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🌱 How a new engineer headquarters will reshape operations across Fort Bliss

Fort Bliss, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Fort Bliss! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new engineer headquarters will reshape operations across Fort Bliss
  • What the new PCS cutbacks and bonuses mean for Fort Bliss troops
  • How Fort Bliss training helped shape a groundbreaking Air Force squadron

Also on today's calendar: Father's Day High Tea and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Breezy; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 101 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 101, low: 79.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 104 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 1st Armored Division activates Engineer Brigade Headquarters Company (einpresswire.com) — Fort Bliss just activated the Headquarters and Headquarters Company for the 1st Armored Division Engineer Brigade, reshaping how “Old Ironsides” organizes combat engineering on post. Leaders say this move realigns units and facilities across Fort Bliss to better support the Army’s 2030 force design, with the brigade aiming for full operational capability by 2028.
   

2. Army Reduces Permanent Change of Station Moves to Boost Stability (military.com) — Soldiers and families at Fort Bliss could see fewer disruptive PCS moves thanks to a new Army effort to cut more than 25,000 relocations through 2027. A stabilization pilot for Armor crew members at Fort Bliss offers bonuses to stay put, part of a broader push to keep units intact and improve family stability across the force.
   

3. 13th Combat Air Base Squadron's mission legacy (af.mil) — Airmen recently trained at Fort Bliss as part of the 13th Combat Air Base Squadron’s innovative expeditionary combat support exercises, helping them prepare to establish and defend air bases in tough environments. The squadron, based at Luke Air Force Base, is deactivating after proving a new “Unit of Action” concept that integrated 74 career fields into one deployable team.
   

4. Army Hopes to Work with Communities to Build a Better Data Center – Association of Defense Communities (ADC) (defensecommunities.org) — Fort Bliss is one of four Army installations being considered for new on-base data centers designed to supply their own power and limit water use. Army officials say they want these facilities to mesh well with surrounding communities and will keep discussing plans at an innovation forum this October.
   

5. Pentagon's Ability To Supply Ukraine With More Patriot Interceptors Questioned By Congress (twz.com subscription) — Fort Bliss gets a brief spotlight as soldiers from the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade are shown firing Patriot missiles at nearby MacGregor Range, illustrating how local training ties into global demands. Congress is pressing the Pentagon on whether it can boost Patriot interceptor deliveries to Ukraine amid tight stockpiles and surging worldwide demand.
   

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Other local events
    Saturday June 20
  • Father's Day High Tea →
    Hotel Paso Del Norte, Autograph Collection, 10 Henry Trost Ct, El Paso
    2:00 pm
  • The Pride Bar Crawl - El Paso →
    Rockstar Burger Bar | Downtown, 217 N Stanton St, El Paso
    4:00 pm
    • Sunday June 21
  • Art in the Park - Leaf Painting
    Franklin Mountains State Park FranklinMountainsStatePark Map&Directions
    9:00 am
    • Wednesday June 24
  • Night Critter Crawl
    Franklin Mountains State Park FranklinMountainsStatePark Map&Directions
    7:30 pm
    • Saturday June 27
  • District Closure
    Montwood H S El Paso, TX 79936
  • Lantern-lit Mine Tour
    Franklin Mountains State Park FranklinMountainsStatePark Map&Directions
    8:00 am
  • Prospect Mine Tour
    Franklin Mountains State Park FranklinMountainsStatePark Map&Directions
    10:30 am

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Ok Fort Bliss! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An egg (Thank you LaJean D. for sending it in!)
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