WRP New Mexico Military Asset List (MAL)

Within the Western Regional Partnership (WRP) region, there are significant military testing and training installations and ranges. WRP developed summaries from all of the Services and the National Guard, describing the history, missions, and importance of these assets.

These summaries use only publicly available information and are written for the policy maker new to military issues and the military savvy person needing specific military information. It is our hope that WRP Partners use these summaries as a tool for land use planning efforts to encourage compatible growth and ensure future mission viability. Incompatible development (encroachment) comes in many forms but for the military, it means those issues that affect their ability to fulfill their mission on land, in the sea, or in the air. These military summaries are for general planning purposes.

Attached New Mexico MAL summaries: Air Force:

• Cannon Air Force Base • Holloman Air Force Base • Kirtland Air Force Base • Melrose Air Force Range

Army:

• Fort Bliss • Fort Bliss Training Center • White Sands Missile Range

National Guard:

• New Mexico Air National Guard • New Mexico Army National Guard

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U.S. Air Force

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE : NEW MEXICO

Cannon Air Force Base (AFB) is located on the high plains of

Eastern New Mexico, near the Texas panhandle. It is named in

honor of the late Gen. John K. Cannon, former commander of the

Tactical Air Command. Beginning as a small passenger facility for

civilians in the 1920’s, the military

established a presence at the air

base in 1942.

The 27th Special Operations

Wing (SOW) is the host unit of

Cannon AFB. From 1959 until

2007, Cannon AFB hosted a fighter

wing. Today, Cannon AFB is the

location of one of only four active-

duty Special Operations Wings

within Air Force Special

Operations Command.

Cannon AFB had an estimated economic impact of $688 million

on the local economy in 2011.

FAST FACTS

» Location: Curry County, NM (near Clovis)

» Land Area: 3,789 acres

» Special Use Airspace: 188,222 nautical miles2

» Military Personnel (est.): 4,600

» Civilian Personnel (est.): 600

Top: Air Commandos from the 27th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron position themselves for the final flight of "Heavy Metal," an AC-130H Spectre gunship, prior to its retirement April 8, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo) Bottom: Air Commandos with the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron practice putting out an aircraft fire during an exercise Aug. 14, 2015. Airmen conducted joint fire training on base with a Clovis, N.M., fire department as part of a mutual aide agreement. (U.S. Air Force photo) Left: An AC-130H Spectre gunship soars over the Jockey 14 memorial. This unique airframe has since been retired from military service. (U.S. Air Force photo) CONTACT

Public Affairs Office (575) 784-4131

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CANNON AFB : NEW MEXICO

Military Asset List

UNIT MISSIONS

27th Special Operations Wing (27th SOW): The primary mission of the 27th SOW is to

execute specialized airpower from a premier installation. The wing's core missions

include close air support, agile combat support, information operations, precision

strike, forward presence and engagement, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

operations, and specialized mobility. Includes wing staff agencies and the following

groups:

o 27th Special Operations Group: Conducts infiltration/exfiltration, combat

support, tilt-rotor operations, aerial refueling, close air support, unmanned aerial vehicle operations, non-standard aviation and other special missions. Includes the 27th Special Operations Support Squadron; 3rd, 9th, 12th, 16th, 20th, 33rd, 318th, and 524th Special Operations Squadrons; and the 56th Special Operations Intelligence Squadron.

o 27th Special Operations Maintenance Group: Executes global special operations tasks as an Air Force component member of U.S. Special Operations Command. Responsible for all flightline and backshop maintenance in support of assigned AC-130W, MC-130J, CV-22, U-28A, C-146A, and MQ-1/9 aircraft. Provides contract oversight of civilian maintenance on two Non Standard Aviation program aircraft types. Includes the 27th and 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons, and 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron.

o 27th Special Operations Mission Support Group: Provides housing, facilities/infrastructure, fire protection, environmental management, explosive ordnance disposal, disaster preparedness, food service, law enforcement and security, communications, personnel support, and other base services, as well as recreation activities for the base. Includes the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron; 27th Special Operations Communications Squadron; 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron; 27th Special Operations Force Support Squadron; 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron; and the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron.

o 27th Special Operations Medial Group: Provides a wide range of services to include: family practice, pediatrics, women's health, optometry, flight medicine, human performance training, dental, public health, allergy/immunizations, mental health, family advocacy, bioenvironmental engineering, laboratory services, pharmacy, diagnostic imaging, physical therapy and health and wellness. Includes the 27th Special Operations Aerospace Medicine Squadron; 27th Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron; and the 27th Special Operations Medical Support Squadron.

For more information, please see < http://www.cannon.af.mil >

Above: The 26th Special Tactics Squadron performs push-ups dedicated to the memory of Senior Airman Mark Forester, Sept. 29, 2015. Forester was killed in action when he put himself in direct line of fire to save a teammate’s life in Afghanistan on Sept. 29, 2010. He posthumously received the Silver Star medal for his heroism in battle against an enemy of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo) BASE COMMANDER RANK

Colonel TESTING & TRAINING RANGES

Melrose Air Force Range UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS

» Began as a civilian air field in the 1920s » Over 50 years of consecutive service » Began purchasing wind power in 2002 » Several at-risk species are in the

vicinity of the range, including lesser prairie chickens and burrowing owls

» Base Realignment and Closure threatened to close Cannon in 2005; however, an intense effort by eastern NM communities, the State of New Mexico, and the Congressional Delegation resulted in the assignment of a new mission to Cannon.

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U.S. Air Force

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE : NEW MEXICO

Holloman Air Force Base (AFB) is located in the heart of the

Chihuahua Desert near the White Sands Missile Range and the City of

Alamogordo. It was established in 1942 as Alamogordo Army Air Field

and renamed in 1948 after Colonel George Holloman, a pioneer in

aircraft automatic landing systems and remotely piloted aircraft. The

49th Wing of Air Combat Command is the current host wing of the base.

After World War II, Holloman AFB was a premier facility for

developing and testing guided missiles and pilotless aircraft.

During the 1990s,

Holloman was home to the

F-117A Night Hawk. The

Air Force retired the F-

117 in 2008. That same

year, Holloman welcomed

the F-22A Raptor, making

the 49th Wing the only

active Air Force unit to have operated two stealth platforms. Holloman’s

F-22 aircraft were relocated to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida in 2014.

Today, the 49th Wing is the only active duty formal training unit for

U.S. Air Force remotely piloted aircraft. The base trains MQ-1 Predator

and MQ-9 Reaper pilots, sensor operators, and maintenance technicians.

Holloman has 18 tenant units that include the German Air Force

Flying Training Center (GAF FTC), which trains GAF Tornado pilots, and

the 54th Fighter Group, which trains U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots.

Holloman AFB has an estimated economic impact of $482.1 million per year (as of 2013).

FAST FACTS

» Location: Otero County, NM (near Alamogordo, NM) » Land Area: 59,639 acres

» Special Use Airspace: 2,256 nautical miles2 » Military Personnel: 3,882

» Civilian Personnel: 780

Above: An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 314th Fighter Squadron taxis toward its new home in the hangars at Holloman Air Force base, N.M. The 314th FS is the second squadron to transfer from Lukeafb. (U.S. Air Force photo / Released) Left: An MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flight line of Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The MQ-9 Reaper is a medium-to-high altitude, long endurance unmanned aircraft system. (U.S. Air Force photo / Released)

MISSION

Deploy Combat Ready Airpower in Support of Global Operations. Develop the World’s Best Professional RPA Enterprise. Support Team Holloman, Our Airmen and Their Families. CONTACT

Public Affairs Office (575) 572-7383

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U.S. AIR FORCE

HOLLOMAN AFB : NEW MEXICO

Military Asset List

UNIT MISSIONS

» 54th

Fighter Group: Train the world’s greatest F-16 pilots while deploying mission ready warfighters.

» 96th Test Group: Provide technically superior test and evaluation in support of the warfighter.

» German Air Force Flying Training Center (Deutsche Luftwaffe): The German Air Force has been training its aircrews in the United States since 1958, and at Holloman AFB since 1996.

» Det 1, 82d Aerial Targets Squadron: Provide full-scale aerial targets for the Department of Defense and Foreign Military Sales customers.

» 49th Operations Group: The 49th Operations Group supports national security objectives, as directed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, by utilizing remotely piloted aircraft. Includes the 49th Operations Support Squadron, the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron, the 9th Attack Squadron, the 29th Attack Squadron, and the 16th Training Squadron.

» 49th Maintenance Group: The 49th Maintenance Group maintains aircraft, propulsion, avionics and accessory systems for the T-38 Talon, MQ-1B Predator and MQ-9 Reaper. Includes the 49th Maintenance Squadron and the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

» 49th Missions Support Group: The 49th Mission Support Group provides logistics and personnel, readiness, force protection, and infrastructure support for 18,000 people supporting the F-16 Fighting Falcon, 26 associate units, and German Air Force (GAF) Flying Training Center. In addition, it oversees environmental compliance for 59,000 acres of land, provides base and local disaster response; supports NASA’s space shuttle mission and deploys as directed by JCS to support worldwide contingency tasking’s. Includes the 49th Civil Engineering Squadron, 49th Force Support Squadron, 49th Security Forces Squadron, 49th Communications Squadron, and the 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron.

» 49th Medical Group: Sustain and enhance a culture of safety, maximize combat readiness, enhance access to quality patient care, and develop our Airmen and our staff. Includes the 49th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, the 49th Medical Operations Squadron, and the 49th Medical Support Squadron.

» 49th Materiel Maintenance Group: A world-class team of diverse professionals providing mission-ready equipment for global power and reach -- anytime, anywhere, at a moment's notice. The group is responsible for the storage, inspection, repair, deployment and accountability of bare base assets. Includes the 49

th Materiel Maintenance Squadron and the 49 Materiel Maintenance

Support Squadron.

For more information, please see < http://www.holloman.af.mil >

Above: The 50,788 ft. (almost ten miles)

test track is the longest and fastest in the

world. (U.S. Air Force photo)

COMMANDER RANK

Colonel TESTING & TRAINING RANGES

White Sands Missile Range UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS

» Initially designed to support the British Overseas Training program where the British government hoped to train far from the interference of German Luftwaffe fighters and bombers.

» Trained HAM (Holloman Aero-Medical) and ENOS (Man in Hebrew), two chimpanzees who pioneered space flight.

» On December 10, 1954, Lt. Col. (Dr.) John P. Stapp rode a rocket propelled test sled to a record speed of 632 miles per hour.

» Served as a major filming area for the movie Transformers (2006) and its sequel in 2008.

» In 1960, Captain Joseph W. Kittinger Jr. broke four world records when he stepped out of an open balloon gondola at 102,800ft.

» With the departure of the F-22, Holloman AFB returned to its World War II roots as a training base.

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KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE : NEW MEXICO

Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB) is adjacent to southeast

Albuquerque, New Mexico, between the Sandia and Manzano

mountain ranges. The base is named in honor of Colonel Roy C.

Kirtland, an early Army aviator. The 377th Air Base Wing is the

host unit on Kirtland AFB, supporting more than 100 mission

partners.

The base is home to the

Air Force Research

Laboratory, a scientific

research organization

dedicated to leading the

discovery, development,

and integration of affordable aerospace warfighting technologies.

The base is also home to the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center.

The center’s mission is to deliver nuclear capabilities and

winning solutions warfighters use daily to deter and assure.

In fiscal 2014, Kirtland AFB had an estimated economic impact of

$3.8 billion on the local economy.

FAST FACTS

» Location: Albuquerque, NM

» Land Area: Approximately 52,000 acres

» Military Personnel: 3,125 active duty; 1,068 Air National

Guard and Air Force Reserve

» Civilian Personnel: 3,648

» Contractors: 10,846 (Sandia National Labs and others)

Above: Kirtland was the first Air Force base to acquire a Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer, or HEAT. The Humvee training simulator helps teach driving techniques and egress procedures to Airman, ultimately reducing accidents and preserving equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo) Left: This state-of-the-art, 145,000 square foot facility at Kirtland hosts the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Air Force's only organization wholly dedicated to leading the discovery, development, and integration of warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace forces. AFRL traces its roots to the vision of airpower pioneers, who understood science as key to air supremacy. The passionate commitment of AFRL people to realize this vision has helped create the world's best air, space and cyberspace force. (U.S. Air Force photo) MISSION STATEMENT 377th ABW

The 377th Air Base Wing conducts nuclear operations; organizes trains, equips, and deploys expeditionary forces; and operates, secures, and supports Kirtland Air Force Base. CONTACT

Public Affairs Office (505) 846-5991

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KIRTLAND AFB : NEW MEXICO

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UNIT MISSIONS

» Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center: Delivers nuclear capabilities and winning solutions warfighters use daily to deter and assure.

» 377th Air Base Wing: Conducts nuclear operations; organizes, trains, equips, and deploys expeditionary forces; and operates, secures, and supports Kirtland AFB.

» 58th Special Operations Wing: Trains mission-ready special operations, combat search and rescue, missile site support, and UH-1 distinguished visitor airlift crews directly supporting air expeditionary forces for the world’s best aerospace force.

» 150th Special Operations Wing, New Mexico Air National Guard: Trains mission-ready special operations and combat search and rescue crews through total force integration with the 58

th Special Operations Wing. Provides precision

targeting and geospatial intelligence to the Air Force and joint warfighters.

» Air Force Inspection Agency: Provides independent and timely assessments of acquisition, nuclear surety, operations, logistics, support and health care to Air Force senior leadership by identifying critical deficiencies and recommending improvements for accomplishing peacetime and wartime missions.

» Air Force Operational Test & Evaluation Center: Tests and evaluates new weapon system capabilities in operationally realistic battlespace environments to provide fact-based, decision-quality data to inform decision makers on a range of accurate, balanced and timely assessments of effectiveness, suitability and mission capability.

» Air Force Safety Center: Preserves and enhances combat capability through resource preservation for both Airmen and equipment by eliminating mishaps.

» Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate: Serves as the Air Force's center of expertise for directed energy and optical technologies. Develops and transitions technologies in four core technical competencies: lasers systems, high power electromagnetics, weapons modeling and simulation, and directed energy and electro-optics for space superiority.

» Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicle Directorate: Serves as the Air Force's center of expertise for space technology research and development. Develops and transitions space technologies to provide space-based capabilities. Primary mission area thrusts include space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, space situational awareness, space communications, position navigation and timing, and defensive space control.

» Advanced Systems and Development Directorate: Develops, tests and evaluates Air Force space systems, executes advanced space development and demonstration projects, and rapidly transitions capabilities to the warfighter.

» Detachment 1, 342nd Training Squadron: Provides the highest quality training of pararescuemen and combat rescue officers capable of worldwide deployment for rescue and recovery operations.

» Defense Threat Reduction Agency: Safeguards America and its allies from weapons of mass destruction (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high explosives) by providing capabilities to reduce, eliminate, and counter the threat, as well as mitigate their effects.

Above: The “Team Kirtland” logo. (U.S. Air

Force)

INSTALLATION COMMANDER’S RANK

Colonel UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS

» Home of the Air Force Research

Laboratory, including the Phillips

Research Site, the Directed Energy

Directorate, and the Space Vehicles

Directorate

» Home of the Air Force Nuclear

Weapons Center

» Home of the Air Force Safety Center

» Home of the 58th Special Operations

Wing

» Home of the Air Force Operational Test

and Evaluation Center headquarters

» Shares runway with Albuquerque

International Sunport

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» 705th Combat Training Squadron: Develops, integrates and delivers Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) capabilities and training to prepare warfighters for combat in joint and coalition environments through exercises, training, tactics, techniques and procedures, warfighter readiness, testing, experimentation, tactical to operational-bridged events, and standards development.

» Operationally Responsive Space: Advances the national, economic, and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex.

» Department of Energy: Ensures America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.

» Sandia National Laboratories: Develops technologies to sustain, modernize, and protect the nation’s nuclear arsenal, prevents the spread of weapons of mass destruction, defends against terrorism, protects our national infrastructures, ensures stable energy and water supplies, and provides new capabilities to U.S.

armed forces.

For more information, please see < http://www.kirtland.af.mil >

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U.S. Air Force

MELROSE AIR FORCE RANGE : NEW MEXICO

Melrose Air Force Range (MAFR) is located approximately 25

miles west of Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), in the New Mexico

plains, outside the town of Melrose. The U.S. Air Force began

using the range in 1952, when it leased the land from the State of

New Mexico and private landowners.

Today, the U.S. Air Force owns the majority of Melrose AFR.

Recently, the State of New Mexico, the New Mexico State Land

Office, and the United States Air Force collaborated on a 74-year

lease, adding

approximately 10,000

acres of State Trust

Land to MAFR.

The 27th Special

Operations Wing

(SOW) manages the

range and it is

available to U.S. and Allied forces. The range provides a unique

place for realistic training of ground and air force general

purpose and special operations forces.

FAST FACTS

» Location: Curry County (near Melrose)

» Land Area: ~70,000 acres

» Sorties: ~3,400 per year

» Special Use Airspace: ~2,500 miles2

For more information, please see < http://www.cannon.af.mil/ >

Above top: Members of the 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron and 27th Special Operations Comptroller Squadron set up tents and organize equipment during an exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo) Above bottom: Medics conduct training at Melrose Air Force Range. Twenty-one teams of elite EMTs from 22 installations across the Air Force convened at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., for two days of innovative, high-octane competition. (U.S. Air Force photo) Left: A Serviceman from Cannon AFB fires a 50-caliber weapon out the back of a CV-22 Osprey while flying over Melrose AFR. (U.S. Air Force photo) UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS

» Electronics Countermeasure facility for advanced training

» In January 2012, U.S. Air Force accepted a land grant of 10,000 acres from the State of New Mexico, expanding the ranges live-fire ranges and desert and urban warfare training operations.

CONTACT

Public Affairs Office (575) 784-4131

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FORT BLISS : NEW MEXICO & TEXAS

With most of its land located in New Mexico, Fort Bliss

stretches from El Paso, Texas, north to the Lincoln National

Forest, New Mexico. Although it can trace its history to 1848,

Fort Bliss has been at its present location since 1893. Currently,

the fort is under the command of the U.S. Army Forces Command

(FORSCOM), which is the U.S. Army’s largest command.

In 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission

recommended turning Fort Bliss into a heavy armor training

post. This change added thousands of new jobs to the area. As

part of this realignment, Fort Bliss historically welcomed the 1st

Armored Division “Old Ironsides” to its ranks on May 24, 2011.

As one of the fastest

growing Army

installations in the

United States, Fort Bliss

has a current estimated

direct spending

contribution of ~$5.5B,

that correlates to an estimated $18.2B annual economic impact

(GDP impact).

FAST FACTS

» Location: El Paso, TX and Doña Ana and Otero Counties, NM

» Land Area: 1.2 million acres

» Special Use Airspace: 1,597 nautical miles2

» Total Population Supported: 169,000

» Military Personnel: 34,000

» Civilian Personnel: 11,000

MISSION STATEMENT

Fort Bliss sustains, trains, mobilizes, and deploys both military and civilian Unified Action Partners to conduct global Unified Land Operations, develops leaders, and supports Army capabilities integration; provides for the well-being of our Soldiers, Airmen, DoD Civilians, and other Federal Employees, Families, and Veterans in partnership with El Paso and other surrounding communities in Texas and New Mexico. VISION STATEMENT

Fort Bliss is the enduring, premier Unified Land Operations training center, force generation and projection installation, and home of Army capabilities integration. Fort Bliss enables Unified Action Partners the ability to train, modernize and integrate expeditionary forces in a realistic, diverse, and complex environment and to strategically deploy them across the globe to conduct decisive action against dynamic and evolving threats. Left: An M1A2 Abrams crew fires during gunnery exercises at Range 88, McGregor Range, New Mexico. Gunnery exercises test the skills of the Abrams crew to ensure they are qualified to operate the tank. (U.S. Army photo) CONTACT

Public Affairs Office (915) 744-8498

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U.S. ARMY

FORT BLISS : NEW MEXICO & TEXAS

Military Asset List

UNIT MISSIONS

» 1st Armored Division (“Old Ironsides”): The largest FORSCOM asset on the installation serves as a USCENTCOM Regionally Aligned Headquarters in support of security cooperation, provides trained and ready forces to Combatant Commanders, supports the Army's Network Integration Exercise (NIE) program, and is prepared to serve as a Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) Headquarters and conduct Decisive Action operations worldwide. Includes 1st Brigade Combat Team; 2nd Brigade Combat Team; 3rd Brigade Combat Team; 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade; 1st Armored Division Artillery and the 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade.

» 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) (“Blackjack”): A FORSCOM asset, 32AAMDC rapidly deploys forces to conduct joint and combined/coalition air and missile defense operations for the regional combatant commanders. Includes 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade.

» Joint Task Force North: As an element of U.S. Northern Command, JTFN detects, monitors, and supports the interdiction of suspected transnational threats within and along the approaches to the continental United States; fuses and disseminates intelligence, contributes to the common operating picture; coordinates support to primary federal agencies; and supports security cooperation initiatives in order to secure the homeland and enhance regional security. It is a multiservice Department of Defense organization focusing on counterterrorism and anti-drug initiatives.

» William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC): A Medical Command asset, WBAMC’s mission is to provide innovative, life-saving care to the largest power projection platform in the Army in support of any mission, anytime, anywhere; cultivate talented medical professionals into tomorrow’s medical leaders through education and cutting-edge research; and promote a safe environment of care to support a System for Health and fitness for our community. WBAMC offers a broad range of programs in many medical disciplines. Presently, there are 70 physicians in training, 27 interns and 43 residents.

» United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA): Falling under the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, USASMA provides professional military education that develops enlisted leaders to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex world. It was founded in July 1972, and graduated its first students in 1973. Since that time USASMA, operating under TRADOC, has graduated more than 120,000 Soldiers from various Noncommissioned Officer Education System courses, and continually adapts to meet the needs of our nation's defense.

» Brigade Modernization Command (BMC): BMC is a directorate under the Army Capabilities Integration Center which falls under TRADOC. It conducts physical integration and evaluations of the network, capability packages and other adaptive and core capabilities in order to provide doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel and facilities recommendations to the Army.

» Garrison: As an Installation Management Command asset, the Garrison Command provides installation support services and manages the day-to-day operations of the post. Reporting organizations include: Directorate of Human Resources; Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation; Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security; Directorate of Public Works; Directorate of Emergency Services; Religious Support Office; Office of Equal Employment Opportunity; Legal Assistance.

For more information, please see < https://www.bliss.army.mil >

COMMANDER RANK

Major General TESTING & TRAINING RANGES

» Biggs Army Airfield » Doña Ana Base Camp Complex » McGregor Range Base Camp/Complex » Oro Grande Base Camp » Iron Warrior Training Complex (Virtual

Training) UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS

» Established in 1848 » Named after William Wallace Smith Bliss,

a soldier in the Mexican-American War » Largest FORSCOM installation in the

Army » Home of the 1st Armored Division “Old

Ironsides” » Largest training area in the Army (965K

acres) » Largest joint mobilization platform in the

Army » Longest runway in the Army » Largest contiguous airspace in the Army » Nominated as pilot facility for “net zero”

energy consumption and largest, highest rated energy efficient housing community in the Army

» Army’s largest Digital Multipurpose Range Complex

» Home to testing the latest technology (Network Integration Evaluation]

» Location of William Beaumont Army Medical Center

» Location of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant (World’s largest inland desalination plant)

» Largest bowling facility in the Army » Largest banquet center in the Army » Home to Freedom Crossing Shopping

Center (first open-air shopping center on a U.S. military installation)

» Publishes the Fort Bliss Bugle

» Central Fort Bliss is also home to the El Paso Intelligence Center, Joint Task Force North, and the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy

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FORT BLISS TRAINING CENTER : NEW MEXICO

The Fort Bliss Training Center is part of the largest DoD

controlled airspace in the world and can accommodate every

weapon system in the US Army. The post is comprised of state-of-

the-art training areas, ranges, and facilities. The installation’s

ranges have the distance and depth that allow equipment to be

tested to the fullest extent. The McGregor, Orogrande, and Doña

Ana Ranges are an integral part of the Fort Bliss Training Center

(FBTC).

McGregor Range consists of withdrawn public lands and

Army fee-owned lands. Withdrawn public lands are managed

jointly by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Army. Its

primary usage is to maintain the operational readiness of active

duty, reserve, and National Guard units through various live-fire

training events, maneuver operations, and field exercises.

The McGregor

Range Complex

consists of 40 small

arms ranges and 10

air defense missile

firing ranges.

The base camps

on the McGregor

and Orogrande Range Complexes can support the training

requirements of most operating forces. The Orogrande Range

Complex primarily supports platoon/company level gunnery

ranges. It includes a Digital Multipurpose Range Complex, the

Army’s only Digital Air/Ground Integration Range and a

Combined Arms Collective Training Facility, a 270 degree live-fire

village along with a few small arms ranges.

Above: A U.S. Army Patriot missile launches and seeks out a target at

McGregor Range. (U.S. Army photo)

Left: Military aircraft return to base after deploying Soldiers to a “village” during NIE 16.1. (U.S. Army photo)

CONTACT

Public Affairs Office: 915-744-8498

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FBTC : NEW MEXICO

The Doña Ana Range Complex is located approximately 20

miles south of Las

Cruces, New Mexico, and

25 miles northwest of

Fort Bliss. As such, it

connects Fort Bliss to

the White Sands Missile

Range.

The Doña Ana Range Complex supports a variety of live-fire

training maneuvers and scenarios. More specifically, it contains

19 ranges for small arms, crew served, armor, mechanized

infantry, and aerial gunnery. It includes a Multi-Purpose Range

Complex - Heavy, two Digital Multi-Purpose Training Ranges, and

two Scout/RECCE Gunnery Complexes. Artillery and mortar firing

boxes/points allow for tube launched munitions to be fired. There

are four villages that support training in an urban environment.

FAST FACTS

» McGregor/Orogrande Range Complexes:

o Location: Otero County

o Land Area: 695,355 acres

» Doña Ana Range Complex:

o Location: Otero and Doña Ana Counties

o Land Area: 295,538 acres

For more information, please see < https://www.bliss.army.mil >

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Left: In preparation for an exercise, crewmembers conduct emergency fire mission training with their Self-Propelled, Full Tracked, 155mm M109A6 howitzer (Paladin) within the Doña Ana Range Complex, New Mexico. (U.S. Army photo)

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS

» McGregor/Orogrande Range Complexes: o Public recreation is permitted as

long as military training is not impacted

o Danish, Belgian, German, Japanese, and other allied air defense units have conducted annual service practices on the Fort Bliss Training Center for over 30 years

» Doña Ana Range Complex: o Hosts a New Mexico Army

National Guard mainentance facility.

o Contains six dining facility buildings, two available maintenance facilities, and the capability to accommodate about 1,700 personnel

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WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE : NEW MEXICO

White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) is a uniqe tri-service

Army installation, conducting defense-related testing for all

military services, private industry and our allied nations.

Established as the White Sands Proving Ground in 1945, WSMR is

home to two National Historic Landmarks. Trinity Site, where

the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated and Launch

Complex 33, where the first V-2 rockets were launched as part af

the emerging U.S. rocket program following World War II.

WSMR is located in the Tularosa Basin between the

Sacramento and San Andres

mountain ranges. With no

outlet to the sea, the vast,

closed basin created the

world’s largest gypsum field

– the White Sands National

Monument, which is located

within the borders of WSMR.

WSMR has an estimated

daily impact to the local economy of $4.7 million per day.

FAST FACTS

» Location: Doña Ana, Sierra, Socorro, Lincoln and Otero Counties, New Mexico

» Land Area: 2.2 million acres

» Special Use Airspace: ~11,000 nautical miles2

» Military Personnel: 381 active duty

» Civilian Personnel: 1,971 (+ 2,674 Contractors)

Above: White Sands Missile Range tests the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (U.S. Army photo) Left: WSMR’s missile park displays more than 60 missiles. (U.S. Army photo) MISSION STATEMENT

White Sands Missile range provides Army, Navy, Air Force, DoD and other customers with high quality services for experimentation, test, research, assessment, development and training in support of the Nation at war. VISION STATEMENT

Our goal is to become the leading live and virtual range facilities for component, integration and Joint system of system efforts in support of wartime efforts by providing the best, most innovative, flexible services to our customers. CONTACT

Public Affairs Office (575) 678-1134

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U.S. ARMY

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE : NEW MEXICO

Military Asset List

UNIT MISSIONS

» White Sands Test Center (WSTC): Plans, prepares, and executes developmental testing for Army systems, including rockets and missiles, unmanned aerial systems, and directed energy systems. Safeguards the Army’s sole remaining research reactor.

» The 46th Group, U.S. Air Force at White Sands, New Mexico: The Air Force’s liaison with WSMR. Conducts a broad range of air-related testing in technology areas as diverse as radar cross-section measurement, GPS-denial, munitions/missile performance, and aircraft survivability.

» Naval Surface Warfare Center Detachment White Sands: Conducts a wide variety of open-air tests at naval facilities ranging from remote sites to fully developed locations tailored to specific weapons systems. Transportation, fabrication, logistics, ordnance storage, assembly, and test conduct teams are in place to provide one-stop testing.

» Army Research Laboratory (ARL): Provides America’s soldiers the technology edge through scientific research, technology development, and analysis. The Laboratory has two elements located at WSMR – the Computational and Information Sciences Directorate and the Survivability & Lethality Analysis Directorate.

» Center for Counter Measures (CCM): Directs, coordinates, supports, and conducts independent countermeasure/counter-countermeasure test and evaluation activities for United States and foreign weapon systems, subsystems, sensors, and related components.

» National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA): Provides accurate and timely analysis of worldwide gravity, satellite, and positional information, including imagery and mapping control for navigation, safety, intelligence, positioning and targeting in support of national security objectives.

» TRADOC Analysis Center (TRAC): Conducts high-resolution analyses of brigade and battalion operations, life cycle costs of new equipment, and training effectiveness.

» National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA): Two NASA

organizations are located on WSMR. The White Sands Test Facility (WSTF)

conducts rocket propulsion, hypervelocity, propellants, aerospace fluids and

composite pressure vessel testing. The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System

(TDRSS) site is a ground tracking station for the NASA Space Network, capable of

providing near continuous high bandwidth telecommunications services for low

earth orbiting user spacecraft and expendable launch vehicles, including the

Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station.

For more information, please see < http://www.wsmr.army.mil >

Above: White Sands Missile Range hosts

the annual Bataan Memorial Death March

(U.S. Army photo)

COMMANDER RANK

Brigadier General UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS

» The U.S. Army’s largest over-land test installation

» Testing ground for the Trinity project, 49,000 acres of which is a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places

» Testing ground for the V-2 Project, a National Historic Landmark

» Highly diverse, natural environment with most terrain types, to include high desert sands and grasslands (4,000 ft.) to high wooded mountains (9,000 ft.).

» Home of the WSMR Museum » WSMR is rich with fossil tracks from

mammoths, camels, and other Plio-Pleistocene era species

» The White Sands Pupfish is an endangered fish species, native to the Tularosa Basin which is located in the center of the missile range.

» In the 1960’s, New Mexico released Oryx (an African antelope) on WSMR and currently about 3,500 roam the installation.

» Site of the San Andres Wildlife Refuge

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New Mexico National Guard

NEW MEXICO AIR NATIONAL GUARD : NEW MEXICO

The New Mexico Air National Guard is an element of the New

Mexico National Guard and part of the U.S. Air Force. The 150th

Special Operations Wing, Kirtland AFB, is the main operating unit.

The New Mexico Air National Guard was federally recognized July 7,

1947 as the 188th Fighter Bomber Squadron; changing to fighter-

interceptor in 1948. The unit was re-designated as the 150th Tactical

Fighter Group in 1957 and renamed the 150th Fighter Wing October

1995. The unit was renamed the 150th Special Operations Wing

December 1, 2013 through a Total Force Integration with the 58th

SOW with a new mission as a special operations training unit.

The unit was called to

active duty for the

Korean Conflict in

December 1950 and

Republic of Vietnam in

1968.

The New Mexico Air

National Guard is

composed of State Headquarters, the 150th SOW, 150th Maintenance

Group, 150th Operations Group, 150th Mission Support Group, 150th

Medical Group, 250th Intel Squadron, and 210th Red Horse Squadron.

The wing supports domestic and world-wide Combatant Commander

tasking’s.

The New Mexico National Guard has an estimated annual impact of

over $247 million on the local economy.

FAST FACTS

» Military Personnel: 1,005

Above: Members of the 150th Medical Group, New Mexico Air National Guard annotate paperwork and deliver a vial of blood for processing. The 150

th Medical

Group Guardsmen get the opportunity to hone in on their skills as medical technicians and are able to help the hospital with patients while promoting community service. (National Guard photo)

Left: A new mural was placed on October 27, 2015 for all to see when they enter the 150 Special Operations Wing. This new sign depicts the current mission sets the wing currently executes. This also marks a way forward into the future of unit. (National Guard photo)

MISSION STATEMENT

The New Mexico Air National Guard trains United States Air Force special operations and combat search and rescue aircrews CONTACT

150th Special Operations Wing (505) 474-2644

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New Mexico National Guard

NEW MEXICO AIR NATIONAL GUARD: NEW MEXICO

Military Asset List

UNIT MISSIONS

» New Mexico Air National Guard State Headquarters

» 150th Special Operations Wing (“The Tacos”): The 150th Special Operations

Wing’s mission is to train mission-ready Special Operations and Combat Search and

Rescue crews through a Total Force Integration with the 58th Special Operations

Wing. The wing also includes the 250th Intelligence Squadron which provides

precision Targeting and Geospatial Intelligence to Air Force & Joint Warfighters. The

150th is also responsible for training and equipping more than 1,000 Wing

personnel to support both state and federal missions.

For more information, please see < http://nm.ng.mil >

Above: Logo of the 150th SOW. COMMANDER RANKS

» Adjutant General: Major General

» 150th SOW: Colonel TRAINING & TESTING RANGES

» White Sands Missile Range

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS

» Host unit is 150th Special Operations Wing located at Kirtland AFB

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New Mexico Army National Guard

NEW MEXICO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD : NEW MEXICO

With a long and storied history, the New Mexico Army National

Guard has existed under three flags since the time of the Spanish

conquistadors and has played decisive roles in nearly every major

conflict since the Spanish-American War, including participating in

the legendary charge of San Juan Hill under Teddy Roosevelt and

pursuing Pancho Villa after his forces raided Columbus, NM.

Today, the New Mexico

Army National Guard

includes units from the 1st

Battalion, 200th Infantry;

64th Civil Support Team, 226th MP BN, 515th CSSB BN and the 44th

Army Band. The New Mexico Air National Guard consists of the

150th Special Operations Wing, which operates out of Kirtland Air

Force Base.

The New Mexico National Guard has an economic impact of over

$247 million on the local economy.

FAST FACTS

» Land Area: 1,100 acres

» Military Personnel: 2,824

» Civilian Personnel: 298 plus 169 others

Above: 126th Military Police Company conducts Raven UAV training in a desert near Las Cruces, N.M. (NMNG Photo)

Left: National Guard members participate in trials at the Whittington Center range in Raton, N.M. 11 marksmen were overseen as they engaged multiple types of firing tables with three different weapons. The Soldiers will be participating in the Regional National Guard Marksmanship Tournament in California. (Released, U.S. Army Photo)

VISION STATEMENT

The New Mexico National Guard will defend the nation from foreign enemies, protect lives and property here at home, and assist in building better citizens and contributors to New Mexico and the Nation. CONTACT

Public Affairs Office (505) 474-1102

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New Mexico Army National Guard

NEW MEXICO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD : NEW MEXICO

Military Asset List

UNIT LOCATIONS

ALBUQUERQUE

44th Army Band

1209th Med Det

126th MP CO CBT SPT

Det 4, JFHQ (MED DET)

GALLUP

1116th TRANS CO (MED

TRK)

ESPANOLA

CO D, 1st BN, 200th IN

SANTA ROSA

DET 1, 720th Trans CO

TAOS

1115th Transportation CO

CLAYTON

DET 2, 1115th TRANS CO

CLOVIS

CO A, 717th

BDE SPT

SANTA FE

JFHQ

HQ 515th RTI

93rd TC

C CO, 1st BN 171st

GSAB

ROSWELL

HHC 717th BSB CSS

920th ENG CO

RATON

DET 1, 1115th Trans CO

LAS CRUCES

CO C, 3rd BN, 140th AV

DET 1, 126th MP CO CBT

HHC, 1st BN, 200th IN

613th FSC

FARMINGTON

226th MP BN

DET 1, 1116th TRANS

CO

RIO RANCHO 111th MEB 64th CST (WMD) CO B (SMC), 717th BDE SPT BN DET 1, 920th ENG CO CO A, 1st BN, 200th IN CO B, 1st BN, 200th IN

LAS VEGAS

720th Transportation CO

BELEN

HHD 515th CSSB

KIRTLAND AFB

150th Special Operations

Wing

SPRINGER

615th Transportation BN

For more information, please see <https://.nm.ng.mil >

Above: New Mexico National Guard logo COMMANDER RANK

Major General TRAINING & TESTING RANGES

Stallion Camp Luna

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS

The New Mexico National Guard rapidly and competently expands the operational capacity of the U.S. Army by providing trained, equipped and ready Solders and units. These units range from small, elite teams to highly effective battalion, brigade and air wing organizations across the spectrum of combat, combat support, and combat service support functions. Over the past decade, NM Guard members have deployed in support of operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Balkans, Sinai and other locations across the globe.