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Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas.Established in 1848, the fort was renamed in 1854 to honor Bvt.Lieut.Colonel William W.S. Bliss (1815–1853), U.S. Army officer, Private Secretary and son-in-law of President Zachary Taylor.
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division is an Armored Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army, stationed at Fort Bliss, TX. First organized in 1944, as Reserve Command, 1st Armored Division, the unit fought in Italy in World War 2, in Operation Desert Storm and in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom.
The 1st Armored Division Artillery (DIVARTY) is the divisional artillery command for the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. The DIVARTY has served with the division in World War II and the first Persian Gulf War, and in peacetime at Fort Hood, Fort Bliss, Fort Polk and Germany.
Fort Hood, about 70 miles north of Austin, is the largest active-duty U.S. Army post in the U.S. and a top training facility since 1942, according to its website. About 40,000 soldiers work there ...
Before the breakup of the Soviet Union, Fort Hood was billed as the largest military base in the free world (Fort Moore is larger in personnel, Fort Bliss in land area). During peacetime, Fort Hood is a gated post, with the 1st Cavalry Division Museum, the Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area (BLORA), and a number of other facilities that are ...
The brigade was designated under its present name on 15 March 1972, and after one final inactivation in 1979 at Homestead Air Force Base in Fla., the brigade would be reactivated again on 1 April 1988, at Fort Hood, Tex. to support III Corps. In February, 1996, the brigade once again received movement orders, this time to Fort Bliss, Tex.
The battalion was equipped with M109A2/3 howitzers and M981 Fire Support Team Vehicles (FISTV). The main body of the battalion arrived in Saudi Arabia on or about 3 January 1991, and remained in theater until 20 May 1991. Upon returning to Germany, the battalion started to inactivate, but returned to Fort Hood, TX under 1st Cavalry Division. [4]
Headquarters Company and the 46th CBRNE Company (TE) moved to Fort Bliss, TX. The 44th CBRN Company (Hazard Response) moved from the 2D Chemical Battalion at Fort Hood to join the 22D CBRN Battalion at Fort Bliss. The 10th CBRN Company (Hazard Response) remained in place at Fort Carson, CO and transferred to the 22D.