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DoMaD welcomes new director
The Directorate of Mobilization and Deployment bid farewell to Col. Eric T. Judkins and welcomed Col. John F. Dorney in a ceremony held in the Adobe Room of the Family Resilience Center at West Fort Bliss Oct. 16.
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Jumpers hit it! Army Parachute Team performs during 2012 Amigo Airsho
A trail of red smoke falls from the sky, suddenly a black and yellow parachute deploys as a crowd of nearly 40,000 begin to cheer. The parachutist is a member of the U.S. Army Parachute Team, Golden Knights. The cheers grow louder as the Knight lands rights on target.
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Evaluations Done Right: Soldiers begin evaluating capabilities in tactical context
More than 3,800 Soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, deployed to the field Oct. 15 to begin the evaluation of capabilities in a tactical environment.
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BlissCommentary
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The Army 10 Miler-I spent this past weekend in Washington, D.C., where I ran the Army's most prestigious athletic competition: the annual Army Ten Miler. Four teams representing Team Bliss competed this year. The men's master's team, comprised of Soldiers aged 40 and above, won silver, finishing second in a very competitive division. The Team Bliss women's team placed third out of more than 50 teams competing in their division.
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Oct. 18, we held the first Process Action Team meeting of the 2012-2013 school year. The team is comprised of military leaders, military parents and representatives from 10 of the surrounding school districts. The PAT, a proposal of the School Liaison Office eleven years ago, has grown and strengthened into the impressive cooperative it is today.
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Thank you for the questions you have sent so far. This week's questions focus on 1st Armored Division history. Question: I was wondering what happened to the 1st AD Museum in Baumholder, Germany? I would like to look at all the pictures of Bosnia back in 1996...
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Fort Bliss Tours Photos
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Dignity & Respect Thought of the Month
October
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Voting Information
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Commanding General's Hotline
CG Hotline: 744-IRON
CG Email: usarmy.bliss.1-ad.mbx.cg-fort-bliss@mail.mil
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Top Five Questions
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BlissHappenings
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Flu Vaccination Info
Date and location of Flu Vaccines are as follows:
2-4 Oct, 9am-5pm: Old Biggs Gym BLDG 11251
12-13 Oct, 10am-6pm: Freedom Crossing Food Court
6-8 November, 9am-5pm: Old Biggs Gym BLDG 11251
16 October, 2pm-6pm: Logan Elementary
17 October, 2pm-6pm: Milam Elementary
18 October, 2pm-6pm: Bliss Elementary
For more information, call the FLU HOTLINE at 915.742.3142
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Recycling Center Building Closed
The Recycling Center Building is closed temporarily with temporary offices
at BLDG 622. However, the Fort Bliss Recycling Drop Off Point BLDG 1334 is
STILL OPEN FOR COLLECTION OF SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING, which is Paper,
Cardboard (Flattened), Shredded Paper (Tied in a Clear Plastic Bag),
Aluminum & Tin Cans (No Food, No Liquids, No Tobacco). Also, we recycle
Personal Electronics, Ink & Toner Cartridges and Personal Scrap Metal at the
Drop Off Point (Open 24/7 - Weather Permitting).
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East Fort Bliss Pass Office
The East Fort Bliss pass office is closed permanently. Anyone in need of a pass can use either the Chaffee pass office Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. excluding federal holidays, or the Robert E. Lee pass office 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To learn more, call 568-1890.
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IOC Hotline
The Fort Bliss Installation Operations Center announces the activation of the Fort Bliss IOC information hotline. The hotline, 568-3777, provides four groups of information: Option 1: antiterrorism/force protection information; Option 2: weather information; Option 3: community awareness (in-cludes road and gate closures, etc.); Option 4: commander's information.
For more information, call 569-6950, 569-6951, 569-6952.
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In-Processing
The Education Center in-processing briefing is in the General Instruction Facility at East Fort Bliss every other Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. Army Regulation 621-5 requires Soldiers to in-process within 30 days of arrival. This a formal, detailed briefing conducted by the Education Center personnel and different from the one conducted at the Welcome Center. For information, call 568-5635.
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Local Field Office: 915.568.5193
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