As Texas is such a large state, you can imagine that they have a large presence of military bases. As for the Army, there are 9 Army Bases in Texas that are currently in active status.
These bases all have a rich history, and they were founded in a variety of different years. For example, a few Army bases in Texas began during world war 2. Others started before that, providing support to world war 1 and the Spanish-American war.
Some Texas bases house Active army units, while others are serving as more of a historical site or National Guard training center.
Below, you will find a few key facts about each of the Army bases in Texas. If you’d like to learn more about nay specific base, feel free to visit their official sites (listed below).
Fort Bliss
Location: El Paso, Texas
In Use: 1849- Present
Overall Mission: Fort Bliss works to support contingency operations while providing excellent support to their community, both military and civilian.
Units Stationed:
- 1st Armored Division
- 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command
- US Army Sergeants Major Academy
- Joint Task Force North
- Joint Modernization Command
- William Beaumont Army Medical Center
Official Site: https://home.army.mil/bliss/index.php/my-fort
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Fort Hood
Location: Killeen, Texas
In Use: 1942- Present
Overall Mission: Fort Hood works to provide the best facilities, programs, and infrastructures to train units for deployment, as well as to take care of soldiers and their families.
Units Stationed:
- III Armored Corps
- 1st Calvary
- 1st Army Division West
- 36th Engineer Brigade
- 13th Sustainment Command
- 1st Medical Brigade
- 48th Chemical Brigade
- 89th Military Police Brigade
Official Site: https://home.army.mil/hood/index.php
Joint Base San Antonio
Location: San Antonio, Texas
In Use: 1876 (Fort Sam Houston), 2010- Present (Joint Base)
Overall Mission: This Joint Base is a combination of the US Army’s Fort Sam Houston, the US Air Force’s Randolph Air Force Base, Lackland Air Force Base, and Martindale Air Field
Units Stationed:
- 502d Mission Support Group
- Army Medical Department and School
- Defense Medical Readiness and Training Institute
- Air Force Ground Combat Skills School
Official Site: https://www.jbsa.mil
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Red River Army Depot
Location: Texarkana, Texas
In Use: 1941- Present
Overall Mission: This base works to sustain fight power for all military branches through ground combat and tactical systems sustainment.
Units Stationed:
- Army Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence for Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
Official Site: https://www.redriver.army.mil
Camp Bowie
Location: Bronwood, Texas
In Use: 1940- Present
Overall Mission: Camp Bowie was a widely-used training base around the time of the second world war. Today, it is still used for National Guard training purposes.
Units Stationed:
- Texas National Guard units for various training types
Official Site: N/A
Camp Mabry
Location: Austin, Texas
In Use: 1892- Present
Overall Mission: Camp Mabry is a historical site due to its role of training and housing soldiers during the Spanish-American War and World War 2. Today, it serves as a training facility for National Guard units.
Units Stationed:
- WW2 Texas Defense Guard
- Texas National Guard Officer Candidate School
- Texas National Guard
- Texas Air National Guard
- Texas State Guard
Official Site: N/A
Camp Swift
Location: Bastrop County, Texas
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In Use: 1942- Present
Overall Mission: Camp Swift is another base with a rich history that now serves as a training facility, mainly for Texas National Guard units.
Units Stationed:
- 10th Mountain Division (WW2)
- 2nd Infantry Division (WW2)
- Texas Army National Guard
- State Guard
- Law Enforcement, High School ROTC, and Civil Air Patrol
Official Site: N/A
Camp Bullis
Location: Bexar County, Texas
In Use: 1917- Present
Overall Mission: Camp Bullis works to provide training and operations support to Joint Base San Antonio (shown above).
Units Stationed:
- US Army Medical Training
- Army, Reserve, National Guard, and Air Force training
Official Site: https://www.jbsa.mil/campbullis/
Camp Stanley
Location: Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas
In Use: 1917- Present
Overall Mission: Camp Stanley is a base for storage activity, including background information, current conditions, correspondence, work plans, site maps, and more.
Units Stationed:
- Army Supply
- Army Weapons Qualifying Site
Official Site: www.stanley.army.mil
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