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class="fn org">Biggs Army Airfield</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Biggsaaf-28jan1996.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Biggsaaf-28jan1996.jpg/250px-Biggsaaf-28jan1996.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Biggsaaf-28jan1996.jpg/375px-Biggsaaf-28jan1996.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Biggsaaf-28jan1996.jpg/500px-Biggsaaf-28jan1996.jpg 2x" data-file-width="866" data-file-height="623" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">USGS 1996 photo of Biggs Army Airfield</div></td></tr><tr style="font-weight:bold;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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"counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist" style="width:22.5em"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/IATA_airport_code" title="IATA airport code">IATA</a>: <span class="nickname">BIF</span></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/ICAO_airport_code" title="ICAO airport code">ICAO</a>: <span class="nickname">KBIF</span></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">FAA</a> <a href="/wiki/Location_identifier#FAA_identifier" title="Location identifier">LID</a>: <span class="nickname">BIF</span></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DDDDFF; color: black">Summary</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Airport type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Military</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/23px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/35px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/46px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="900" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Bliss" title="Fort Bliss">Fort Bliss</a>, <a href="/wiki/El_Paso" class="mw-redirect" title="El Paso">El Paso</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Built</th><td class="infobox-data">1916</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">In use</th><td class="infobox-data">1916–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation <a href="/wiki/Height_above_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Height above sea level">AMSL</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3,946 ft / 1,203 m</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output 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class="infobox-full-data"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 270px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="270" data-height="200" data-zoom="10" data-overlays="["_d49cae94a03a22c3dc95f537fcc8cb195a66fe05"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,a,a,270x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Biggs_Army_Airfield&revid=1242379555&groups=_d49cae94a03a22c3dc95f537fcc8cb195a66fe05" width="270" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,a,a,270x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Biggs_Army_Airfield&revid=1242379555&groups=_d49cae94a03a22c3dc95f537fcc8cb195a66fe05 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DDDDFF; color: black"><a href="/wiki/Runway" title="Runway"><span style="background-color: #DDDDFF; color:black;">Runways</span></a> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="width:100%; margin:-2px -1px -1px -1px; border-spacing:0;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #e6e6ff"> <th rowspan="2" style="width: 15%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 1px 0 0; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Runway#Naming" title="Runway">Direction</a> </th> <th colspan="2" style="width: 50%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; text-align: center;">Length </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width: 35%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 0 0 1px; text-align: center;">Surface </th></tr> <tr style="background-color: #e6e6ff"> <th style="width: 20%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 1px 0 1px; text-align: center;">ft </th> <th style="width: 20%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 1px 0 1px; text-align: center;">m </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">4/22 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">13,554 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">4,131 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Asphalt_concrete" title="Asphalt concrete">Asphalt concrete</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Biggs Army Airfield</b> (<a href="/wiki/IATA_airport_code" title="IATA airport code">IATA</a>: <b>BIF</b>, <a href="/wiki/ICAO_airport_code" title="ICAO airport code">ICAO</a>: <b>KBIF</b>, <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">FAA</a> <a href="/wiki/Location_identifier" title="Location identifier">LID</a>: <b>BIF</b>) (formerly <b>Biggs Air Force Base</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> military airbase located on the <a href="/wiki/Fort_Bliss" title="Fort Bliss">Fort Bliss</a> <a href="/wiki/Military_base" title="Military base">military base</a> in <a href="/wiki/El_Paso" class="mw-redirect" title="El Paso">El Paso</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Biggs_Army_Airfield&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Biggs_Field/Biggs_Army_Airfield_(1916–47)"><span id="Biggs_Field.2FBiggs_Army_Airfield_.281916.E2.80.9347.29"></span>Biggs Field/Biggs Army Airfield (1916–47)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Biggs_Army_Airfield&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Biggs Field/Biggs Army Airfield (1916–47)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 15 June 1919, following an attack by <a href="/wiki/Pancho_Villa" title="Pancho Villa">Pancho Villa</a>'s forces on <a href="/wiki/Ciudad_Ju%C3%A1rez" title="Ciudad Juárez">Ciudad Juárez</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Service" title="United States Army Air Service">United States Army Air Service</a> personnel equipped with <a href="/wiki/Airco_DH.4" title="Airco DH.4">Dayton-Wright DH-4</a> aircraft were sent to Fort Bliss to begin patrols of the U.S.-Mexico border, initiating the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Border_Air_Patrol" title="United States Army Border Air Patrol">United States Army Border Air Patrol</a>. In August 1919 construction commenced on a steel hangar for an airship station at Camp Owen Bierne, Fort Bliss and in December 1919 the 8th Balloon Company moved there from <a href="/wiki/Brooks_Air_Force_Base" title="Brooks Air Force Base">Brooks Field</a>, Texas. In January 1920 the <a href="/wiki/3d_Operations_Group#History" class="mw-redirect" title="3d Operations Group">1st Surveillance Group</a> moved from <a href="/wiki/Kelly_Field_Annex" class="mw-redirect" title="Kelly Field Annex">Kelly Field</a> to Fort Bliss.<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The airfield was officially named "Biggs Field" after Lieutenant James Berthea "Buster" Biggs, an El Paso native killed in a plane crash October 27, 1918 at Belrain, France, on January 5, 1925.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Biggs_Air_Force_Base_(1947–66)"><span id="Biggs_Air_Force_Base_.281947.E2.80.9366.29"></span>Biggs Air Force Base (1947–66)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Biggs_Army_Airfield&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Biggs Air Force Base (1947–66)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Biggs_AFB_front_gate_postcard_-_late_1950s.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Biggs_AFB_front_gate_postcard_-_late_1950s.jpg/250px-Biggs_AFB_front_gate_postcard_-_late_1950s.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Biggs_AFB_front_gate_postcard_-_late_1950s.jpg/375px-Biggs_AFB_front_gate_postcard_-_late_1950s.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Biggs_AFB_front_gate_postcard_-_late_1950s.jpg/500px-Biggs_AFB_front_gate_postcard_-_late_1950s.jpg 2x" data-file-width="591" data-file-height="368" /></a><figcaption>Biggs AFB gate in the late 1950s</figcaption></figure> <p>On 16 March 1948 the <a href="/wiki/97th_Air_Mobility_Wing#Biggs_AFB,_Texas" title="97th Air Mobility Wing">97th Bombardment Wing, Heavy</a> operating <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">B-29 Superfortresses</a> moved to Biggs AFB from <a href="/wiki/Schilling_Air_Force_Base#Postwar_era,_1945-1949" class="mw-redirect" title="Schilling Air Force Base">Smoky Hill Air Force Base</a>, Kansas.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/810th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division#Biggs_Air_Force_Base" title="810th Strategic Aerospace Division">810th Air Division</a> was activated at Biggs AFB on 16 June 1952, it comprised the <a href="/wiki/95th_Air_Base_Wing#Bombardment_Operations_at_Biggs_Air_Force_Base" title="95th Air Base Wing">95th Bombardment Wing (H)</a>, 97th Bombardment Wing (H) and the 810th Air Base Group.<sup id="cite_ref-810th_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-810th-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 1953, the 95th began training with the <a href="/wiki/B-36_Peacemaker" class="mw-redirect" title="B-36 Peacemaker">B-36 Peacemaker</a> bomber while the 97th flew the <a href="/wiki/B-50_Superfortress" class="mw-redirect" title="B-50 Superfortress">B-50 Superfortress</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 12 February 1959, the last operational <a href="/wiki/Convair_B-36_Peacemaker" title="Convair B-36 Peacemaker">B-36J Peacemaker</a> left Biggs AFB where it had been serving with the 95th Bombardment Wing. The 95th then transitioned to the <a href="/wiki/B-52_Stratofortress" class="mw-redirect" title="B-52 Stratofortress">B-52B Stratofortress</a> and the <a href="/wiki/KC-135_Stratotanker" class="mw-redirect" title="KC-135 Stratotanker">KC-135A Stratotanker</a>. </p><p>In July 1959 the 97th Bombardment Wing (H) moved from Biggs AFB to <a href="/wiki/Blytheville_Air_Force_Base" title="Blytheville Air Force Base">Blytheville Air Force Base</a>, Arkansas. </p><p>On 1 July 1962 the 810th Air Division moved from Biggs AFB to <a href="/wiki/Minot_Air_Force_Base" title="Minot Air Force Base">Minot Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-810th_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-810th-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 1965 it was announced that Biggs AFB would be closed. In January 1966 <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Logistics_and_Materiel_Readiness" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness">Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics)</a> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Robert_Ignatius" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Robert Ignatius">Paul Ignatius</a> testified to Congress that "The operational environment at Biggs poses serious problems. Such factors as the proximity of <a href="/wiki/El_Paso_International_Airport" title="El Paso International Airport">El Paso International Airport</a>, the suburbs of El Paso, and mountainous areas adjacent to Biggs…weapons testing areas to the north and the convergence of civil airways carrying heavy…traffic combine to create serious safety and traffic control problems."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 25 June 1966 the 95th Bombardment Wing (H) moved from Biggs AFB to <a href="/wiki/Goose_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Goose Air Base">Goose Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newfoundland" class="mw-redirect" title="Newfoundland">Newfoundland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Biggs_Army_Airfield_(1966–1973)"><span id="Biggs_Army_Airfield_.281966.E2.80.931973.29"></span>Biggs Army Airfield (1966–1973)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Biggs_Army_Airfield&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Biggs Army Airfield (1966–1973)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting in 1966, a branch of the <a href="/wiki/Defense_Language_Institute" title="Defense Language Institute">Defense Language Institute</a> (DLI) conducted Vietnamese training using native contract instructors at the Airfield. <sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vietnamese instruction continued at the Defense Language Institute-Southwest (DLISW) until 2004, concurrent with the establishment in 1972 of the US Army's Sergeants Major Academy. <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Biggs_Army_Airfield_(1973–present)"><span id="Biggs_Army_Airfield_.281973.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Biggs Army Airfield (1973–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Biggs_Army_Airfield&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Biggs Army Airfield (1973–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The former Biggs AFB remained under DoD control in a caretaker status until 1973 when it was transferred to the U.S. Army as a sub-post of nearby Fort Bliss. Renamed Biggs Army Airfield, the installation was reactivated in 1973 as a permanent airfield for the U.S. Army, which turned into the world’s largest Army Airfield at that time.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Biggs AAF was used as a refueling stop for <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Shuttle_Carrier_Aircraft" title="Shuttle Carrier Aircraft">Shuttle Carrier Aircraft</a>. </p><p>Biggs AAF is the base of <a href="/wiki/Joint_Task_Force_North" title="Joint Task Force North">Joint Task Force North</a>, a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">United States Department of Defense</a> multi-service organization tasked to support <a href="/wiki/Federal_law_enforcement_in_the_United_States" title="Federal law enforcement in the United States">Federal law enforcement in the United States</a> in the interdiction of suspected transnational threats within and along the approaches to the continental United States.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Border_Patrol_Tactical_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Border Patrol Tactical Unit">Border Patrol Tactical Unit</a> (BORTAC) operates from its headquarters co-located with its training unit at Biggs Army Airfield.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Silas_L._Copeland" title="Silas L. Copeland">Silas L. Copeland</a> Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group at Biggs Army Airfield serves military and civilian personnel who deploy to their overseas assignments, such as to and from Southwest Asia.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 14 July 2017 a new 116-foot (35 m) air traffic control tower was opened at the field.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The annual <a href="/wiki/Culture_of_El_Paso#Amigo_Airsho" title="Culture of El Paso">Amigo Airsho</a>, which was held at Biggs Army Airfield from 1982 - 2012 is set to return in October 2024, after a 12 year hiatus.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Units">Units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Biggs_Army_Airfield&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/50px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/75px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/100px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1166" data-file-height="1177" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Armored Division (United States)">1st Armored Division</a> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Combat_Aviation_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division (United States)">Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division</a></b> "Iron Eagle" <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/25px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/38px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/50px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1981" data-file-height="2029" /></a></span> HHC</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/25px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/38px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/50px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1981" data-file-height="2029" /></a></span> 1st Battalion (Attack), <a href="/wiki/501st_Aviation_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="501st Aviation Regiment">501st Aviation Regiment</a> "Iron Dragons"</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/25px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/38px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/50px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1981" data-file-height="2029" /></a></span> 2nd Battalion (General Support), 501st Aviation Regiment "Desert Knights"</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/25px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/38px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/50px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1981" data-file-height="2029" /></a></span> 3rd Battalion (Assault), 501st Aviation Regiment "Apocalypse"</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:6CavRegtDUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/6CavRegtDUI.jpg/25px-6CavRegtDUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/6CavRegtDUI.jpg/38px-6CavRegtDUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/6CavRegtDUI.jpg/50px-6CavRegtDUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="266" /></a></span> 3rd Squadron (Heavy Attack-Reconnaissance), <a href="/wiki/6th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="6th Cavalry Regiment">6th Cavalry Regiment</a> "Heavy Cavalry"<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:127th_ASB.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/127th_ASB.jpg/25px-127th_ASB.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/127th_ASB.jpg/38px-127th_ASB.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/127th_ASB.jpg/50px-127th_ASB.jpg 2x" data-file-width="342" data-file-height="372" /></a></span> 127th Aviation Support Battalion "Work Horse"</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accident_and_incidents">Accident and incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Biggs_Army_Airfield&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Accident and incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>8 December 1941: <a href="/wiki/Martin_B-26_Marauder" title="Martin B-26 Marauder">B-26</a> <i>40-1443</i> crashed shortly after takeoff. All 4 crewmembers killed.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>20 May 1944: <a href="/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator" title="Consolidated B-24 Liberator">B-24J</a> <i>42-100002</i> after takeoff crashed 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the base. 2 crewmembers killed.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>18 April 1951: <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-50_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-50 Superfortress">B-50D</a> <i>49-0279</i> after takeoff crashed 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the base. 1 crewmember killed.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>11 December 1953: <a href="/wiki/Convair_B-36_Peacemaker" title="Convair B-36 Peacemaker">B-36B</a> <i>44-92071</i> crashed into the <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Mountains_(Texas)" title="Franklin Mountains (Texas)">Franklin Mountains</a> while on approach to Biggs. All 9 crewmembers were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>28 August 1954: B-36D <i>44-92097</i>, lost power on approach to Briggs and crashed. 1 crewmember killed<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>31 August 1957: <a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II" title="Douglas C-124 Globemaster II">C-124C</a> <i>52-1021</i>, operated by the <a href="/wiki/971st_Airborne_Warning_and_Control_Squadron" title="971st Airborne Warning and Control Squadron">1st Strategic Support Squadron</a>, crashed during an <a href="/wiki/Instrument_flight_rules" title="Instrument flight rules">instrument flight rules</a> approach to Biggs AFB, in bad weather. 5 aircrew were killed, 10 injured.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>5 March 1961: KB-50D <i>49-0328</i> on a flight from <a href="/wiki/Wake_Island" title="Wake Island">Wake Island</a> crashed 6 miles (9.7 km) from Biggs on a night <a href="/wiki/Visual_flight_rules" title="Visual flight rules">visual flight rules</a> approach. All 9 crewmembers were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Biggs_Army_Airfield&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Public Domain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/12px-PD-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/18px-PD-icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/24px-PD-icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="196" /></span></span> This article incorporates <a href="/wiki/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Copyright status of works by the federal government of the United States">public domain material</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.afhra.af.mil/">Air Force Historical Research Agency</a> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Maurer-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Maurer_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMaurer1987" class="citation book cs1">Maurer, Maurer (1987). <i>Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919–1939</i>. 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href="/wiki/Bowie_High_School_(El_Paso,_Texas)" title="Bowie High School (El Paso, Texas)">Bowie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burges_High_School_(El_Paso,_Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Burges High School (El Paso, Texas)">Burges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captain_John_L._Chapin_High_School" title="Captain John L. Chapin High School">Chapin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coronado_High_School_(El_Paso,_Texas)" title="Coronado High School (El Paso, Texas)">Coronado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Paso_High_School" title="El Paso High School">El Paso High</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_High_School_(El_Paso,_Texas)" title="Franklin High School (El Paso, Texas)">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irvin_High_School" title="Irvin High School">Irvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_High_School_(El_Paso,_Texas)" title="Jefferson High School (El Paso, Texas)">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maxine_L._Silva_Magnet_High_School_for_Health_Care_Professions" title="Maxine L. Silva Magnet High School for Health Care Professions">Silva Health Magnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transmountain_Early_College_High_School" title="Transmountain Early College High School">Transmountain Early College</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ysleta_Independent_School_District" title="Ysleta Independent School District">Ysleta ISD<br />high schools<br />and notable schools</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bel_Air_High_School_(El_Paso,_Texas)" title="Bel Air High School (El Paso, Texas)">Bel Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Valle_High_School_(El_Paso,_Texas)" title="Del Valle High School (El Paso, Texas)">Del Valle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastwood_High_School_(El_Paso,_Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastwood High School (El Paso, Texas)">Eastwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._M._Hanks_High_School" title="J. M. Hanks High School">J. M. Hanks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkland_High_School_(Texas)" title="Parkland High School (Texas)">Parkland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverside_High_School_(El_Paso,_Texas)" title="Riverside High School (El Paso, Texas)">Riverside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ysleta_High_School" title="Ysleta High School">Ysleta High</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valle_Verde_Early_College_High_School" title="Valle Verde Early College High School">Valle Verde Early College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alicia_R._Chac%C3%B3n_International_School" title="Alicia R. Chacón International School">Alicia R. Chacón International School</a> (K-8)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Socorro_Independent_School_District" title="Socorro Independent School District">Socorro ISD<br />high schools</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Americas_High_School" title="Americas High School">Americas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Dorado_High_School_(El_Paso,_Texas)" title="El Dorado High School (El Paso, Texas)">El Dorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montwood_High_School" title="Montwood High School">Montwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pebble_Hills_High_School" title="Pebble Hills High School">Pebble Hills</a></li> <li><i>Other high schools not in the city limits</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other school districts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canutillo_Independent_School_District" title="Canutillo Independent School District">Canutillo ISD</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Private schools</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_High_School_(Texas)" title="Cathedral High School (Texas)">Cathedral High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loretto_Academy_(El_Paso,_Texas)" title="Loretto Academy (El Paso, Texas)">Loretto Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Father_Yermo_Schools" title="Father Yermo Schools">Father Yermo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lydia_Patterson_Institute" title="Lydia Patterson Institute">Lydia Patterson Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Radford_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Radford School (page does not exist)">Radford School</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez_Academy_(Texas)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="César Chávez Academy (Texas) (page does not exist)">César Chávez Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=El_Paso_Academy_East&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="El Paso Academy East (page does not exist)">El Paso Academy East</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=El_Paso_Country_Day_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="El Paso Country Day School (page does not exist)">El Paso Country Day School</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Journey_Academy_(El_Paso,_Texas)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Journey Academy (El Paso, Texas) (page does not exist)">Journey Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Keys_Academy_(El_Paso,_Texas)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Keys Academy (El Paso, Texas) (page does not exist)">Keys Academy</a></li> <li><a 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Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Occupational_Center_(El_Paso,_Texas)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Occupational Center (El Paso, Texas) (page does not exist)">Occupational Center</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_Day_School_For_The_Deaf_(El_Paso,_Texas)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Regional Day School For The Deaf (El Paso, Texas) (page does not exist)">Regional Day School For The Deaf</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Jacinto_Adult_Learning_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="San Jacinto Adult Learning Center (page does not exist)">San Jacinto Adult Learning Center</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Telles_Academy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Telles Academy (page does not exist)">Telles Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Young_Women%27s_STEAM_Research_%26_Preparatory_Academy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy (page does not exist)">Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="15" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_ElPasoTX.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Seal of El Paso"><img alt="The Seal of El Paso" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Seal_ElPasoTX.jpg/80px-Seal_ElPasoTX.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Seal_ElPasoTX.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="90" data-file-height="94" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_El_Paso,_Texas.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Flag of El Paso"><img alt="The Flag of El Paso" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_El_Paso%2C_Texas.svg/80px-Flag_of_El_Paso%2C_Texas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="48" 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title="K22NM-D">K22NM-D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K27OJ-D" title="K27OJ-D">K27OJ-D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCOS_(TV)" title="KCOS (TV)">KCOS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDBC-TV" title="KDBC-TV">KDBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFOX-TV" title="KFOX-TV">KFOX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KINT-TV" title="KINT-TV">KINT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSCE" title="KSCE">KSCE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTFN" title="KTFN">KTFN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KVIA-TV" title="KVIA-TV">KVIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTSM-TV" title="KTSM-TV">KTSM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hospitals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Beaumont_Army_Medical_Center" title="William Beaumont Army Medical Center">William Beaumont Army Medical Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_Medical_Center_(El_Paso,_Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="University Medical Center (El Paso, Texas)">University Medical Center</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sierra_Medical_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sierra Medical Center (page does not exist)">Sierra Medical Center</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Palmas_Medical_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Las Palmas Medical Center (page does not exist)">Las Palmas Medical Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Sol_Medical_Center" title="Del Sol Medical Center">Del Sol Medical Center</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sierra_Providence_East_Medical_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sierra Providence East Medical Center (page does not exist)">Sierra Providence East Medical Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Paso_Children%27s_Hospital" title="El Paso Children's Hospital">El Paso Children's Hospital</a></li> <li><a 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Museums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Centennial_Museum_and_Chihuahuan_Desert_Gardens" title="Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens">Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chamizal_National_Memorial" title="Chamizal National Memorial">Chamizal National Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Paso_Holocaust_Museum_and_Study_Center" title="El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center">El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Paso_Museum_of_Archaeology" title="El Paso Museum of Archaeology">El Paso Museum of Archaeology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Paso_Museum_of_Art" title="El Paso Museum of Art">El Paso Museum of Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Paso_Museum_of_History" title="El Paso Museum of History">El Paso Museum of History</a></li> 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