"It's A Great Day To Be A Soldier"…read more
FBTX is the US ARMY's largest instillation, and a historic one. Situated directly on the border of Ciudad Juarez Mexico, this post was used for everything from border security, to tracking down the local bad guy Billy The Kid. And today, still serves as THE premier MFGI for mobilization, training and deployment of our GFMAP units deploying worldwide.
FBTX stretches from its main flagpole in El Paso Texas, all the way to White Sands New Mexico (and, the military installations Dona Ana, McGregor Range Training Complex, Biggs Army Airfield, White Sands Missile Range, and a few others, all belong to FBTX and fall under the Bliss Flag. Hence being the largest installation in the world / Army).
Home to THE 32 Army Air and Missile Defense Command (32 AAMDC - provides Air and Ballistic Missile Defense for every single location in the entire CENTCOM AOR, and small portions of EUCOM and NORCON), THE United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (the only one in the world), the Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence (the only one in the Army - NCOLoE), the 1st Armored Division (1AD), Joint Task Force North (JTF-N multi agency CIA, FBI, NSA, DEA, ATF, FAA, CDC, CBP, DHS, USA, USN, USMC, USAF), Joint Modernizations Command (JMC), 5th Armored BDE - 1st Army Division West's premier MFGI host (5AR / 1A) providing the largest OC/T mission in the Army, and a slew of other units from Special Forces to William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC), the largest and newest hospital in the entire south west - civilian and military alike.
FBTX is also constantly modernizing. Those that were here 2010(ish) or sooner, will not recognize this place. The shopping center (known as freedom crossing), is state of the art and absolutely incredible. The fitness facilities, the constantly updating and improving housing (honestly in 22 years in the Army, I've yet to find nicer on-post housing), and even the restaurants! There is SO much to do and eat on FBTX.
This is a great day to be a soldier, and FBTX, is a great place to be a soldier.