Military Archives

3 rockets hit U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, U.S. officials confirm

January 26, 2020 8:39 PM CNN, ABC News

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Three rockets struck the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Sunday, U.S. officials told CNN and ABC News. Officials told ABC…

82-year-old El Paso veteran is city’s 7th traffic death of year

January 24, 2020 1:28 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — An 82-year-old El Paso veteran who crashed his car into a light pole a week ago has become the city’s seventh traffic death of the…

34 U.S. service members have traumatic brain injuries after Iranian strike

January 24, 2020 10:28 AM Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon said Friday that 34 U.S. troops were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries suffered in this month’s Iranian…

El Pasoan writes book based on love letters sent by her father to her mother during World War II

January 22, 2020 6:48 PM Mark Ross

EL PASO, Texas – A daughter’s discovery of letters sent nearly every day by her father to her mother during his time in the U.S. Army in World War II…

Mysterious lights seen over northeast El Paso were military flares, not UFOs

January 21, 2020 3:09 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s a UFO? No, it’s just a U.S. Army training exercise organized out of Fort Bliss. Military…

US military says additional service members treated for injuries from Iranian strikes

January 21, 2020 6:49 PM CNN

US Central Command announced Tuesday that additional US troops who were serving at a base in Iraq that was struck by Iranian missiles earlier this…

11 U.S. soldiers were injured in Iran missile attack despite initial claims of no casualties

January 16, 2020 8:10 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Several U.S. service members were injured during last week’s Iranian missile attack on Al-Asad airbase in Iraq despite…

Ft. Bliss soldier charged in drunk driving death released on bond; bar where he drank is under investigation

January 16, 2020 4:01 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A Fort Bliss soldier charged in a drunk driving death has been released from jail on bond as state officials Thursday confirmed the…

Homeland Security seeks Pentagon funds for 270 miles of border wall

January 16, 2020 3:32 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to fund the construction of 270 miles of border wall this year as…

El Paso-based Black Hawks starting border flights in Texas, New Mexico

January 15, 2020 7:03 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — Black Hawk helicopters are starting flights over a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border including New Mexico and Texas for border…

Prosecutor says Texas teen mistakenly shot, killed friend in school during ROTC

January 15, 2020 5:08 PM Associated Press, ABC News

HOUSTON, Texas — A 16-year-old student mistakenly shot his friend in their Houston-area high school’s ROTC room before fleeing and being arrested…

Family of fallen Marine gets mortgage-free new Horizon City home

January 14, 2020 9:39 PM Wil Herren

HORIZON CITY, Texas — Nine years ago Marine Lance Corp. Norberto Mendez-Hernandez gave his life for our country battling insurgents in Afghanistan.…

Trump considers diverting billions more in Pentagon funds to build border wall

January 14, 2020 9:06 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The Trump administration is considering diverting around $7.2 billion in additional Pentagon funding for border wall…

U.S. Attorney General says Pensacola Air Force base shooting was ‘an act of terrorism’; 21 Saudi cadets removed

January 13, 2020 12:13 PM Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Attorney General William Barr said last month’s shooting at Naval Air Station in Pensacola was “an act of terrorism”…

Alleged drunk driving Ft. Bliss soldier charged in deadly central El Paso traffic crash that killed motorcyclist

January 9, 2020 11:08 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A deadly late night crash involving four vehicles at a central El Paso intersection was the result of an accused drunk driving…

A 103-year-old World War II veteran finally gets his combat medals, 75 years later

January 10, 2020 9:03 PM CNN

A 103-year-old World War II veteran is finally being honored for his time in the military — 75 years later. Peter Fantasia, of Somerville,…

A massive study of 200,000 veterans identifies genetic links to anxiety

January 9, 2020 7:49 PM CNN

A massive genetic study in nearly 200,000 veterans with anxiety is providing new insights into how and why people may be pre-disposed to anxiety…

U.S. House passes resolution limiting Trump’s war powers against Iran

January 8, 2020 3:27 PM ABC News, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House on Thursday approved a War Powers resolution Democrats said would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to take…

Rockets land in Baghdad’s Green Zone near U.S. Embassy; no injuries reported

January 8, 2020 7:26 PM CNN

BAGHDAD, Iraq — The US-led coalition to fight ISIS confirmed small rockets landed near the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad on Wednesday…

Iran launches missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq, no reports of American casualties

January 7, 2020 4:51 PM ABC News, CNN

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran shot ballistic missiles into Iraq on Tuesday evening, targeting two U.S. military sites in retaliation for the…

El Paso WWII vet recalls his rendezvous with destiny on anniversary of Battle of the Bulge

January 7, 2020 8:57 PM Wil Herren

EL PASO, Texas — There are not many World War II veterans that are still alive in the United States. The Sun City though can boost…

Soldiers Memorial vandalized with anti-war graffiti

January 6, 2020 10:53 AM CNN

ST. LOUIS, Missouri — Police in St. Louis are investigating vandalism at the Soldiers Memorial, which was spray-painted with anti-war graffiti…

US deploys thousands of additional troops to Middle East following Soleimani killing

January 4, 2020 9:02 AM CNN

The US is deploying thousands of additional troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran mount following the airstrike that killed Iranian…

Disabled veterans now allowed on post at Fort Bliss to use commissary, exchange

January 3, 2020 8:32 PM Brianna Chavez

FORT BLISS, Texas — The Department of Defense has expanded military commissaries, exchanges, and recreational facilitates to service-connected…

Elite Iranian general killed in U.S. airstrike ordered by Trump

January 2, 2020 7:43 PM Associated Press

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The Pentagon said Thursday that the U.S. military has killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, at…

Sun Bowl Teams Tour Ft. Bliss Facilities

December 27, 2019 9:22 PM JC Navarrete

FT. BLISS, Texas The first edition of Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game is right around the corner and preparations are in full swing. While Arizona State…