Fort Bliss Welcomes A New Unit To The Post

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. That line from a classic Who song sums up what's happening at Fort Bliss pretty good as one military unit "retires" and a new one is activated.

An official retirement ceremony for what was originally known as Joint Task Force 6 was held and the "colors" for the new unit replacing it were unveiled as a way of passing the torch.

The unit, re-christened Joint Task Force North, was first established in 1989 as part of POTUS Bush's anti - drug crusade.

This unit joins several other units stationed at Fort Bliss, including the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, the 93rd Military Police Battalion and the Garrison among others.

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The U.S. Military's Joint Task Force North (JTF-North) held a colors casing ceremony at Fort Bliss, which was the deactivation of the command and the "successful completion" of its decades-long mission. - KVIA

What Is Next For This Unit

Basically, the main thing seems to be that the unit is shifting to a constant, 24/7 presence as opposed to "on again, off again" activities.

"This evolution reflects a strategic shift from executing periodic missions to providing a persistent, unified planning environment," JTF-N said in a statement. "This JIATF structure is designed to integrate Department of War capabilities with interagency partners to synchronize long-term regional policy and counter-transnational threat operations across the U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility (USNORTHCOM AOR)." - KVIA

How Many Units Are Stationed At Fort Bliss?

According to army.mil, there are 9 other units including the 1st Cavalry which is the largest unit stationed at Fort Bliss. It alone is made up of about 17,000 personnel.