5 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Wies b aden ▁Army ▁Air field ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁US ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense ▁Ch uck ▁H ag el ▁announced ▁the ▁deployment ▁of ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁headquarters ▁to ▁Jordan ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁crisis ▁in ▁Sy ria . ▁The ▁elements ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁joined ▁forces ▁in ▁Jordan ▁and ▁provided ▁command ▁and ▁control ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁Jordan ▁forces , ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁joint ▁task ▁force ▁headquarters ▁that ▁provided ▁command ▁and ▁control ▁for ▁chemical ▁weapons ▁response , ▁human itar ian ▁assistance ▁efforts , ▁and ▁stability ▁operations . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁pl ann ers ▁in ▁Jordan ▁are ▁facil it ating ▁the ▁exchange ▁of ▁information ▁with ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁Ar med ▁Forces . ▁ ▁Move ▁to ▁Fort ▁Bl iss ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁Base ▁Re align ment ▁and ▁Cl os ure ▁( BR AC ) ▁commission ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁to ▁Fort ▁Bl iss , ▁Texas ▁no ▁later ▁than ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁Army - wide ▁transformation , ▁several ▁division ▁units ▁were ▁de activ ated ▁or ▁converted ▁to ▁other ▁units . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁officially ▁un c ased ▁its ▁colors ▁at ▁Fort ▁Bl iss ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May