🌱 How a new top enlisted leader will shape Fort Bliss Soldiers

Greetings Fort Bliss! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a new top enlisted leader will shape Fort Bliss Soldiers

Also on today's calendar: Dance With The Dead.

Today's riddle: Why do optometrists live so long? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Turning cloudy and warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 84, low: 63.
• Tuesday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 1st Armored Division transitions senior enlisted leadership during change of responsibility ceremony (einpresswire.com) — Fort Bliss hosted a May 1 ceremony marking the change of responsibility between Command Sgt. Maj. James L. Light and Command Sgt. Maj. Carvet C. Tate for the 1st Armored Division. Leaders praised Light’s focus on discipline and pride in the division, while Tate pledged to build on that legacy in service to Soldiers, Fort Bliss, and El Paso.
   

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📸 Around Fort Bliss

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Bliss

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 15

• CHEERLEADER ROADKILL Carnivore Tour →
  808, 115 Durango St Ste B, El Paso
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday May 19

• Dance With The Dead →
  Lowbrow Palace, 1006 Texas Ave, El Paso
  6:00 pm

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📣 Fort Bliss Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday May 3

• Karaoke Tardeada Sundays →
  Texas 20 Event Center, 12160 Alameda Ave, Clint
  1:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• (BID) Businesses in Development Academy – Get Government Contracts 101 →
  Chayo Apodaca Community Center, 341 N Moon Rd, Socorro
  10:00 am

Wednesday May 6

• Disney On Ice - Road Trip Adventures →
  El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E Paisano Dr, El Paso
  7:00 pm

Friday May 8

• Disney On Ice presents Road Trip Adventures →
  El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E Paisano Dr, El Paso
  7:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• Joseph Capriati →
  Lost & Found, 2519 N Stanton St, El Paso
  6:00 pm

Friday May 22

• 1K Phew with Whatuprg, Childlike CiCi →
  X Motoball, 14372 Loving Ln, El Paso
  6:00 pm

Sunday June 14

• The Consequences Band →
  Wine Down, 10245 Socorro Rd, Socorro
  2:00 pm
• The Consequences Band at Wine Down Socorro Texas !! @ConsequencesMusic →
  Wine Down, 10245 Socorro Rd, Socorro
  2:00 pm

Saturday June 20

• Totally Rad Vintage Fest →
  El Paso Live, 1 Civic Center Plaza, 303 N Oregon St Suite 610, El Paso
  9:00 am

Wednesday July 15

• CHRIS TRAVIS →
  11:11 EP TX, 9740 Dyer St, El Paso
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kimco Facility Services, LLC posted a job opening for Janitorial Crew Member in El Paso. Apply here.
• Kellermeyer Bergensons Services posted a job opening for Warehouse Janitorial Associate in El Paso. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Bliss here.

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🗞 Nearby News

El Paso

• El Paso Comic Con 2026 kicks off weekend in Downtown El Paso (kfoxtv.com)
• BTS El Paso Texas Concert Live Free Sun Bowl Stadium Concert May 2, 2026 (piquenewsmagazine.com)
• Proposed Fort Bliss data center could use more power than all of El Paso (texarkanagazette.com)

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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: Because they dilate. (Thank you Phil M. for sending it in!)
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