Fort Report: Soldiers travel for holiday block leave

By Thom WilliamsDecember 22, 2020

Block Leave Begins
U.S. Army Soldiers attending Advanced Individual Training at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. prepare to board busses to begin their journey to connect with loved-ones during Holiday Block Leave while mitigating COVID-19 health risks. (Photo Credit: Thom Williams) VIEW ORIGINAL

FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZ. -- In this edition of the Fort Report, U.S. Army Soldiers attending Advanced Individual Training at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. are traveling to connect with loved-ones during Holiday Block Leave while mitigating COVID-19 health risks. (click on highlighted text for video news report)

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Fort Huachuca is home to the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)/9th Army Signal Command and more than 48 supported tenants representing a diverse, multiservice population. Our unique environment encompasses 964 square miles of restricted airspace and 2,500 square miles of protected electronic ranges, key components to the national defense mission.

Located in Cochise County, in southeast Arizona, about 15 miles north of the border with Mexico, Fort Huachuca is an Army installation with a rich frontier history. Established in 1877, the Fort was declared a national landmark in 1976.

We are the Army’s Home. Learn more at https://home.army.mil/huachuca/