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!

Buffalo Soldier Gate Fort Bliss is the closest gate to the El Paso International Airport and the…read moreMontana Ave/Airway Intersection, this is also the main visitors gate meaning this gate has a building where visitors can get a pass to enter Fort Bliss and it is open 24 hours. Before you arrive to the actual gate there is a parking lot to the left where you can walk to the building if you are in need of a pass. This gate gets busy and the building only holds 5 people. So, there is often a line and people line up outside under the sun or cold to get a pass. In other words be conscious of this and bring an umbrella or jacket as applicable. The waiting time for a visitor pass is approximately 5 to 8 minutes per person depending on the person/situation. Other than the long waiting time the staff is respectful and to the point. To get a pass you will need a sponsor, an identification card and you will need to fill up a form. The requirements do change every once in a while so check out their website ahead of time.

This gate is one of two you can use to get a visitor pass. If you know you need a pass, please…read moredon't wait until Friday afternoon to get it. The line will be wrapped around the building during that time. Also remember you can apply ahead of time through a soldier's computer. Check their website to see current rules.

The lady at the window were very polite and friendly fast and friendly service overall great…read moreexperience

Extremely rude but you will prob get that at every location! If you don't like what you do don't…read morecome to work already ugly and put a damper on everyone else. If I could do it all online I would but unfortunately have to come in and take care of things. Just don't recommend this location service is terrible and the lady came off ugly and rude before I could even answer the questions, but expect nothing less from these type of workers.

It's a very very very small library. I wish books were common these days but with technology it's…read morebecoming a diminishing item. We are moving towards ebooks. However, this library suits the purpose. It is not really clean which saddens me. This is probably why I do not like coming here that often. On a side note, they rent movies.

In reality, I'm a fan of all the El Paso public library branches and they are all meet pretty much…read morethe same standards. This library is closest to the Stonehaven/Eastwood area. It's a one story building with a park and walk way outside. Inside there's plenty of seating, computers and laptops available. The book selection is what it is, decent sized (comparable to the size of a library in a public school maybe). If you can't find the book you're looking for, don't give up hope...just go to the front desk (you can also do this online under your account on the libraries website) and make a request. They'll let you know if there is a wait for the book because a lot of people have requested it before you. If there's no wait, expect your book in the next couple of days - they'll give you a call to let you know when it's in. This branch used to have a cafe in the far left corner. I'm not sure what plans they have for it now, but I'm positive it'll either go back to being a cafe or become some kind of "quiet" room. The Jose Cisneros branch like all the others are always having different classes and groups. Check the website to find out if there's a group that you want to check out. They also have a lot of things for kids to do (and even more in the summer) and I would say a majority of it, if not all of it, is FREE. If you're taking your kids here, there's usually a small snake on exhibit near the check out. The snake goes on hiatus during the winter though, but your kids might become a fan of the library just because of that snake. I've seen it happen.

United States Customs and Immigration Services, or better known as USCIS. This is one of the few…read moreField Offices located in El Paso. This particular one is right off Hawkins / Montana, so Central El Paso. Nice building, nothing incredibly fancy, but nice-ish. I'm just here waiting in the car. Due to COVID, there are no walk-ins allowed, and if you do have an appointment, only the appointment holder is allowed entry. Furthermore, even with appointment, you can not enter the building prior to 15 minutes before your appointment. I'm currently here waiting for Sakino T. (Another Yelp Elite) , who is inside conducting her Citizenship Interview. I brought her here, but since it's not my appointment, I'm not allowed to wait inside. For more information and good tips etc., I added a bunch of photos from the USCIS Website.

My mother went to ask a question about a letter out of convenience concerning her citizenship…read morestatus. Staff was extremely unprofessional and rude to her for not knowing English.

When we arrived to the Jail it was close. We calld the number on the door and a sweet lady answered…read moreand said she could have it opened for us in 2mins. Just as she said a man came and opened it for us and let us in. The jail is small but full of history. It won't take you long to stroll through the whole jail and read up on some historical facts. They let you in the jail cells for pics and the man that gave us the tour was nice and had no problem answering all our questions.

I've come here twice and see their Facebook posts it's an interesting place to visit the people…read moreseem to be friendly that work here and has lots of neat facts. What gives it two stars They make hanging look like a joke (as in ha ha ha) they mock those who were hung or lynched. I do not like how they have a photo booth for this I thought it to be very inappropriate and offensive.

No complaints. Made an appointment online for our marriage license and were seen right away…read more Everything was quick and professional. It was a Tuesday afternoon and it wasn't busy at all. Our phones didn't have service inside though, so keep that in mind or come prepared just in case that happens to you! I've used their online services to request certified copies of documents and they're also thorough. Nothing fancy, just business.

So this was our second stop to fix a ticket, was told to go to window 7, only to find out there is…read moreno window 7( none of the windows are numbered). Went to 4 different windows before someone finally found who I needed to talk to. Communication is not a strong point here. There is no way to leave without walking through the line of people waiting. Took 3 visits to hopefully accomplish what I attempted to fix

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.