Some military couples say they feel taken advantage of thanks to their current situation with residential companies on Fort Sill. They say they hope change comes sooner, rather than later.
With Hampton Roads being home to 18 Department of Defense installations and approximately 85,000 active duty service members, landing a spot on the list can put a business’ future in jeopardy. And getting off the list is no easy feat.
Fort Bliss Blacklisting Some El Paso Businesses
Fort Bliss has started making some El Paso businesses off limits for soldiers. Operation Ironclad has been put into place after multiple incidents involving Army personnel. One such incident even ended up with a soldier dying while at the Cincinnati district. A spokesperson for Fort Bliss, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Allie Payne, said:
When you think about late hours, you think about being 21. There s not too many folks that have reasons that they shouldn t go out and have a good time, but we want them to do that safely and most importantly, we don t want them to hurt other folks. So that is the whole purpose behind this, how can we educate them into areas that might be dangerous for them.