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Renard Johnson: “Fort Bliss has 35 to 40,000 active duty military personnel…”

Featuring: Renard Johnson, Mayor of El Paso | Texas

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Mayor Johnson outlines 2026 priorities at El Paso 'State of the City' address

Published | Video Starts at 23:35

You know, that's something that isn't a perfect example of the civilian and the military community. They're working together with the community. Community, right. Yeah. So. And Robert, you touched on it. You know, Fort Bliss has 35 to 40,000 active duty military personnel with their families. But what most people don't know in el Paso is 70% of that number lives in the El Paso community. 70% of that number live in our community. (23:35–23:43)

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