The case of mistaken identity prompted the FAA to close additional airspace around Fort Hancock, about 50 miles southeast of El Paso.
Bass' top priorities include improving medical readiness and stabilizing the Military Health System.
The parachutist, who was reportedly part of a veteran parachuting group, walked off the field under their own power.
A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a 1-year-old medical patient along with seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, Texas.
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