THEFEDERALIST (Jay Rogers) - Trump’s Use Of National Defense Resources To Protect The Border Is Legal And Brilliant
Securing 60 feet of federal dirt with the same trespassing law that protects Fort Bliss is not martial law.
STRIPES (Rose L. Thayer) - New 3D-printed barracks open at Fort Bliss | Stars and Stripes
The new buildings, made of a special blend of concrete, can house up to 560 soldiers in open bays on temporary assignment to the west Texas base.
STRIPES (Chad Garland) - Former soldier found guilty in scheme to steal $1.12 million worth of MREs from Texas base | Stars and Stripes
Joseph Lavar Davis was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit theft of government property and one count of theft of government property.
STRIPES (Matthew Adams) - Fort Bliss division to take command of southern border operations | Stars and Stripes
The 1st Armored Division Headquarters will take command from the 101st Airborne Division.
STRIPES (Rose L. Thayer) - 3D-printed barracks will open within 6 months at Fort Bliss | Stars and Stripes
The barracks cost about $87 million. A traditional build of similar size would have been five times that amount, according to the Army.
STRIPES (Rose L. Thayer) - Fort Bliss soldier sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually abusing 3 children | Stars and Stripes
Sgt. Chad A. Jones, 35, pleaded guilty to sexually abusing three children, including a young family member he preyed upon for four years.
STRIPES (Rose L. Thayer) - Conflicting messages emerge over why airspace was closed over El Paso, Fort Bliss | Stars and Stripes
The Trump administration said closure was related to a drone incursion from drug cartels in Mexico. But Rep. Veronica Escobar said there was no emergency.
AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - El Paso airspace shutdown sparked by "military activity" near border
The sudden, unexplained closure of the airspace around El Paso , Texas, was ordered after the Federal Aviation Administration grew concerned that military activity near the border could threaten civilian flights, two sources familiar with the decision told Axios. Why it matters: The order, later reversed, alarmed residents of El Paso, the border city of around 680,000, and blindsided local political leaders. Even military officials at Fort Bliss said they didn't know what was going on. - The order was reversed around eight hours later without an explanation for what caused it. - The FAA said there was "no threat to commercial aviation." How it happened: The FAA's abrupt order to close El Paso's airspace for 10 days came after the…
The sudden, unexplained closure of the airspace around El Paso , Texas, was ordered after the Federal Aviation Administration grew concerned that military activity near the border could threaten civilian flights, two sources familiar with the decision told Axios. Why it matters: The order, later reversed, alarmed residents of El Paso, the border city of around 680,000, and blindsided local political leaders. Even military officials at Fort Bliss said they didn't know what was going on. - The order was reversed around eight hours later without an explanation for what caused it. - The FAA said there was "no threat to commercial aviation." How it happened: The FAA's abrupt order to close El Paso's airspace for 10 days came after the…Open