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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 ...
The Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command was deactivated on 3 June 2011 in a ceremony at Fort Sam Houston. The deactivation ceremony formally changed FMWRC into the Installation Management Command G9 Division, commonly known as Family and MWR Programs. [14] The first Director, G9 for MWR Programs was James C. Abney, SES. [15]
Director, Joint Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) and Director of Fires, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Training (G-3/5/7) Army Staff: Major General David F. Stewart [65] U.S. Army: Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Training (G-3/5/7) Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy,
28 October 1949: The Secretary of the Army approves the transfer of the Ordnance Research and Development Division Sub-Office (Rocket) at Fort Bliss, Texas, to Redstone Arsenal as the Ordnance Guided Missile Center. [6] 1 February 1956: The U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) established at Redstone Arsenal.
Fort Bliss was directed to surrender to Confederate forces on 31 Mar 1861 after Texas withdrew from the Union, to include the garrison hospital. [15] [16] Fort Bliss and the hospital remained Confederate until 20 Aug 1862. [15] The retreating Confederate troops destroyed all of Fort Bliss, except for the hospital, which housed their sick and ...
He was assigned to the 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion, Warrior Brigade, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Died on 29 April 2005. Army Sgt. Frank M. Sandoval [ 19 ] 27, of Yuma Arizona, died 18 June 2007, in Palo Alto, California, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked in Tikrit on 28 Nov. 2005.
The United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA) was established on 1 July 1972 at Fort Bliss, Texas, and began instruction in January 1973. Its curriculum is designed to broaden the student's current knowledge base.
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.