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U.S. Border Patrol agents busted three large groups of illegal entrants over the weekend, apprehending 484 people.A group of 190 illegal border crossers was apprehended about 9 p.m. Sunday close to Tres Bellotas Ranch Road near Arivaca.That bust came one day after agents apprehended 174 illegal entrants Saturday near Elephant Head Road in Green Valley. In that incident, agents said members of the group said they each paid $1,600 to be smuggled to locations across the United States.And about 9 a.m. Saturday a group of 120 illegal border crossers was caught in the Fort Huachuca area, said Tucson sector spokesman...

For the Soldier ... anytime, anywhere Soldiers converge for ‘crash’ intel courses Story by Sgt. Kristi T. JaegerPhotos by Pfc. Joy ParianteScout staffFORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. (Feb. 5, 2004) -- More than 100 U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard enlisted Soldiers arrived Jan. 31 to take part in training for military occupation specialty 97B, counterintelligence agent, and 97E, human intelligence collector. (Click on thumbnail for higher-resolution photo)Sgt. Samuel G. Lockhart, 141st Military Intelligence Battalion, Logan, Utah, spent part of Saturday afternoon stacking duffel bags in front of Riley Barracks, where the Reserve and National Guard Soldiers will be residing throughout...

We all probably wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the opening of the Electronic Proving Ground and the re-activation of Fort Huachuca this month in 1954. The EPG was the beginning of a synergy that has since evolved into the U.S. Army's premier proving, training and testing installation, otherwise known as Fort Huachuca. From its humble beginnings, EPG came about because of the pristine electromagnetic environment in the San Pedro Valley. And as technology advanced, the need for testing this equipment came hand in hand. Nowadays, EPG staff test everything from Tomahawk missiles to radio transmissions emitted from an...

FORT HUACHUCA - A new high-technology life began for this Southeastern Arizona Army post when the Electronic Proving Ground came here and re-activated the fort on Feb. 1, 1954. A half-century later, much of the post's missions are in the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, the military's C4ISR arena. EPG is still the major leader in the testing and developing of critical systems for the Army and all of the nation's armed services. Col. Jerome Payne sits at the EPG's helm. And he is the only soldier now with the organization, that includes 130 civil service employees...

SIERRA VISTA - A "major step" in saving the 1940-era club built on Fort Huachuca for black officers was taken this week when a contract was signed with an archeological firm to do a condition assessment on the structure. Although the building, No. 66050, which was originally called the Mountain View Black Officers Club, is the property of the U.S. Army, a private nonprofit organization has been attempting to save it from demolition for a number of years. Signing the contract on Monday with Desert Archeology Inc. of Tucson "is the first major step to save the building," said Thomas...

Mary Bixby displays the Medal of Honor awarded to her brother, Petty Officer 2nd Class David R. Ray, to Master Chief Petty Officer Phillip Avery that will be on display at the new HM2 David R. Ray Troop Medical Clinic on Fort Huachuca. (Ed Honda-Herald/Review) For one who gave: Fort clinic named after Navy corpsman who received Medal of HonorFORT HUACHUCA -- A hero's name lives on at this Army post.It is not the name of a soldier. It is the name of a sailor who gave his life providing medical treatment to Marines as they fought off an...

FORT HUACHUCA -- The sky over this Southern Arizona Army post will be the test area for unmanned aerial vehicles that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is looking at to provide border security. "We are looking at several different types, a broad range of UAVs," said Dennis Murphy, a spokesman for the department. A team is on the post preparing to test the unmanned aircraft to determine a number of operational items, such as what altitudes they will have to be flown, and what kind of capabilities they can provide the department's Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Murphy...

SALEM - He was the quiet, well-groomed man in the suit, who kept to himself in this neighborhood nestled at the edge of a bustling college, where almost everybody seemed to be from somewhere else and nobody stood out. But yesterday, a different Ahmed Fathy Mehalba was on display, this time in a federal court, where he appeared in jeans and an orange golf shirt, accused of possessing classified information he allegedly acquired at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he worked as a civilian translator. Just what route the Egyptian-born Mehalba, 31, took after his days...

Environmentalists want Sen. John McCain to spend some of his political capital and stop legislation that limits Fort Huachuca's responsibility for water use surrounding the installation. Critics of the proposal say it will kill the San Pedro - Arizona's last undammed, free-flowing river. They say the fort's expansion and accompanying growth around Sierra Vista will deplete the groundwater that keeps the river running. But the measure's sponsor, Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., says it's unfair to hold the Army liable for water use beyond its direct control. He argues environmental regulations are threatening the fort's future. Activists have been targeting McCain...

Our Reader’s Views Group believes in rider, community’s efforts To the Editor: The front-page Sierra Vista Herald article of Aug. 26 and the evening news coverage of the alleged impact of the proposed Renzi Amendment deserve some additional comments from the perspective of the Fort Huachuca 50. First and foremost, The Fort Huachuca 50 believes passage of the rider is absolutely essential to the survival of Fort Huachuca. Indeed, it will obviate Fort Huachuca and potentially other Department of Defense installations from responsibility fro mitigating off-post pumping of ground water. That aspect of the rider incorporates pure common sense. How...

300 Invade Sensitive U.S. Army Installation63 OTMs Caught, Rest Flee at Home of Army Intelligence Sierra Vista, Arizona -- American Patrol has received information about an incident on Fort Huachuca (Arizona) last night in which MPs encountered about 300 suspected illegal aliens on the base. Of the 300, 63 were rounded up and detained, while the remaining suspects escaped. All those captured turned out to be OTMs (other than Mexicans). The Border Patrol is prohibited from going on base unless they are invited.

Fort is proposed HQ for UAV program Kolbe, others hope post can help with border security BY BILL HESS Herald/Review -- Sierra Vista, Arizona - 5/8/03 WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Jim Kolbe said Fort Huachuca's involvement with unmanned aerial vehicles makes Southern Arizona the best location for a UAV border security program. He and six other Republican members of the Arizona congressional delegation sent a letter Wednesday to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge asking him to start a UAV program to help secure the borders with Mexico and Canada. The Army post, which is the designated Department of Defense Unmanned...

NO ANTI-WAR SENTIMENT IN THIS TOWN ``We're a military town, and proud of it,'' says the mayor of this southwestern speck of America. Head south out of Tucson, go about 70 miles almost to the Mexican border, and seemingly out of nowhere on U.S. 90 this modern city of 40,000 appears. It looks more like a spiffy, sedate suburb than a place where families have been disrupted, residents are fierce in their support of the Iraq war and news reports boast that the people from Fort Huachuca are helping provide crucial communications in the war. The fort, a center for...

ANNOUNCING Sierra Vista Support the Troops Rally - April 12th, 12:00-4:00pm. Like the last rally, we're going to line Fry Boulevard from Veteran's Memorial Park all the way to the Main Gate of Fort Huachuca. Bring signs, flags, and wear red, white & blue to show your support for our troops. There will be a Donate to the Troops box in front of PoFolks Restaurant at 622 E. Fry Blvd. Donations of toiletries (baby wipes, etc) can be made there to be sent to the troops. The goal is to make this one even bigger than the one before. See...

<p>A surge in the number of illegal immigrants apprehended at Fort Huachuca appears to have been addressed - for now - in a meeting between military officials and the U.S. Border Patrol.</p> <p>The fort's spokeswoman, Tanja Linton, said 608 undocumented immigrants have been picked up on the post this year.</p>

For Education and Discussion Only. This article is not posted on the Herald/Review web site, but was transcribed by the poster.One deliveryman was turned over to the INS, the other three released. FORT HUACHUCA – Of the four Russians who were stopped at the post’s Main Gate Monday morning attempting to drive a tractor-trailer truck on to the fort, one has been taken into custody by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and the other three released, according to the installation’s spokeswoman. Fort officials first thought they were Arabs, and then Armenians, before they determined the men were Russians, LTC...