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• Arctic Wolf Soldiers Honor Fallen Soldiers, Friends
  A group of "Arctic Wolves" Soldiers embrace at a memorial for Staff Sgt. Solomon Sam and Sgt. John Savage at Forward Operating Base Marez Dec. 10. Solomon served as a heavy equipment operator and squad leader of 3rd Platoon 523rd "Wolverine" Battalion, Savage served two tours of duty in Mosul, his latest with the 94th Engineer Battalion. Both Soldiers lost their lives following an improvised explosive detonated outisde of FOB Marez.
• Iraqi Army, 25th ID Leaders Meet in Mosul
  Iraqi Army leaders met with 25th Infantry Division leaders in the streets of a once-dangerous neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq. Together the two armed forces, sharing the same goal, displayed the vast improvement in the safety and liberty of Iraq.
• Army Reserve Soldier learns life lessons from father, Army
  As national media outlets and world leaders focus on the inaugural ceremony for the new Commander in Chief in Washington D.C., a small, seemingly unnoticed promotion ceremony took place at the U.S. Army Reserve Readiness Command headquarters here on Friday. There were no bands, color guards or secret service scanning the perimeter, but instead, one command sergeant major doing the right thing – ensuring today’s Soldier get the recognition and spotlight to shine.
• Fort Bliss celebration honors patron saint of artillery
  Soldiers from units across Fort Bliss toasted Saint Barbara on Dec. 6, raising a glass to the patron saint of artillerymen during a celebration at the Centennial Club.
• Fort Bliss' Catholic community honors fallen servicemembers
  Members of the American and German Catholic communities on Fort Bliss celebrated the holidays on Dec. 7, by unveiling a memorial to the nation’s fallen servicemembers.
• Space shuttle Endeavour visits Fort Bliss
  FORT BLISS, Texas--The space shuttle Endeavour, and its transporting 747, stopped for a two-hour refuel at Fort Bliss' Biggs Army Airfield on Dec. 10, during the first leg of a cross-country flight from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The Endeavor is returning from mission STS 126, which delivered life-support supplies and equipment to upgrade and expand the space station future capabilities from a three-person crew to a six-person crew. The 747 burns almost one gallon of fuel per plane length while carrying the orbiter Endeavor across the United States. Due to the weight of the combined aircrafts; it takes longer to safely stop, so a longer runway is needed and Biggs is the largest airfield in the Army inventory. Fort Bliss Base operations conducts daily airfield inspections, repairs and training to continually keep the airfield in a pristine and safe condition in order to support their multiple missions. The last Endeavor transport stopped at Biggs in 1992.
• USACAPOC(A) Operation Toy Drop 08
  Paratroopers from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Command (Airborne) organize and sponsor the 11th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop here on Dec. 5 and 6.
• William Beaumont Army Medical Center families celebrate Thanksgiving Day meal
  The William Beaumont Army Medical Center staff, families and friends celebrated the Thanksgiving Day meal on Nov. 27 in the Saint Martin Dining Facility.
• Fort Bliss participates in 72nd annual Sun Bowl Parade
  More than 300,000 spectators lined the streets of downtown El Paso for the 72nd annual FirstLight Federal Credit Union Sun Bowl Parade, held on Thanksgiving morning with the participation of Fort Bliss Soldiers, members of the 62nd Army Band and numerous wheeled military vehicles.
• Fort Bliss Brigade runs to collect food for families and the community
  With the sun just barely rising over the mountains, Soldiers of 5th Armored Brigade, First Army Division West warmed up in preparation for Fort Bliss’ Post Holiday Food Drive Run Nov. 21. Soldiers spent the last couple months collecting canned food and toys for less fortunate families.
• Fort Bliss DFAC creates family atmosphere
  Thanksgiving is a day for Families to be together and give thanks for what they have. However, there are always Soldiers who cannot go home to be with their family for this holiday.
• Fort Bliss community adopts Soldiers into their families
  El Paso families lined up at Stout Gym Thanksgiving Day to take more than 600 Soldiers home for the holiday.
• Fort Bliss' USASMA Soldiers help grade JROTC drill meet
  More than 30 U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy Soldiers were tasked with grading the Ysleta Independent School District Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Drill Meet, held Nov. 15 at Eastwood High School in El Paso, Texas.
• Country singer Tracy Lawrence enjoys lunch with Wagonmaster Soldiers
  Country music singer Tracy Lawrence has lunch with about 20 Soldiers from the 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Dec. 3 at the Freedom Café Dining Facility. The singer was visiting Fort Hood for a CD signing and took the opportunity to have lunch with a few Soldiers.
• Fort Bliss children learn about smoking hazards
  “Say no – no to smoking,” chanted the children as they walked around Kelly Park during the Great American Smokeout event held at Fort Bliss.
• Fort Bliss cheerleaders take first place in community competition
  A team of cheerleaders from Fort Bliss captured the Spirit Cheerleading Championship title in Rio Rancho, N.M.
• Reservist, Miami Surgeon helps homeless veterans during Thanksgiving dinner
  As thousands of Army Reserve Soldiers gathered on Thanksgiving Day with their families, friends and comrades abroad, one Soldier spent the day helping seemingly unforgotten American heroes in need. Dr. (Col.) Chance Kaplan greeted more than 200 homeless veterans who arrived at Miami’s Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center for a Thanksgiving feast donated by a local restaurant.
• NFL Player visits Fort Bliss to talk about mental health
  NFL player Herschel Walker visits Fort Bliss to talk about mental health.
• Fort Bliss community unveils memorial wall
  Almost 65 years ago, a company of Hispanic Soldiers with an average age of 20 set out on a mission to cross the heavy-fortified Rapido River in southern Italy during World War II. Nearly every Soldier who attempted the crossing was killed by mines, artillery or gunfire.
• Fort Bliss Soldiers partner with local schools to honor veterans
  Soldiers from 1st Armored Division’s 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment and 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, participated in Veterans Day celebrations as Partners in Education with local schools.
• First foreign-military spouses graduate from Bliss course
  The graduation ceremony for a two-week course at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy was held Friday for the seven women who attended, four of