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Yeah , Fort Bliss celebrated the

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activation of the 12th fires brigade

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during a ceremony at Northfield . The

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to 12 is the first fires brigade ever

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at Fort Bliss . Between now and in the

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year , their focus will be training

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really mastering the fundamentals ,

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individual and team skills and then

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bringing it all together as an entire

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brigade . And I'm just proud to stand

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here today knowing that with the great

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leadership of Colonel David Hamilton

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and command start Major jesus de Gracia ,

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That this brigade will make an

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incredible contribution to first

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armoured division and Fort Bliss the to

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12 is currently comprised of the 72nd

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Brigade Support Battalion . Two

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additional fires battalions are

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projected to join the unit , increasing

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its troop strength to about 1600

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soldiers , will be a skilled team ,

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ready to perform our mission of

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integrating accurate , timely and

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decisive fires and support of full

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spectrum operations , reporting for

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Fort Bliss , I'm Lieutenant Colonel