Fort Bliss may be the home of the 1st Armored Division, but it still has a major air-defense presence and mission. That was demonstrated during the recently completed Roving Sands exercise.
From March 1st to the 11th, about 2,300 soldiers descended upon the vast Fort Bliss training area in southern New Mexico and extending up into adjacent White Sands Missile Range. Soldiers came from as far away as Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Fort Lewis, Washington.
“There isn’t another place in the United States where you can realistically train in this type of environment,” said Brig. Gen. Clem Coward, commanding general for the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command.
“Our units can get fully stressed in moving their equipment, maintaining their equipment and coordinating with adjacent units,” Coward added.
