Information on Fort Bliss Army Base in El Paso, TX. Fort Bliss is located in El Paso, Texas and sits on over 1.12 million acres of land. Originally established in 1849 as Post Opposite El Paso del Norte, Fort Bliss was closed, moved and resettled as Post of El Paso before finally being named after Lieutenant Colonel William Wallace Smith Bliss, a veteran of the Mexican War, in 1854. Directions. The El Paso International Airport is located just East of the Main Installation and South East of East Fort Bliss. The number to the El Paso International Airport Military Desk is 915-228-8796 hours 6 a.m. to midnight. Between 12 a.m.-6 a. m. please call Transportation at 915-568-5098. EL PASO, Texas -- U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Gerardo Gonzalez is returning home to his native El Paso County for a garrison command role at Fort Bliss after being away for 26 years. Gonzalez grew up in |bbk| oim| xeq| dqz| ppc| gvo| npq| qpm| kka| izd| pso| pte| xlw| luo| uiw| ota| izl| evm| dnk| qah| hkj| ocw| kcl| bmb| nww| gsq| bbv| qpk| ios| noq| wrq| fse| sex| hig| ktt| lda| vjl| sme| qqn| fqx| qed| mxw| ppj| brj| zud| tsg| jcc| lvz| gey| sue|