Loved the baseball field. The streets were pretty well marked. Had nice LED street signs and…read morebillboards in places. The favorite was the nice yellow light rail cars they use for metro. I saw the mural while my husband was waiting to take a picture of the light rail car. Also I will say the freeways looked adequate for the traffic.

Not to be confused with Hell Paso, which is where the devil lives, or Smell Paso, which is located…read morenext to a bunch of gross factories and sewage treatment plants and chicken farms (chicken farms are sad). El Paso is one of the most amazing cities in the United States, as it sits under the shadow of a huge hill situated across the border in the massive and densely populated Ciudad Juarez, which is also one of the most dangerous and high-crime cities in the world, but one which I desperately want to visit one day. The danger on the Mex-side is largely because it sits at the gateway to the United States and therefore is one of the main traffic points for drugs from Latin America into the drug-addicted and cash-flush United States. But the city of El Paso is so much more than its reputation... it is full of uniqueness and dry brown imposing desert-scape mountains, and looks very much like Mexico, with a great position located right along the border, perhaps the world's most famous border. In many ways El Paso is a smaller and more American half of Juarez. It's a great place and a mystical place, and one which I look forward to coming back to in future. When I was here before, we fed homeless people, I played an amazing concert (one of my best ever), and I helped my friend cross the border and come back, sadly without ever crossing myself. And here is a nice shout out to my friend Jacob with whom I shared some good experiences when I came to El Paso many years ago.

I got here a little before 5 am on a Tuesday morning. Already, quite a crowd. I love the…read moreembellishments outside. They have gold or blue lights on the trees that line the sidewalk. Sculptures tastefully down leading up to the entrance. Then when you open the grand, opened area you see a larger than life draped USA flag. The TSA lines start down stairs. You don't go upstairs unless you have a boarding pass. There were lines already for regular boarding and for TSA Prescreen. I heard NO yelling. Every TSA agent that wanted to say something to someone, looked them in the eye and in a normal and respectful tone, said it. I believe that the TSA agents are a good representation of the average personality in that area. I'd like to come back. Yesterday we walked 3 miles for dinner. The roads were clean. Drivers were respectful. Everyone we spoke to was polite. Love it!

Feb 2021 Every time I have been through the El Paso International Airport TSA Checkpoint it has…read morebeen a smooth process. Yes, there will be lines, yes there will be waiting but not near as bad as many other airports. Now, yes wear a mask, keep your distance, take off your mask momentarily to show your face so it may be compared to your ID. Yes, you will have to take off your shoes, leave all your electronics and carry-on bag on a big tray for the search detector leaving you a bit vulnerable but its all good, we all who travel often do this things. We are use to it, we do them all for our own safety. Yup. The key is that El Paso International Airport TSA team makes this process faster and smoother than any other. Just follow the guidelines and you'll be fine.

This is no longer the Fort Bliss Welcome Center its new name is the Soldier Support Center. They…read morehave many different offices available. Soldiers can come here and submit everything to get a drivers license, vehicle registration, vehicle title and transfer. FT Bliss retention office is here and school liaison. Also some sort of in processing finance support . The DMV/Public Safety office inside the Welcome/Soldier Center in Fort Bliss is great for it is not near as busy as off base, you can get about everything done but the driving test part of getting a driving license.

This now the Solider Support Center. It makes life easier for service members and their families to…read moreget a lot of things done like IDs, Driver Licenses, Reassignments...etc. I came here to get my driver license renewed. I'm active Air Force and they still welcomed me as I was visiting in town. I waited maybe 10 minutes and got processed/finished within 20 minutes. It makes life much less stressful for military community members to not wait hours on end at the other off base places. I'd recommend making a sure you have printed copies of all your required documents. They don't accept emailed copies or copies from your smart phone.

Just amazing all around. The women that helped me were the kindest. I was helped out in a timely…read moremanner and was out in less than an hour. It's my second time going to this location and both times it's been great! Thank you

If I could give negative stars I would worst place ever!!!!! They are not helpful at all and they…read morehave attitude problems. Their behavior towards people is so arrogant if you don't like your job get a new one. Y'all need to do better and stop being a PoS !! This goes for the afternoon team 3:00 pm

Needed the last will and testaments for my paternal grandmother's brother and sister-in-law. After…read more20 or so years, anyone can ask for documents such as these with or without familial relations as long as the subsequent fees are paid. After contacting the county clerk by email concerning my request, he/she sent a link for payment. Once the payment is submitted, the receipt and documents are sent via email. A little longer drawn out process possibly due to being a larger county in population. Who knows? I've performed this process with other counties, and it's pretty much the same procedure. These people seem on top of their game and would gladly contact them in the future.

Very much depends on what you're trying to do. I went to get a marriage certificate and didn't…read morerealize that the courthouse downtown has a county clerk and a list of all of the judges that are ordained. So, this was just an extra unnecessary stop. But, it was a very quick process !

Biggs Army Airfield Also known as East Fort Bliss holds a special place in my heart. Unlike Main…read morePost the Traffic lights here do not take forever. This side of post is clean, newer, ha an "open" feeling to it. There are many facilities on this side such as Biggs Park excellent choice for sports pt, Organization day, Birthday parties, etc. Hugo Mendoza Clinic, beautiful clinic with caring costumer service. Centennial Event Center, Sam Adams Pub, SMA, Etc.. Soldiers who are able and choose to live on this side of post speak positively of the area. Day care, CDC and Milam Elementary are outstanding facilities. There are not a lot of places to eat on this side of post other than the Centennial during lunch hours, a food truck by the gas station and a bagel shop inside the Mendoza Clinic.

The name of the place is "Biggs Army Airfield - East Fort Bliss"…read more This place has really come a long way, and grown quite a bit as well. The reason for the name is that this place used to be stand alone. It used to be JUST Biggs Army Airfield. The only thing over there was the Airfield, the NCO Club (The Centennial) and the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA). The old bridge right near Chaffee gate was he only way to access Biggs. And Biggs was a ghost town. That was back in the good old days when Ft Bliss was the "Home of the Air Defense Artillery". Along with the 32nd AAMDC, every ADA BDE in the ARMY, too include ADA AIT, was all here at Ft Bliss. Even the Post CMD was a 2 Star Air Defender. The good old days. Now, in comes 1st Armored Division, "Americas Tank Division". As they roll in and Ft Bliss gets showered with a Division sized element and a divisions worth of money, the ADA gets tossed to the 4-corners of the world, AIT is moved to Ft Sill, and ONLY the 11th Imperial Brigade (ADA) is left at Ft Bliss. But it's not all bad. A storied and historic division like the 1st Armored, not only brings people, but money. And when you have more people, you gotta grow. And when you have more money, you have the ability to grow. Hence the birth of "East Ft Bliss". What once was a ghost town with only one way on (that old bridge from main post), now has 5 gates of its own. Connecting everything for Spur 601 to Fred Wilson Rd. East Bliss has 100s of units of brand new housing for all ranks. There's about 3 gas stations with shoppettes over here as well. One of them is even a 24hr shoppette. There's barber shops, chow halls, barracks, motor pools, swimming pools, parks, lodging, housing, a mini PX, state of the art gyms, Soldier activity centers, housing offices, USASMA, churches, 3 chow halls, post finance, post DA Photo shop, 1st AD HQ, RFI facility, SF compound, and so much more. East Bliss is literally an entire other Army Post. And everything is very new, and it good condition. The roads are all new and multi lanes. Access is easier now with 3-4 places of entry. Speed limits are even 45 out on East Bliss, which is much more comforting than the 25-35 max limits all over main post lol. East Bliss is a really nice addition to main post Ft Bliss. But don't knock main post, as it still has all the barracks and chow halls and facilities as it used too. Just it's all noticeably older. However, what IS NOT old on main post, and what keeps main post relevant and BETTER than any instillation I've ever been on in 17 years of service (to include Air Force .. although Kadena Air Base is a close second), is the amazing "Freedom Crossing". As long as Freedom Crossing stands and continues to grow, Ft Bliss will always be the best Army Instillation in the world. "It's A Great Day To Be A Soldier", Mayne!

"It's A Great Day To Be A Soldier"…read more FBTX is the US ARMY's largest instillation, and a historic one. Situated directly on the border of Ciudad Juarez Mexico, this post was used for everything from border security, to tracking down the local bad guy Billy The Kid. And today, still serves as THE premier MFGI for mobilization, training and deployment of our GFMAP units deploying worldwide. FBTX stretches from its main flagpole in El Paso Texas, all the way to White Sands New Mexico (and, the military installations Dona Ana, McGregor Range Training Complex, Biggs Army Airfield, White Sands Missile Range, and a few others, all belong to FBTX and fall under the Bliss Flag. Hence being the largest installation in the world / Army). Home to THE 32 Army Air and Missile Defense Command (32 AAMDC - provides Air and Ballistic Missile Defense for every single location in the entire CENTCOM AOR, and small portions of EUCOM and NORCON), THE United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (the only one in the world), the Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence (the only one in the Army - NCOLoE), the 1st Armored Division (1AD), Joint Task Force North (JTF-N multi agency CIA, FBI, NSA, DEA, ATF, FAA, CDC, CBP, DHS, USA, USN, USMC, USAF), Joint Modernizations Command (JMC), 5th Armored BDE - 1st Army Division West's premier MFGI host (5AR / 1A) providing the largest OC/T mission in the Army, and a slew of other units from Special Forces to William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC), the largest and newest hospital in the entire south west - civilian and military alike. FBTX is also constantly modernizing. Those that were here 2010(ish) or sooner, will not recognize this place. The shopping center (known as freedom crossing), is state of the art and absolutely incredible. The fitness facilities, the constantly updating and improving housing (honestly in 22 years in the Army, I've yet to find nicer on-post housing), and even the restaurants! There is SO much to do and eat on FBTX. This is a great day to be a soldier, and FBTX, is a great place to be a soldier.

Fort Bliss is a great post with many military school opportunities. For the past 6 years Fort Bliss…read morehas gone through several renovations including housing. Because housing does Rock there is a long waiting list but calling at least 3 months before PCSing here and patience it is not impossible to get a home on post. Day Cares and Before and after program for kids are top of the line. The PX Rocks. The PX has BWW, Nice New Cinema, Texas Road House, Under Armor, 3 different places to get a hair cuts, bank, Orange Julius, Smash Burger, Bars, biggest class six I have seen, pretty decent clothing and sales (if it wasn't for their sucky costumer service) game stop, wide variety of other restaurants to get a quick bite to eat during lunch .. etc etc. Fort Bliss is large, it is in the corner of Texas so you must drive for hours if you want to change the scenery a bit. Soldiers and their families complaint but as humans thats what we do. Fort Bliss has an affordable golf course. The soldiers activity center in east Bliss has a rock wall, Eats Bliss also has a large indoors pool for you and the family to enjoy. Two USOs, Two libraries, plenty of green like areas yet Below are the complaints but regardless of them I have seen plenty of people getting out of the military and stay here lol - Its so Hot, During the Summer, Yes it is. - Its so dry, Of course! its the desert. - Looks just like a Afghanistan, Yes it does why do you think our training remains to be here. - The traffic lights on post take forever, Mainly on main post. - FORSCOM sucks - Of course, here and everywhere. - Its so windy during spring, this is my only legit complaint, yup.. Mid Feb to April the combination of wind and sand .. oh my, you better wash your face. - There is nothing to do, This is no tourists city but there is plenty to do in the area, specially if you are open minded, like hiking, and you are planning to drive. - The barracks suck, most barracks buildings have been renovated, many barracks in east Bliss has a large kitchen and a dinning room/living room like area. Now, if you are on main post yes your barracks will suck, but hopefully this gets fixed soon. - DFAC Food - Its not terrible. Fort Bliss and White Sands are the largest training area in the Army. Its Medical facilities need improvement, currently a new and large hospital is being built in East-east Bliss but til that opens they need improvement. Overall, With the money the DOD provides Fort Bliss is doing fine.