They had trained for months. They had prepared. They were ready. In July of 2020, the 169th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 69th Troop Command, Kansas Army National Guard, was days away from embarking on their nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. The steady drawdown of U.S. troops in the Middle East over the past decade has reduced […]Read More
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Thirty-five Army Reserve Medical Command Soldiers have mobilized to support COVID isolation and quarantine missions in Texas and New Mexico. The team from Detachment 2 of the 7407th Troop Medical Clinic arrived at Ft. Bliss, Texas in November to augment the 169th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion of the Kansas National Guard to support two sites […]Read More
Wednesday, the Senior Mission Commander of 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, Maj. Gen. Sean Bernabe, extended the public health emergency for Fort Bliss that had been in effect since November 6. Post officials share that this declaration allows the installation to continue assisting the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in caring for Department of […]Read More
Friday morning, the Commanding General, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, declared a public health emergency for Fort Bliss. “This declaration allows the installation to better posture the William Beaumont Army Medical Center to care for Department of Defense and Veterans Administration beneficiarie,” post officials shared via news release. “This measure is prudent given the […]Read More