Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard It remains the greatest honor and privilege to serve with each of you.
Team Bliss The future of the Army is Fort Bliss
Adriana Salas, White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs: WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Nearly 6,000 marchers braved the 35-mile-per-hour winds during the 24th annual Bataan Memorial Death March held Sunday at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Prior to beginning their 26.2-mile march or honorary 14.2 miles, the marchers were able to shake hands with the [...]
Gilbert Telles Jr., Garrison Public Affairs: An independent economic impact study initiated by the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce records the significant economic force Fort Bliss and William Beaumont Army Medical Center contribute to the economic health of the region. The study funded by a grant from the “Hunt Family Foundation,” researched and compiled by [...]
Command Sgt. Maj. Ronnie Kelley, 1st AD and Fort Bliss CSM: Recently, I have noticed an increasing lack of discipline in the way our Soldiers present themselves in uniform. When we raised our right hand and recited the Oath of Enlistment, we willingly accepted ourselves into a culture that manages our lifestyle and appearance. As a [...]
Armando Carrasco ,JTF North Public Affairs: During a change of command ceremony conducted Friday, Army Brig. Gen. Jon S. Lehr assumed command of Joint Task Force North, the Department of Defense unit tasked to support the nation’s federal law enforcement agencies’ counterdrug and homeland security efforts. The event, conducted at the task force’s headquarters on [...]
Command Sgt. Maj. Ronnie Kelley The Corps of Noncommissioned Officers has upheld a longstanding reputation as being the “backbone of the Army” since the branch’s inception in 1775. Since then, NCOs have been the lifeblood of every major conflict over the last 238 years. In recent months, the news media has scrutinized several high-profile Army [...]
Staff Sgt. Kenneth G. Pawlak, 16th MPAD: Fort Bliss bids farewell to a one-of-kind strategic thinker who has a talent for analyzing problems and crafting imaginative solutions. Command Sgt. Maj. Phillip Pandy, Fort Bliss Garrison command sergeant major, said his goodbyes to the Soldiers, families, civilians and friends of the Fort Bliss community which he served [...]
Sgt. Valerie Lopez, Headquarters 1st Armored Division: Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Armored Division welcomed a new commander during the HHBN Change of Command Ceremony Feb. 13, at the 1st AD Parade Field. “Today we say farewell to Lt. Col. Karen M. Wrancher, logistician, combat vet, and longstanding member of the Iron Soldier Family,” said Col. [...]
Sgt. Adam Ross, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment: After graduating from the National Ground Intelligence Center at Charlottesville, Va., Dec. 21, Soldiers from a variety of 1st Armored Division units and military occupational specialties prepared to deploy to Afghanistan and employ a new skill: Document and Media Exploitation. The practice of DOMEX supports Army intelligence operations. [...]
Staff Sgt. Jes L. Smith, 16th MPAD: With the presentation of a giant $5,000 check, the 2013 Fort Bliss Army Emergency Relief campaign officially kicked off at the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center, here, Feb. 6. Maj. Gen. Dana J. H. Pittard, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss commanding general, graciously received the large donation for [...]
