serving aboard the USNS Mercy, a 1,000-bed naval hospital ship that is treating patients…
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Fort Bliss soldier finds comfort in quarantine porch photography
EL PASO, Texas — A new Fort Bliss soldier arrived in the Borderland during the beginning of the global pandemic with his wife who is nine months…
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Military offers glimpse of Doña Ana County quarantine site for Fort Bliss soldiers
FORT BLISS, Texas — Fort Bliss commanders said Thursday they were stepping back from an announcement just a day prior to raise the risk condition…
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Fort Bliss raises risk level to ‘HP Con Delta’ citing severe threat posed by coronavirus
FORT BLISS, Texas — Fort Bliss on Wednesday evening upgraded the risk level condition it is operating under amid the on-going threat posed by the…
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Mental health help during pandemic available for El Paso veterans via telemedicine
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Social distancing is necessary for our physical health, but it is not an excuse to abandon our mental health. The…
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Concerns arise at El Paso City Hall about Fort Bliss no longer reporting virus cases
EL PASO, Texas — As the number of coronavirus cases rose in El Paso to 50 on Tuesday, the number of reported cases out of Fort Bliss remained at…
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Holloman Air Force Base reports 1st confirmed coronavirus case
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Holloman Air Force Base has recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus, base officials and the Alamogordo city…
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Pentagon orders Fort Bliss, other posts not to report virus cases as 1st service member dies & military infections reach 1,000
WASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon has ordered military bases and commanders, including El Paso’s Fort Bliss, to stop publicly announcing coronavirus…
Continue Reading Fort Bliss raises risk level to ‘HP Con Charlie’ amid virus outbreak that now infects 7
FORT BLISS, Texas — Fort Bliss effective 6 p.m. Wednesday upgraded the risk level condition it is operating under amid the threat posed by the…
Continue ReadingSailors test positive for coronavirus at sea as US military leaders say crisis could last into summer
The Pentagon’s senior leadership broadcast a different message than President Donald Trump on Tuesday, with military leaders warning the…
Continue Reading Fort Bliss ready to raise risk level to ‘substantial’ as number of virus cases goes to 4
FORT BLISS, Texas — Fort Bliss was preparing Monday night to upgrade the risk level condition the post is operating under after a fourth member of a…
Continue Reading 2 more soldiers test positive as number of virus cases at Fort Bliss grows to 3
FORT BLISS, Texas — Two additional soldiers at Fort Bliss have tested positive for novel coronavirus, military officials said late Saturday night,…
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Mexico navy copter down in police operation; 1 dead, 10 hurt
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Authorities in Mexico say a Mexican navy helicopter has crashed during an anti-kidnapping operation, killing a police officer…
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Returning Fort Bliss troops denied water, bathrooms under quarantine
FORT BLISS, Texas — It wasn’t the welcome home that U.S. soldiers expected when they returned from war zones in the Middle East in the past week.…
Continue Reading 1st confirmed case of coronavirus reported involving Fort Bliss soldier
FORT BLISS, Texas — William Beaumont Army Medical Center on Friday night confirmed a soldier from Fort Bliss has tested positive for the…
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US military says it is working to convert buildings into hospitals in three or four weeks
The US military said it is working to convert buildings into hospitals and could potentially provide 10,000 hospital beds in New York, as the…
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William Beaumont screening guests for virus at main gates, restricting visitation
EL PASO, Texas — William Beaumont Army Medical Center, the Department of Defense medical facility that provides comprehensive care to active duty…
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White Sands Missile Range cancels Trinity Site open house
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico — First, the Bataan Memorial Death March. And now, the open house at the Trinity Site. Because of concerns…
Continue Reading Fort Bliss says over 400 soldiers quarantined, ‘Stop Movement’ order in effect
FORT BLISS, Texas — In a live-streamed town hall meeting Tuesday night, leadership at Fort Bliss said more than 400 soldiers were under quarantine -…
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Numerous Fort Bliss events canceled as virus precaution
FORT BLISS, Texas — Fort Bliss Morale, Welfare and Recreation has announced the cancellation of numerous events at the Army post as a precautionary…
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U.S. launches airstrikes against Iran-backed militia group that hit Iraq base
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. launched airstrikes Thursday in Iraq, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the…
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Bataan Memorial Death March canceled by Army due to coronavirus concerns
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico – U.S. Army officials on Wednesday made the decision to cancel this year’s Bataan Memorial Death March as a…
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U.S. troops reported killed, wounded in rocket attack in Iraq
CAMP TAJI, Iraq — At least three people were killed, including two U.S. service members, in a rocket attack in Iraq, a U.S. official said…
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80 U.S. troops arrive in El Paso to guard the border until courts decide ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy’s fate
EL PASO, Texas — Eighty U.S. troops arrived in El Paso over the weekend and are expected to soon be providing assistance to Customs and Border…
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U.S. begins troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, DC — American troops have begun leaving Afghanistan for the initial troop withdrawal required in the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement, a…
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William Beaumont Army Medical Center has isolation rooms ready to treat coronavirus patients
EL PASO, Texas — With the corona virus already affecting the state of Texas, what is Fort Bliss doing to protect our soldiers? Lt. Col. Lauri Zike,…
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Trump administration to send troops to El Paso as it awaits ‘Remain in Mexico’ court decision
EL PASO, Texas — The Trump administration is deploying around 80 troops to El Paso as a result of uncertainty over the future of one of its key…
Continue ReadingMultiple US military branches screening recruits for coronavirus amid mounting concern
Multiple US military branches are screening new recruits for the novel coronavirus as part of a sweeping effort to prevent the virus from spreading…
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