Fort Bliss, Texas

Fort Bliss is a census-designated place and US Army post located in El Paso County, Texas. The Fort is named for Lieutenant Colonel William Bliss, who was a son-in-law of President Zachary Taylor and who was re-interred at Fort Bliss National Cemetery on post.

Base Realignment and Closure, 2005

On May 13 the Pentagon recommended realigning this base to include approximately 16,000 new troops (and their families) from the U.S. 1st Armored Division currently stationed in Germany. The panel also recommended that the Air Defense Artillery School and its accompaning equipment (including the Patriot Missile Anti-Aircraft/Anti Missile defense system) be moved to Fort Sill. On August 25 officials representing Fort Bliss pleaded their case for maintaning the ADA school and its accompaning equipment at Fort Bliss, citing among other thing the size of Fort Bliss and the history of the ADA school in the region. The BRAC Commission ultimatly ruled against Fort Bliss and, pending the approval of President Bush, the roughly 4,500 effected soldiers will be heading for Fort Sill at some point in the near future.

Related Topics:
May 13 - U.S. 1st Armored Division - Germany - Patriot Missile - Fort Sill - August 25

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