BRAC Commission approves Fort Bliss gains
8/24/2005
Washington, D.C.
Press Releases
The 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Commission voted in favor of the Pentagon’s proposed gains for Fort Bliss today.
The 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) Commission voted in favor of the Pentagon’s proposed gains for Fort Bliss today. Changes to Fort Bliss include:
• 2 heavy Brigade Combat Teams from the 1st Armored Division in Germany
• 1 heavy Brigade Combat Team that is currently being established at Fort Bliss
• Field Artillery brigade from Fort Sill, Oklahoma
“Given Fort Bliss’s contributions to today’s military and our hard work educating Pentagon
officials and BRAC Commissioners about Fort Bliss and the El Paso community, I was
confident that the BRAC Commission would vote in our favor and am pleased with this
morning’s outcome,” said Congressman Silvestre Reyes. “Today’s decision is fantastic news for
our community, our economy, and the military as a whole. We look forward to welcoming
these soldiers and their families to El Paso.”
###
Kira Maas
(202) 225-4831
|
