Sgts. Miriana Taylor, left, and Pedro Lujan, right, assigned to Company B, 410th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, practice how they would speak with a village mayor during close-quarters combat train More
From left, Sgt. 1st Class Philip Casiano and Staff Sgt. Basilio Medina, both observer/coach/trainers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 353rd Regiment, Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., take notes as stu More
Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, left, commanding general, III Corps, and Lt. Gen. Patrick J. Donahue II, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command, walk through 1st Armored Division headquarters' command po More
An Apache AH-64D comes in for a landing at a forward arming and refueling point at Doña Ana Range, N.M., as Soldiers assigned to the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, load ammo and refuel another h More
German air force Master Sgt. Soeren Wiebe, left, observes Tech Sgt. Christopher Hammack, assigned to Desert Defenders, Fort Bliss, Texas, as he fires the German rifle, G36A1, while attempting to earn the gold S More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, takes off to support the Rappel Master Course at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 2, 2017. U.S. Army photo by Abigail Meyer
Staff Sgt. Dale Wilson moves a MZRZ lightweight tactical all-terrain vehicle at the Desert Defenders Logistics Detail site at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 24, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Abigail Meyer, Fort Bliss Publ More
Spc. Sharnell Garrett, left front, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade, attaches a Conex box to a CH-47 Chinook with two fellow More
First Lt. Markus Caldwell, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, returns from a round of shooting during the unit’s annual gunnery Table IV at Doña An More
Soldiers assigned to Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery Regiment of the Kansas National Guard, return from shooting rockets from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System mounted on a specially More
An Air Force A-10 flies over the training areas near Fort Bliss, Texas, during a joint live-fire coordination exercise May 9, 2017. The FCX is part of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division’s certificati More
A Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division prepares for a live-fire exercise in an M1A2 Abrams tank in the Fort Bliss training areas near Orogrande, More
Spc. Malcolm Perkins, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, participates in team leader training at the Forward Operating Base Freedom training area a More
Brig. Gen. Mark Landes, left, deputy commanding general – support, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, and Spc. Ronald Murray’s mother, SrA Sonia Clark, his sister, Brittany and father Ronald Sr., view the pla More
Spc. Martavius Hurt, right, assigned to the 504th Composite Supply Company, 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade, signals he is ready for fuel during a “refuel on More
Spc. Tereon Dorsey, left, and Spc. Dylan Hauck, both assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, demonstrate how the digital control unit of the More
Spc. David Martinez, assigned to 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, practices putting on his gas mask before gas chamber training at the Tobin Wells area at Fort More
Pfc. Wyatt Ripple, assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, shoots a 7.62 caliber M240B machine gun at Range 60 at the Doña Ana, N.M., training area June 8, 2017.
Soldiers and Airmen listen to a brief on how to correctly complete a minimum of 59 sit-ups during the Ranger Physical Assessment at the Ranger Assessment Course at Fort Bliss, Texas July 10, 2017. U.S. Army pho More
A team of Soldiers assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Regiment, New Mexico Army National Guard, head toward a building during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at Orogrande Range, More
Sgt. Gabriel Garcia, assigned to the 513th Military Police Detachment, 93rd Military Police Battalion, gets ready to let Zeusz, 2, a German Shepherd military working dog assigned to the 513th MP Det., 93rd MP B More
Instructors flip over 1st Sgt. Anthony Knights, assigned to the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, during Underwater Helicopter Egress Training at the Aquatics Training Center at Fort Bliss, Sept. 2 More
The plaque on the obelisk that marks ground zero at the Trinity Site, Oct. 7, 2017. Photo by Wendy Brown, Fort Bliss Bugle
Pamela Santana competes in the tire flip portion of the 6th Annual Fort Bliss Strongman and Strongwoman Competition outside the Joshua Soto Physical Fitness Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, Nov. 4, 2017.
Lyhn Estrada, El Paso’s Miss Patriotic Teen 2017, helps distribute holiday groceries at Fort Bliss, Texas, Nov. 21. Volunteers from many groups, agencies and military units joined the Armed Services YMCA of El More
Capt. Harold Shorter, right, commander, Troop D, 2nd Squadron, 13th Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, and 1st Lt. Ryan Smith qualify on the M9 at Range 54, Doña Ana Range, N.M., Jan. 5, 2018.
Spc. James Braswell, left, and Spc. Joseph Macfarlane, assigned to 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, practice adjusting indirect fire at the Forward Operating More
From left, Spc. Nicholas Olmo, Spc. Brandon Arthur and Staff Sgt. Javier Fuentes, all assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, inspect an upper support More
Sgt. Lily Evans leads a squad into a building for a simulated room-clearing mission while competing in the 204th Military Intelligence Battalion Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bliss March 21, 2018. Evans was More
A scout team from the 1st Armored Division scans the streets of the Zambraniyah Training Village in southern New Mexico, March 22. Troops from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st AD and 1st AD Artillery se More
“Bulldog” Soldiers assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat team, 1st Armored Division work to secure a building at the Zambraniyah Training Village in southern New Mexico March 22. The 3rd ABCT was tasked with t More
Sgt. Sha Detwiler, assigned to assigned to 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, acting as an opposing force, defends the Fort Bliss training village of T More
First Lt. Matthew Sharbrough, left, and Sgt. Charles Thomas, assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 198th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, discuss their plan More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter takes off from a Forward Arming and Refueling Point during a 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, gunnery at Range 83 at Orogrande, N More
Army kid Tyrone Marshall eyes the camera during the First Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade Gunnery Family Day on the Fort Bliss Training Complex in southern New M More
Sgt. Christian Stevens, assigned to 3rd Platoon, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, reloads an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during a platoon a More
BaseFEST performing Artist Craig Morgan poses with a military family during a meet and greet at Ft. Bliss, Texas on May 12. BaseFEST Powered by USAA is a music festival experience designed to bring live music d More
Pfc. Bradley Gerber, assigned to 504th Composite Supply Company, 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Armored Division, loads a magazine in his M4 rifle during a convoy protection live-fire exercise More
Staff Sgt. James Hill, assigned to 127th Aviation Support Battalion, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, gives direction to Soldiers participating in a live fire during Operation Workhorse Stampede a More
Sgt. Jackson Haskell, assigned to Company A, 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, participates in a village-clearing exercise at the Malakhand Training V More
A Bangalore explosion goes off charge as Soldiers practice breaching through an obstacle at the Malakhand training village, Orogrande Range Complex, N.M., June 24, 2018.
Fireworks light the night over Biggs Park at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 4. Fort Bliss Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, the El Paso Symphony Orchestra and other organizations partnered to present “Pop Goe More
A loved one helps out a 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Soldier at the Silas L. Copeland Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group facility at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 5.
Maj. Gen. Patrick Matlock, left, receives the 1st AD flag from Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson during the 1st Armored Division change of command ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 12. Richardson, the U.S. Army Force More
A Soldier-volunteer demonstrates an exercise activity for kids at Vacation Bible School at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 13. Almost 40 volunteers supported VBS during the weeklong program.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Thomas Nagies checks the condition of a Soldier’s motorcycle at a spot safety inspection station on East Fort Bliss, July 18. Army motorcycle safety program mandates include consideratio More
Rock art from the Formative Period (200-1450 AD) of a “Goggle-eyed” figure at a well-preserved archaeological site on Fort Bliss July 19, 2018
German Air Force Lt. Col. Ingo Scharschmidt receives his nation’s colors with military adornment during the change of command ceremony. Scharschmidt joins the GAFADC from German Air Force Forces Command at Colo More
An M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle crew heads to the range during gunnery training at the Doña Ana Range Complex, N.M., Aug. 3, 2018.
Students find some fun during an early morning, morale-focused drill competition at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 9. “Lessons are facilitated in small groups with a collaborative approach,” said Sgt. 1st Class Jeffer More
Sgt. Kenneth Labuda, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear noncommissioned officer assigned to Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, adjusts More
Soldiers assigned to the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, participate in the ruck-march portion of the brigade’s Soldier and noncommissioned officer of the quarter competition at McGregor Range, N More
Capt. Marquise Oliver, assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, competes in the fifth annual Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Mills Commando Competition at th More
An AH-64 Apache assigned to 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division lands during gunnery training at Doña Ana Range, N.M., Oct. 11, 2018.
A Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, looks out from a Bradley Fighting Vehicle during gunnery training at Doña Ana Range, N.M., Oct. 12, 2018.
Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets from Northern Arizona University on their team ruck march at the 2018 regional ROTC Ranger Challenge at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 13. The previous day, El Paso re- cei More
Soldiers from Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division sharpen their familiarity with squad-level weapons during their brigade’s Soldier of the Year and NCO of the Year competitions at Fort Bliss, Texas, O More
Sgt. Jawaan Brown, assigned to the 131st Field Hospital, makes an adjustment on the sight of his M16 rifle at Doña Ana Range, N.M., Oct. 25, 2018.
A pilot assigned to the Montana National Guard begins a preflight inspection of a UH-60 Black Hawk at Biggs Army Airfield, Texas, Nov. 11, 2018.
Soldiers assigned to Company D, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, participate in a gunnery at Fort Bliss Dec. 7, 2018, that helped evaluators test the Tr More
Fort Bliss Photo Category C entry form
Nomination for David Poe for Moss-Holland Civilian Journalist of the Year
Soldiers at the front desk check in a couple at the Fort Bliss Tax Center on West Fort Bliss Feb. 21. Since last week, the center has filed more than 1,400 returns for eligible beneficiaries. (U.S. Army photo b More
Balfour Beatty Communities employees stand by to help residents fast-track resolutions to previous maintenance conflicts at the Senior Commander Housing Town Hall meeting at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 28. “We’re w More
Former Texas State Rep. Joe Pickett speaks at the Fort Bliss and El Paso Strong Ties program reception at Fountains at Farah in El Paso, Texas, April 25, 2019. "Kidding aside, this is a phenomenal honor," said More
(From right) Cols. Stuart James and Steve Murphy grab a hug after Murphy relinquished command to James during the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Bliss change of command ceremony on East Fort Bliss, Texas, July 9, 2019 More
A climber shows off some gear at the Staff Sgt. Roberto Loeza Soldier Activity Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 15. Bliss FMWR Outdoor Recreation supplies climbing gear for their indoor rock wall at no cost fo More
Guests are briefed in a East Fort Bliss ready room by Lt. Col. Warren Pittman, the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Bliss executive officer, before being strapped into Chinook and Apache trainers on East Fort Bliss, Aug More
With a series of adjustable accessories for the Total Gym system, instructor Rosalind Roger offers students a thorough workout for those with tight schedules.
A guest checks out one of the almost 2,500 dresses available at the Operation Deploy Your Dress shop at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 29, 2019. Soldiers and military spouses can select one dress and one accessory per More
Straight down I-10 west in Las Cruces, New Mexico, sits U-Pick Mesilla Valley Apples — a family-owned and operated orchard. Three varieties of apples grow on the more than 400 trees, which span two orchards on More
Col. Stu James, the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Bliss commander, addresses the audience at his unit's change of responsibility ceremony at the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center on East Fort Bliss, Texas, Sep More
A fire erupted during the early morning hours of Sept. 12, near the vicinity of CSM Barreras Gate, located at Sergeant Major Boulevard and Loop 375. Although flames reached 50 to 60 feet in the air, the driver More
Pfc. Billy Clark, a Soldier from 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, owns the mechanical bull at the 2019 BOSS Bash at Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 13. Clark, an Arkansan, said he rode bulls before enlisting in the More
Conner Cronin, 8, left, is his brother Finn’s biggest fan and advocate. Finn Cronin, 3, was born with Mosaic Down syndrome, the rarest form of the condition. Only 2 percent of people with Down syndrome have Mos More
Jessica Chacon, La Casa's data coordinator, files records at their Las Cruces, N.M., facility, Oct. 2, 2019. The nonprofit, which also has a satellite office in Anthony, N.M., offers comprehensive services for More
First Lt. Ryan Deopante, an 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Soldier, dives into some Street Fighter V at the Warrior Zone on East Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 10. Deopante is a member of the Army eSports team and More
Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Cobb, the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss command sergeant major, shakes hands with veterans during the Veterans Day program at Old Glory Memorial in El Paso, Texas, Nov. 11, 2019. More
FMWR group fitness "Next Level" class students at work at the Sgt. Joshua W. Soto Physical Fitness Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, Dec. 3, 2019. Instructor Chris Najera said the class offers students a cross-train More
Fort Bliss Police Chief Mike Barnes was part of the town hall panel, Dec. 4, 2019. He addressed the concerns of the attendees and assured them that his team is aware of the most prevalent speeding areas, and th More
The 1st Armored Division Band hosted their annual "Sounds of the Season," a holiday pops concert on Fort Bliss, Texas Dec. 5 and 6, 2019. The family-friendly event included holiday classics, new contemporary fa More
Following the Fort Bliss Garrison Christmas Tree lighting ceremony, families enjoyed soup, cider and sweets provided by the Religious Support Office, Dec. 5, 2019.
Fort Bliss Main Exchange store employees bring out shopping carts filled with toys and gifts that Fort Bliss families had on layaway, Dec. 19, 2019, at Fort Bliss, Texas. The families had just learned their lay More
Soldiers and Florida State football players enjoy the simulations center at Fort Bliss, Texas, Dec. 27, 2019. Florida State student-athletes and staff joined players and coaches from Arizona State University at More
Cpl. Jasmine Juarez, from the Fort Bliss Dental Activity, observes a Milam Elementary School fifth grader as he demonstrates the correct way to brush teeth. The DENTAC was one of the 12 vendors at the Milam car More
In this day and age of technology, when digital information is literally at your fingertips, or rather your thumb, Qué Pasa coordinator Cher Roumell said nothing can replace human interaction, which is why she More
Twice a year the Army Community Service Employment Readiness Program staff transforms the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center on East Fort Bliss, Texas, into a hiring event for military spouses and service More
Jennifer Torres-Aponte, an Armed Services Blood Program medical technician, registers a donor at the 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade headquarters at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 28, 2020. While they do work More
A Team Bliss family member takes part in a resident input forum at the quarterly town hall meeting at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 3, 2020. In addition to the quarterly town halls, monthly housing area community fo More
Under low-pressure sodium lamps, Soldiers tend to a mock patient at the Medical Simulation Training Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 11. The simulations program at William Beaumont Army Medical Center hosted More
A Soldier starts his day with a temperature check before visiting the Soldier Readiness Processing Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, May 7, 2020. Fort Bliss is the busiest Mobilization Force Generation Installation More
A local kid looks on from afar as Team Bliss and the El Paso VA Health Care System took part in a closed Memorial Day ceremony at the Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, Texas, May 25, 2020. The closed VA More
The latest Senior Commander Housing Town Hall was held under the lights at Fort Bliss, Texas, June 10, 2020. The quarterly forum was closed to families to encourage social distancing and livestreamed on Faceboo More
A Soldier exercises on an elliptical machine at the Sgt. Joshua W. Soto Physical Fitness Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, June 18, 2020. The 10-year old facility contains $2 million of fitness equipment. Guests at More
A laboratory technician with the Armed Services Blood Program prepares blood donations to be sent for coronavirus antibody testing, July 15, 2020, at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Nearly 300 Soldiers with the 93rd Military Police Battalion at Fort Bliss, Texas, spent July 20-24, 2020, at the McGregor Range Complex in New Mexico, qualifying on multiple weapons systems -- from the M9 pisto More
A Fort Bliss Child and Youth Services caregiver helps adjust the mask of Kalista Melendez, 3, Aug. 10, 2020. As part of the new COVID-19 safety protocols, caregivers and children age 3 and older are required to More
During the first 24 hours of Operation Noble Focus everyone is involved with the initial setup of the facility. This is when the doctors, nurses and technicians become staking, stringing and tent teams. Rather More
Stephanie Vizzuett, a Mickelsen Community Library technician, tends to customers along Pershing Circle at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 28, 2020. “Response has been good -- the staff has been really good at rising to More
Representatives from Fort Bliss Housing, Balfour Beatty Communities, and Fort Bliss Public Affairs collected comments to pass along to the installation leadership team so they could address them live during the More