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Fort Bliss

American  

noun

  1. a military reservation and U.S. Army training center NE of El Paso in W Texas.


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He was stunned to see his grandfather appear on screen, holding his father’s hand at the train station in Fort Bliss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Before all these warehouse purchases, there was a turn toward facilities like Camp East Montana, which is this enormous facility that was stood up just last August within Fort Bliss, near El Paso, Texas.

From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2026

The detention camp contract at Fort Bliss, which could eventually hold 5,000 people, was awarded to a consortium of firms led by a company on the military contracting list for over $1 billion.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2025

Ten detainees were flown from the Fort Bliss Army base near the Texas border to the US Navy base in Cuba on Tuesday afternoon, the BBC's US partner CBS News reported, citing multiple US officials.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025

Some family with an immense house—one floor, thirty-four or -five rooms around a Spanish-style courtyard—had invited soldiers from Fort Bliss to come for a Christmas party and dinner.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

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