PENSACOLA, Florida — A shooter opened fire in a classroom building at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola on Friday in an attack that left four people dead, including the assailant, and multiple people wounded. The shooting — the second at a U.S. Navy base this week — prompted a massive law enforcement response and
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EL PASO, Texas — Friends of a Texas veteran with no family living in El Paso invited the community to his funeral as he was laid to rest at Fort Bliss National Cemetery Friday. Sgt. 1st Class Cristobal Garcia, 88, died on Dec. 3 in El Paso. He was a maintenance mechanic for the Army air
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EL PASO, Texas — A U.S. Navy veteran, who served eight years, is living in fear after her home was broken into on Thanksgiving day. “My peace of mind was stolen, I have no idea how to start to get back to that,” said Margarita Sanchez. Sanchez said she is new to El Paso and
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EL PASO, Texas — New details have emerged about the recent arrest of a Fort Bliss soldier accused of beating his two sons while high on the drug LSD. Zakary Frampton faces two counts of injury to a child after allegedly assaulting his 3-year-old and 7-year-old sons. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by ABC-7,
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When a World War II veteran turned 99, he had one regret. He had an opportunity earlier in life to meet some of the last living Civil War veterans, but he didn’t go. Now 100-year-old Sidney Walton is giving people across the country the chance to meet one of the last living World War II
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, who was forced out of his role Sunday after President Donald Trump’s intervention in a war crimes case, said in an interview Monday that the President’s actions send a message that “you can get away with things.” “What message does that send to the troops?” Spencer said
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Midshipman Adam Esqueda is a 2016 graduate of Maxine L. Silva Health Magnet High School and is a currently a senior at the United States Naval Academy. Adam will join the U.S. Navy submarine force after graduating and commissioning as an Ensign. Academically, he majors in Chemistry with a concentration
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A Marine deserter who is facing a murder charge has been placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted list of fugitives. Michael Alexander Brown, 22, is suspected in the killing his mother’s boyfriend in Hardy, about 9 miles east of Roanoke, Virginia, authorities there said. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting report in Hardy
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — In an extraordinary move, the Pentagon chief “fired” the Navy secretary Sunday for going outside his chain of command by proposing a “secret agreement with the White House,” according to a senior defense official. The agreement that led to Navy Secretary Richard Spencer’s forced resignation involved the case of Navy SEAL Eddie
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The US Supreme Court on Friday accepted a Justice Department appeal to review the cases of three men in the Air Force whose rape convictions were overturned last year — including one whose confession the Air Force recorded — when the top military appeals court found a five-year statute of limitations existed for military sexual
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump ignored Pentagon advice Friday and pardoned two officers, while also restoring the rank of a third after all faced war crimes allegations. Trump granted a full pardon to Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance and a full pardon to Army Major Mathew Golsteyn, and restored the rank of Navy SEAL Eddie R. Gallagher,
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EL PASO, Texas — With Veterans Day celebrations taking place across the Borderland community, the Del Sol Medical Center is working to make sure that America’s military men and women have the job skills to transition into the civilian work force after returning from the battle field. The hospital has partnered with the “Hiring Our
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FORT BLISS, Texas — Fort Bliss kicked off the annual Keep America Beautiful, America Recycles Day celebration on Veterans Day. The aim of the celebration was to honor the 38 individuals who are both soldiers and civilians in their efforts to maintain a green base. Sergeant First Class George Johnson was named this year’s Recycling
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A Marine who deserted his post at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina last month is a suspect in the killing of his mother’s boyfriend, authorities said Monday. According to a news release from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia, Michael Alexander Brown is known to frequent national parks and forests, and he may be
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An Army combat veteran who is facing the fight of her life has joined forces with a former NFL player to raise awareness in the battle against lung cancer. Retired Lt. Col. Angela Downs served 21 years in the Army, including a 2006 deployment to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. One year ago this month
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas — Dozens of people gathered for the 23rd Annual Veterans Parade and Celebration in San Elizario on Saturday. “To me its a very special day in remembrance of all the military personnel that have done their service for this nation,” said Carlos Soza, a Vietnam veteran who attended the special event. The
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EL PASO, Texas — For many combat veterans life after military service can be a challenging adjustment. Christopher Lloyd found himself questioning what his next step was after two tours of service in Afghanistan. Habitat for Humanity looks to step in to help those in need, that includes our men and women of the military.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – This Saturday, the El Paso chapter of the 82nd Airborne Association is hosting an open house. You’ll have the opportunity to tour their facility, visit with veteran paratroopers, see displays of historic weapons, uniforms, equipment, and military patches. You can even take a picture next to a full-size UH-1M Bell
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ahead of Veterans Day, County Judge Ricardo Samaniego appeared on ABC-7 at Four to discuss county-related veterans issues with Stephanie Valle.
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EL PASO, Texas — Concerns are reaching to the highest government levels in the U.S and Mexico to have a critical issue fixed to prevent a possible disaster. Right now, Verizon is experiencing problems, but other cell phone carriers, like AT&T, could also be affected. In a letter, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wrote on
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EL PASO, Texas — After 78 years, the newspaper serving Fort Bliss has shut down. The last issue was Thursday. Over the years, the paper has gone by numerous names. Most recently, it was known as “The Bugle.” Last year, the paper was named the Army’s best print publication. But that didn’t make it immune
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FORT BLISS, Texas — DAV and RecruitMilitary will host the Fort Bliss Veterans Job Fair on Thursday, October 31st from 11am to 3pm at the Centennial Club on East Fort Bliss. This free event for veterans, military spouses, transitioning military, National Guard members and Reservists features employers ready to hire. In addition to providing career
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — An F-16 fighter jet from Holloman Air Force Base crashed Tuesday night in a rural area between Alamogordo and El Paso, but no serious injuries were reported. Military officials said the jet was on a training flight when it crashed around 7:15 p.m. about 80 miles southeast of the base. The
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump announced the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State. He announced his death in an address to the nation Sunday morning from the White House. “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead,” Trump said, noting he was killed in a U.S. military raid in northwest Syria over the weekend.
Continue ReadingA new biography of former Defense Secretary James Mattis reports President Donald Trump personally got involved in who would win a major $10 billion contract to provide cloud computing services to the Pentagon, according to the website Task & Purpose, which writes about military issues. That hotly contested contract was awarded to Microsoft on Friday
Continue ReadingMicrosoft has won a hotly contested contract to provide cloud computing services to the Defense Department, besting Amazon in a months-long competition in which President Donald Trump threatened to intervene. The contract for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure is said to be worth billions of dollars over the coming decade. Amazon had long been considered
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — When a New Mexico veteran was admitted to hospice care last week, he had only one last wish: to say goodbye to his beloved dog, Patch. John Vincent is a Marine who fought in Vietnam. The 69-year-old was hospitalized in Albuquerque before being transferred to a nearby VA hospice facility. Because
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EL PASO, Texas — A barricaded teenage murder suspect was arrested about an hour into a SWAT standoff over the weekend that followed a house party shooting in which a decorated Fort Bliss soldier was killed and four other people were wounded. The suspect, identified in jail records as 17-year-old Joseph Anthony Rocha-Chaparro, emerged from
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EL PASO, Texas — A barricaded teenage murder suspect was arrested about an hour into a SWAT standoff over the weekend that followed a house party shooting in which a decorated Fort Bliss soldier was killed and four other people were wounded. The suspect, identified in jail records as 17-year-old Joseph Anthony Rocha-Chaparro, emerged from a home in
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About 4,000 soldiers from Fort Bliss’ 2 nd Armored Brigade Combat team are about to undergo the Army’s stiffest training challenge — a training rotation at the National Training Center. Soldiers from the Iron Brigade will load up their equipment and travel about 800 miles to Fort Irwin, Calif., in the middle of the Mojave
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