Fort Bliss was used as the Desert Stage of the Ranger School training course to prepare Ranger School graduates for operations in the deserts of the Middle East. From 1983 to 1987, Fort Bliss was home to the Ranger School's newly formed 4th (Desert Ranger) Training Company. This unit was later expanded in 1987 to form the newly created Ranger Training Brigade's short-lived 7th Ranger Training Battalion, which was then transferred to the Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah. The deserts of Utah proved to be unsuitable so the 7th Ranger Training Battalion was returned to Fort Bliss from 1991 until the Ranger School's Desert Phase was discontinued in 1995.
fort bliss was used as the desert stage of the ranger school training course to prepare ranger school graduates for operations in the deserts of the middle east from 1983 to 1987 fort bliss was home to the ranger school's newly formed 4th (desert ranger) training company this unit was later expanded in 1987 to form the newly created ranger training brigade's short-lived 7th ranger training battalion which was then transferred to the dugway proving grounds in utah the deserts of utah proved to be unsuitable so the 7th ranger training battalion was returned to fort bliss from 1991 until the ranger school's desert phase was discontinued in 1995