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Fort Bliss is the single largest employer in the area supporting a total of 167,358 people with an estimated annual contribution of approximately 25.6 billion. Fort Bliss is located among a population of more than 2.5M ("Three States, Two Nations"). Fort Bliss has assisted El Paso during local disasters.
Fort Liberty officials updated the post's list of off-limits establishments in August.. The list is based on recommendations by Fort Liberty's Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board which ...
[1] [2] The monument, a former weapons testing range, is part of Fort Bliss and is managed by the U.S. Army as the only land conservation national monument within the Department of Defense. The monument includes the eastern slopes of North Franklin Mountain, the highest peak in the area.
The former Biggs AFB remained under DoD control in a caretaker status until 1973 when it was transferred to the U.S. Army as a sub-post of nearby Fort Bliss. Renamed Biggs Army Airfield, the installation was reactivated in 1973 as a permanent airfield for the U.S. Army, which turned into the world’s largest Army Airfield at that time. [10]
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.
The 1890s saw the establishment of a permanent hospital at Fort Bliss in support of a permanent regimental post along the border. Twenty-nine buildings and a parade ground are extant from this period on Fort Bliss and contribute to the Fort Bliss Main Post Historic District, to include the Fort Bliss Fort Hospital, completed in 1893. [17]
A few locations have already been identified “and addressed,” DeMark said. Staff writer Rachael Riley can be reached at rriley@fayobserver.com or 910-486-3528.
The Fort Bliss Main Post Historic District, at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, is a 339 acres (137 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The listing included 343 contributing buildings , two contributing structures , and a contributing site on the Fort Bliss military installation.