Home of America's Tank Division, 1st AD (One of 10 active divisions in the Army) Largest Joint Mobilization Force Generation Installation (JMFGI) in DoD (FY19: over 72K): 49K MOB/DeMOB/CRC; 23K Pre Mobilization Exercise Training (PMET) One of the largest Power Projection Platforms in the Army Home to the Army's ONLY CONUS Replacement Center (CRC) Interagency operations: El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), Joint Task Force North (JTF-N), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Joint Modernization Command (JMC)(Futures Command) conducts Joint Warfighter Assessments/Enhance Multi-Domain C2/Informs Army Modernization Ability to fire any weapon (pistol to missile) Provide anti-aircraft and missile defense capabilities. Conduct live fire exercises of nearly every type of Army weapon. Host joint military exercises with other U.S. and foreign units,For example, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force held its 50th annual training exercise at Fort Bliss, with accessdate=2014-11-19 Be home to many maintenance crews and supply units. Be one of the Army's premier bases for test-driving tanks and other equipment. House thousands of military vehicles, including all the equipment needed to set up Patriot missile sites. Hosted the USAADCEN Air Defense Artillery Center from 1942 to 2010. USAADCEN has completed its transfer to Fort Sill. Concomitantly, the German Air Force Air Defense school is going to move to new training facilities in Germany and Greece. In 2013, the German Air Force deactivated its presence at Fort Bliss, while retaining a presence at Holloman Air Force Base; over the previous 47 years, over 50,000 German Airmen received training at this command.Sgt. Valerie Lopez, "German Air Force says farewell to Fort Bliss, training continues in Alamogordo" Fort Bliss Bugle, 3 October 2013 In 2015, due to funding constraints on the planned new facilities in Europe, the German Air Force Air Defense school will stay open at Fort Bliss until 2020."German air force maintains presence at Bliss; air defense school to stay open to 2020" El Paso Times (1/15/2015) Monitor missile launches conducted by White Sands Missile Range, located to the north, in New Mexico. Host the CONUS Replacement Center (CRC), the unit-level training site for Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen who are deploying or re-deploying on an individual basis. This CRC consolidates several other centers and now serves the entire Continental United States (CONUS). A secured drone airfield, with a separate 5000 foot runway and dedicated hangar, 20–25 miles north of the main post is under construction, with completion expected by 2016.Kyle Jahner (8 January 2015). "Army to build dedicated drone runway at Fort Bliss", Army Times. KHOU: Army to build all-drone airport at Fort Bliss (12-15-2014) accessdate=2015-01-11 It will host a company of 9 MQ-1C Gray Eagles for First Armored Division. Training missions are supported by the McGregor Range Complex, located some to the northeast of the main post, in New Mexico. Most of Fort Bliss lies in the state of New Mexico, stretching northeastward along U.S. Route 54 from El Paso County, Texas to the southern boundary of the Lincoln National Forest in Otero County, New Mexico; in addition, much of the northwestward side of Highway 54 is part of the Fort Bliss Military Reservation, ranging from the northern side of Chaparral, New Mexico to the southern boundary of White Sands Missile Range;Rand McNally map of New Mexico, 2003 the main facilities are within the city limits of El Paso, Texas. According to the city zoning map, the post officially resides in Central El Paso.
Home of America's Tank Division, 1st AD (One of 10 active divisions in the Army) Largest Joint Mobilization Force Generation Installation (JMFGI) in DoD (FY19: over 72K): 49K MOB/DeMOB/C.RC; 23K Pre Mobilization Exercise Training (PMET) One of the largest Power Projection Platforms in the Army Home to the Army's ONLY CONUS Replacement Center (CRC) Interagency operations: El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), Joint Task Force North (JTF-N), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Joint Modernization Command (JMC)(Futures Command) conducts Joint Warfighter Assessments/Enhance Multi-Domain C2/Informs Army Modernization Ability to fire any weapon (pistol to missile) Provide anti-aircraft and missile defense capabilities. Conduct live fire exercises of nearly every type of Army weapon. Host joint military exercises with other U.S. and foreign units,For example, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force held its 50th annual training exercise at Fort Bliss, with accessdate=2014-11-19 Be home to many maintenance crews and supply units. Be one of the Army's premier bases for test-driving tanks and other equipment. House thousands of military vehicles, including all the equipment needed to set up Patriot missile sites. Hosted the USAADCEN Air Defense Artillery Center from 1942 to 2010 USAADCEN has completed its transfer to Fort Sill. Concomitantly, the German Air Force Air Defense school is going to move to new training facilities in Germany and Greece. In 2013, the German Air Force deactivated its presence at Fort Bliss, while retaining a presence at Holloman Air Force Base; over the previous 47 years, over 50,000 German Airmen received training at this command.Sgt. Valerie Lopez, "German Air Force says farewell to Fort Bliss, training continues in Alamogordo" Fort Bliss Bugle, 3 October 2013 In 2015, due to funding constraints on the planned new facilities in Europe, the German Air Force Air Defense school will stay open at Fort Bliss until 2020."German air force maintains presence at Bliss; air defense school to stay open to 2020" El Paso Times (1/15/2015) Monitor missile launches conducted by White Sands Missile Range, located to the north, in New Mexico. Host the CONUS Replacement Center (CRC), the unit-level training site for Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen who are deploying or re-deploying on an individual basis. This CRC consolidates several other centers and now serves the entire Continental United States (CONUS). A secured drone airfield, with a separate 5000 foot runway and dedicated hangar, 20–25 miles north of the main post is under construction, with completion expected by 2016.Kyle Jahner (8 January 2015). "Army to build dedicated drone runway at Fort Bliss", Army Times. KHOU: Army to build all-drone airport at Fort Bliss (12-15-2014) accessdate=2015-01-11 It will host a company of 9 MQ-1C Gray Eagles for First Armored Division. Training missions are supported by the McGregor Range Complex, located some to the northeast of the main post, in New Mexico. Most of Fort Bliss lies in the state of New Mexico, stretching northeastward along U.S. Route 54 from El Paso County, Texas to the southern boundary of the Lincoln National Forest in Otero County, New Mexico; in addition, much of the northwestward side of Highway 54 is part of the Fort Bliss Military Reservation, ranging from the northern side of Chaparral, New Mexico to the southern boundary of White Sands Missile Range;Rand McNally map of New Mexico, 2003 the main facilities are within the city limits of El Paso, Texas. According to the city zoning map, the post officially resides in Central El Paso.