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Fort Bliss soldiers among 3 missing on New Mexico kayak tripupdated: Mon Apr 02 2012 21:42:00

Three people, two of them Fort Bliss soldiers, were reported missing after going on a weekend kayaking trip in New Mexico and not coming back, the New Mexico State Police said on Monday.

Couple deployed for their honeymoonupdated: Tue Dec 13 2011 13:28:00

Sgt. 1st Class Daniel DeGeneres and his wife, Amanda, deployed to Iraq two weeks after they married.

Technology keeps military families bondupdated: Sun Dec 11 2011 14:11:00

Army Major Frank Rosenblatt shares with CNN how he keeps in touch with his family while he's in Iraq.

Frank Rosenblatt returns to Iraq as a lawyer -- and a new fatherupdated: Sun Dec 11 2011 14:11:00

Rocket alarms pierced the quiet at Camp Warrior, breaking the concentration of Army Maj. Frank Rosenblatt.

Relief, joy at Fort Bliss after announcement of Iraq withdrawalupdated: Sat Oct 22 2011 21:38:00

Since 1848, Fort Bliss has been where U.S. soldiers toil, train and sweat under the strong Southwest sun before departing for battlegrounds around the world.

U.S. troops coming home earlyupdated: Sat Oct 22 2011 21:38:00

Military spouses react to news troops deployed in Iraq are coming home sooner than expected. Martin Savidge reports.

U.S. combat brigade to leave Iraq well ahead of scheduleupdated: Sat Oct 15 2011 19:39:00

A brigade of U.S. troops originally scheduled to be among the very last to leave Iraq is being pulled out of the country months ahead of its planned departure, military officials said Saturday.

Army unit synchronizing complex technology now essential for warupdated: Tue May 24 2011 07:30:00

It's a daunting assignment for an Army combat brigade at Fort Bliss, Oklahoma -- get all the military's high-tech software, uplinks, phones, drones and computers to talk to each other.

Fortune: How El Paso, Texas dodged the recessionupdated: Tue Nov 16 2010 12:53:00

In most parts of the United States, Americans have lost hope that their homes will restore their value or that unemployment will drop significantly anytime soon. But in the westernmost corner of Texas, there's more than hope -- there's an unlikely building boom happening. The U.S. military base Fort Bliss, covering an area larger than Rhode Island, has become one of America's largest military installations, and that's having a dramatic impact on an otherwise depressed economy.

Police: Fort Bliss gunman deadupdated: Tue Sep 21 2010 22:44:00

A Fort Bliss commander says two people were shot at a grocery store before the gunman was killed. KFOX reports.

FBI identifies Fort Bliss shooterupdated: Tue Sep 21 2010 22:44:00

The man killed after he allegedly shot two women -- one fatally -- at a convenience store at Fort Bliss, Texas, was identified Tuesday as a retired Army sergeant.

Three shot on Army base near El Pasoupdated: Tue Sep 21 2010 07:34:00

The FBI is on its way to Fort Bliss in west Texas to investigate a shooting at a convenience store on the base that left a man dead and two women wounded, according to base spokesman Dieter Jester.

U.S. soldier found guilty of abusing subordinates in Iraqupdated: Sat Nov 21 2009 11:21:00

A U.S. military court demoted and jailed a soldier for mistreating troops in Iraq, behavior discovered during the investigation of another soldier's suicide.

U.S. airman dies in shooting at Mexican strip clubupdated: Thu Nov 05 2009 09:48:00

A U.S. serviceman was among six victims of an early morning shooting at a Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, strip club Wednesday, officials said.

Four U.S. soldiers charged with crueltyupdated: Fri Aug 21 2009 14:44:00

Four U.S. soldiers have been charged with cruelty and maltreatment of four subordinates in Iraq after a suicide investigation brought to light alleged wrongdoing, the military said Friday.

Soldier accused of being hit man for cartelupdated: Wed Aug 12 2009 12:57:00

A U.S. soldier arrested in connection with the killing of a Mexican drug cartel member in El Paso, Texas, allegedly worked as a hit man, court records say.

Missing soldier found; husband chargedupdated: Mon Jul 21 2008 20:36:00

A Fort Bliss, Texas, soldier reported missing and possibly in danger was located by authorities Sunday after she was kidnapped and assaulted by her husband, El Paso, Texas, police said Monday.

Time.com: Missing Soldier Found Aliveupdated: Mon Jul 21 2008 09:55:00

A Fort Bliss soldier considered missing and endangered has been found hurt but alive, her sister said Monday

Time.com: Fort Bliss Base Raises Drinking Ageupdated: Thu May 29 2008 16:00:00

This military base in the far West Texas desert stood as the last Army post in America where if you were old enough to fight and die for your country, you were old enough to drink a beer

Military and mental healthupdated: Thu May 01 2008 15:05:00

CNN's John Roberts takes a look at a new study on military mental health.

Time.com: New Policy on Troops' Mental Healthupdated: Thu May 01 2008 08:00:00

Advocates of better mental health care for troops say a new Pentagon policy aimed at reducing the stigma of getting psychiatric counseling could be a small but important step

FSB: Winning that $40 million building contractupdated: Wed Jun 06 2007 06:08:00

Defense is a profitable business for the aptly named Gail Warrior-Lawrence, 39. Her DeSoto, Texas, firm just landed a $40 million contract to build barracks at the Army's Fort Bliss base in Texas. ...

Army wife finds new meaning in holidayupdated: Mon Jul 03 2006 22:46:00

Last year on the Fourth of July, newlywed Heather Kestian was saying goodbye to her husband as he left for his second tour of duty in Iraq.

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