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Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas.Named in honor of LTC William Bliss (1815–1853), a mathematics professor who was the son-in-law of President Zachary Taylor, Ft. Bliss has an area of about 1,700 square miles (4,400 km 2); it is the largest installation in FORSCOM (United States Army Forces Command) and second-largest in ...
Fort Johnson (Vernon Parish, Louisiana), the current home of the Joint Readiness Training Center; Fort Chaffee (Fort Smith, Arkansas), the home of the Joint Readiness Training Center from 1987 to 1993; Fort Lewis (Tacoma, Washington) Fort Bliss (El Paso, Texas)
The 4th Battalion of the 27th Field Artillery Regiment (4-27 FA) is a mechanized artillery battalion stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas.One of five combat battalions assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (1AD), 4-27 FA currently fields approximately 600 artillery and support personnel, operating self-propelled M109A6 howitzers, and providing direct fire support to the brigade.
Twenty-nine buildings and a parade ground are extant from this period on Fort Bliss and contribute to the Fort Bliss Main Post Historic District, to include the Fort Bliss Fort Hospital, completed in 1893. [17] This building, now known as Building 8, is currently the location of the Fort Bliss Inspector General's Office. [18]
Fort Novosel: Alabama: 05AL [1] Amedee Army Airfield: Sierra Army Depot: California: KAHC Anniston Army Heliport: Anniston Army Depot: Alabama: 04AL [2] Arrowhead Assault Strip: Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center: Arkansas: KAZU [3] Bicycle Lake Army Airfield: Fort Irwin: California: KBYS Biggs Army Airfield: Fort Bliss: Texas: KBIF ...
The Fort Bliss unit responded to a storage facility on the 3400 block of N. Sonoma Ranch Boulevard. White Sands Police and the Fort Bliss Criminal Investigation Division conducted a search of the ...
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. [10]
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