it is great to be back at fort bliss, home to the army, air and missile defense command, swift and short. we ve got guard and reserve here. of course, it s home to the legendary first armored division, old ironsides. got a lot of brigades here, including the iron eagles. iron brigades, bulldogs and ready firsts. and i also want to salute lucille petard and alice kelley and all the extraordinary spouses and military families who are here. give them a big round of applause. [ applause ] i know that all of you are