U.S. military reports record number of coronavirus cases
The US military reported a record high number of coronavirus cases on Tuesday with 1,314 new cases, according to Defense Department statistics. There…
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U.S. to reduce troop levels in Iraq, Afghanistan just days before Biden takes office
WASHINGTON, DC — Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Tuesday announced plans to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying…
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‘Rollercoaster’ for El Paso nurses who lament: ‘not had 1 person survive coming off a ventilator’
EL PASO, Texas — Three separate teams of 20 military medical providers with the U.S. Air Force have now been in the Borderland for over a week…
Continue Reading‘We can’t keep it out’: Two dozen people died of Covid-19 in a Kentucky veterans center as infections in the community surged
At least 24 veterans have died of Covid-19 and more than 80 have been infected since an outbreak last month at Kentucky’s Thomson-Hood Veterans…
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El Paso VA, William Beaumont teaming up on mobile ICU to battle Covid
EL PASO, Texas – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is teaming up with William Beaumont Army Medical Center to open a 16-bed mobile intensive…
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8 killed, including 6 Americans, in helicopter crash involving peacekeeping force in Egypt
Eight military members of a peacekeeping force in Egypt, including six Americans, were killed when a helicopter crashed in the southern Sinai…
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Deported veteran celebrates return to El Paso while working to help other vets still stuck in Juárez
EL PASO, Texas — It has been two months since former navy veteran Frank De La Cruz was allowed to come home to El Paso after being deported and…
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EPCC to honor vets, but keep online registration services open on Veterans Day
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Community College is keeping its registration services open for the spring semester while honoring veterans Wednesday on…
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Trump fires U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump has fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, a stunning and unprecedented move at a time of national uncertainty…
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Military deploys 60 medical personnel to El Paso’s overflowing hospitals to help combat virus
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Department of Defense is deploying 60 medical personnel from the U.S. Air Force to El Paso facilities as hospitalizations…
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Fort Bliss follows El Paso County’s lead, orders halt to non-essential services due to virus concerns
FORT BLISS, Texas — U.S. Army officials at Fort Bliss on Thursday night announced that only essential services would be allowed to remain in…
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Vanessa Guillen’s sister says ‘we still don’t know the truth’ about her death
HOUSTON, Texas — Months after the remains of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen were found in Texas, her family says there are still many things they…
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Fort Bliss commander imposes curfew to fight virus, bans soldiers from eating inside restaurants
EL PASO, Texas — To fight the record-setting surge of coronavirus in the Borderland, Fort Bliss has instituted a curfew to match the one…
Continue Reading Texas Gov. Abbott requests Fort Bliss Army hospital to house non-Covid patients
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the federal government to use William Beaumont Army Medical Center as a way to help El Paso fight…
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Fort Hood says Vanessa Guillen died ‘in the line of duty’ and affords family benefits
FORT HOOD, Texas — The death of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen occurred “in the line of duty,” Fort Hood officials announced Tuesday.…
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Court records suggest strip club spat led to Fort Bliss captain’s murder
EL PASO, Texas – New court documents obtained by ABC-7 show jealousy as a possible motive in the murder of a Fort Bliss Army captain who was rammed…
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Army officer who is ex-girlfriend is 2nd arrested in ‘murder’ of Ft. Bliss captain in fiery crash
EL PASO, Texas — A fellow Army officer who is the former girlfriend of a murdered Fort Bliss captain became the second person arrested on charges…
Continue Reading Fort Bliss commander adopts virus restrictions on post similar to new mandates in El Paso
FORT BLISS, Texas — Maj. Gen. Sean Bernabe, in one of his first major acts as the new commander of Fort Bliss, announced Friday evening that the…
Continue Reading ‘I am going to die’ – final words of Fort Bliss officer ‘murdered’ in fiery car crash
EL PASO, Texas — “I am going to die!” Those were the exact words told to a 911 dispatch operator moments before a Fort Bliss Army captain had his…
Continue Reading Ft. Bliss officer ‘murdered’ in fiery El Paso crash; driver arrested for ramming car
UPDATE Oct. 13: Police said Tuesday that a man killed in a fiery crash two days earlier in far east El Paso was the victim of murder, and officials…
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Retired Las Cruces Army officer wins national literary award for his book on Vietnam combat
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A writer, author, educator and former warrior living in Las Cruces is getting some well deserved national recognition for…
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New ROTC commander at NMSU has ties to Fort Bliss, Borderland
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Army ROTC Bataan Battalion at New Mexico State University has a new commander. Lt. Col. Mark McClellan, from Macon,…
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Fort Hood victims speak out in ‘the military’s #MeToo moment’
FORT HOOD, Texas — Maria Valentine says she was just months into her training at the Fort Hood Army base in 2006 when a sergeant with a history of…
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Marines say No. 2 officer has tested positive for virus after Pentagon meeting
WASHINGTON, DC — The assistant commandant of the Marine Corps has tested positive for the coronavirus, days after he and members of the Joint…
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Pentagon leaders including Joint Chiefs of Staff chair quarantined after virus exposure
WASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon said Tuesday that top military leaders are under self-quarantine after a senior U.S. Coast Guard official tested…
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El Paso girl writes hundreds of letters to Fort Bliss soldiers
EL PASO, Texas — It’s at her dinning room table where 7th grader Payton Mitchell sits down to hand-write letters to soldiers at Fort Bliss. “Let…
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Drive-through carnival honors Borderland military families during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas – The United Service Organizations celebrated military families safely with a drive-through carnival on Saturday. The event allowed…
Continue Reading New Mexico activists hold rally on ‘Vanessa Guillen Act’
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — New Mexico activists held a rally to support a proposal that would change how active duty service members…
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Motorcyclist killed in crash with speeding car that ran red light was Fort Bliss soldier
UPDATE: U.S. Army officials say a motorcyclist killed in an El Paso traffic crash earlier in the week was a decorated soldier at Fort Bliss who had…
Continue Reading Deported veteran returns home to El Paso after 20 years in Juárez
EL PASO , Texas — A veteran of the U.S. Navy and Army National Guard who served a tour of duty during the Persian Gulf war finally came home to his…
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