Unit News Lt. Col. Ted Yates accepts the guidon from Col. Carolyn Birchfield, commander, 402nd Field Artillery Brigade, signifying his taking charge of the brigade’s 3rd Battalion, 410th Regiment, during a ceremony June 13 at the Trading Post, here. Yates assumed command from Lt. Col. Juan Saldivar, who will move to an assignment with U.S. Army Southern Command, Fla. Photo by Staff Sgt. Patricia Deal, 402nd FA Bde. Public Affairs.

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Staff Sgt. Patricia Deal, 402nd FA Bde. Public Affairs: Lt. Col. Ted Yates assumed leadership of 3rd Battalion, 410th Regiment, 402nd Field Artillery Brigade in a ceremony at the Trading Post…

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Spc. Samantha Lewis, 501st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division chaplain’s assistant, Chaplain (Capt.) Ronnie Irwin, 501st Brigade Support Battalion chaplain and Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Gregory Walker, 3rd Infantry Division, and RC-S chaplain, unveil the dedication banner for Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Goetz at Forward Operating Base Walton’s dining facility, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, May 30. Goetz was killed in Afghanistan in 2010; the dining facility was named after him. Photos by Staff Sgt. Kristen Duus, 1st BCT, 1st AD Public Affairs .

GOETZ Dining Facility FOB Walton DFAC named after fallen chaplain »

Staff Sgt. Kristen Duus, 1st BCT, 1st AD Public Affairs: FORWARD OPERATING BASE WALTON, Afghanistan – Memorial Day is a time to commemorate Soldiers who have fallen in battle – past…

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Remembering D-Day: 82nd Airborne Chapter honors WWII vets »

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Donita Kelly, Garrison Public Affairs: Veterans and community members took time out of their day June 6 to honor the service…

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IED kills Bliss Soldier, ‘Ready First’ Brigade loses another comrade »

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Staff Sgt. K. R. Allen, 1st Armored Division Public Affairs: A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat…

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Trio killed in action: Bliss loses more warfighters in Afghanistan »

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Major Joe Buccino, 1st AD, Team Bliss Public Affairs: Spcs. William J. Gilbert, Mitchell K. Daehling and Pfc. Cody J. Towse…

May 22 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

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The before and after results of the federal furlough »

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Virginia Reza, Garrison Public Affairs: Dear Furloughed employees, Like you, I recently received a letter notifying me 20 percent of my pay will be forcibly taken during the next three months. Naturally I was devastated, as I never thought it would happen. I hoped Congress would…

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Believing is seeing »

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Chaplain (Maj.) James Foster, Headquarters, 1st Armored Div: Have you ever felt like you were walking around with less-than-perfect eyesight? I used to wear glasses and without them, or my contacts, I couldn’t see clearly. Things were fuzzy and I would be unsure of what objects…

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18 and published: Take the Breath Out of Me written while at Bliss »

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Arial Alexis began writing when she was only 14 years old here at Fort Bliss, in 2009. What started as a “planned plotline” for her and her sisters’ Barbie games morphed overnight into a young adult Sci-Fi trilogy soon to hit the shelves. Her inspirations…

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Housing homeless veterans »

Daniel Lemus, a participant in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program, presents Congressman Beto O’Rourke with a photo during a press conference at the VA Medical Center at El Paso, Texas, June 10.  The HUD/VASH program began in 2008 and since then, 145 vouchers have been used and an additional 25 were made available recently.  Before the end of the year, Lemus will be the first veteran in the program to become a homeowner. Photo by Staff Sgt. Candice Harrison, 24th Press Camp headquarters.

Staff Sgt. Candice Harrison, 24th Press Camp headquarters: El Paso and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have teamed up with other government agencies to provide additional housing for homeless veterans of the city. The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso received 25 additional…

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Military spouse uses AFTB to understand military life »

GiGi Winburn, Army Family Team Building program assistant talks about how AFTB helps military spouses integrate into the Army way of life. The program provides Soldiers and spouses with coping skills and resources they need to become self-sufficient members of the military community.Photos by Staff Sgt. LaSonya J. Morales, 16th MPAD.

Staff Sgt. LaSonya J. Morales, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment: Fear, anguish and distress – for one Fort Bliss spouse these emotions changed to courage, comfort and contentment after attending an Army Family Team Building seminar here. For Gwendolyn Deschamps, an Army spouse, the AFTB training…

Jun 19 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

National Get Outdoors Day Expo »

Spc. Darrell Kelly, an ammunitions specialist with 123rd Brigade Support Battalion takes aim at his target as he prepares to let his arrow fly into the bulls eye at the National Get Outdoors Day Expo, Saturday, at the Fort Bliss Rod and Gun Club here. Photos by Sgt. Larry B. Barnhill, 24th Press Camp Headquarters.

Sgt. Larry B. Barnhill, 24th Press Camp Headquarters: The echoes of laughing children barreling down InterXtreme’s zip-line, water-slide and climbing wall, as well as the crackling pistols, shotguns and rifles filled the air. The Fort Bliss Rod and Gun Club and Southwest Adventures hosted the National…

Jun 12 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
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Maj. Gen. Sean B. MacFarland

Maj. Gen. Sean B. MacFarland, 1st AD and Fort Bliss Commanding General: Amigo Airsho As most of you are probably aware by now, due to the restrictions of the sequestration, Fort Bliss will be unable to host…

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Dayley’s Update…..

Col. Brant V. Dayley, Garrison Commander: Friday at 9 a.m., on the 1st Armored Division parade field, Soldiers, families, friends and members of other branches of the service will join to commemorate the 238th birthday of our…

Jun 12 2013 / Read More »
Healthbeat From left to right, Roslyn DuPree, assistant station manager for the American Red Cross office at Fort Bliss/William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Kenneth “Ken” Romero, station manager for the ARC office at FB/WBAMC and Leticia “Letty” Sprinkle, sexual assault medical management program manager/sexual assault medical forensic examiner, WBAMC, inspect donated clothing from the ARC office at WBAMC. Photo by Benny Ontiveros, WBAMC Public Affairs.

ARC donates clothing for sexual assault victims

Clarence Davis III, WBAMC Public Affairs: On June 10, in an effort to relieve the pain and help in the recovery of sexual assault victims treated at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, the WBAMC American Red Cross…

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Retired Maj. Gen. Carla G. Hawley-Bowland, center, shakes hands with Maj. Roy D. Edwards, a distinguished graduate from the general surgery residency program during Saturday’s Graduate Medical Education Program’s graduation ceremony. Photo by Julia Yubeta, WBAMC Public Affairs.

WBAMC graduates embark on lifelong journey to excellence

Julia Yubeta, WBAMC Public Affairs: Doctors in Army Medicine not only swear to the Hippocratic oath, but also take an oath of service to their country. “You have volunteered to wear the cloth of this nation and…

Jun 19 2013 / Read More »
Sports The Omar Bradley Sports Complex on Fort Bliss lights up for summertime sports.  Photos by Ashley M. Alameda, DoMaD PAO.

Softball season in full swing

Ashley M. Alameda, DoMaD PAO: Summer’s most popular past time is in full swing at Fort Bliss. The Fort Bliss Commander’s Cup Softball league is in session at the Omar Bradley Sports Complex from now until the…

Jun 19 2013 / Read More »
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Lewis-McChord hosts Special Olympics Summer Games

Sgt. Ryan Hallock,US Army: JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash. — The athletes paraded through the Joint Base Lewis-McChord hangar, slapping hands left and right all the way to the front where the I Corps commander greeted…

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