ABOUT
- Fort Bliss serves and supports all branches of the U.S. military
- The base is a major mounted maneuver training post and recently became home to the First Armored Division known as “Old Ironsides”
- Fort Bliss is the Army’s leading training post for close combat tactics, engagement skills, simulations, mission training, medical support, and digital ranges
- With over 1.1 million acres of land, Fort Bliss is the 2nd largest military installation in terms of geographic size
ECONOMIC IMPACT
- Total Economic Output: $24.1 billion
- Direct Employment: 40,000
- Direct and Indirect Employment: 135,000
- Gross Domestic Product: $14.2 billion
- 9% of the Upper Rio Grande Region’s employment is military
FUN FACTS
- Fort Bliss covers more ground than the entire State of Rhode Island
- Nearly 1 in 5 people in El Paso County are associated with Fort Bliss in some capacity
- The base partnered with the City of El Paso to desalinate brackish water from Hueco Bolson Aquifer