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  • Bases Economic Impact

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    Abilene
    As of 2011, Dyess AFB employed 5,104 individuals and contributed $1.8 billion in economic output.
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    Bowie County
    Red River Army Depot employs over 6,000 individuals as of 2012, and contributes nearly $2 billion in economic output.
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    Corpus/Kingsville
    NAS Corpus Christi and NAS Kingsville collectively contribute over $2 billion to the GDP, and employ nearly 9,000 individuals.
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    Del Rio
    Laughlin AFB employs over 3,000 military and civilian personnel, and contributes $1 million in economic output.
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    El Paso
    Fort Bliss employs over 55,000 people and contributes over $5 billion in economic output, according to a 2013 study by the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce.
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    Fort Worth
    As of 2012, NAS JRB Fort Worth employed 11,569 active duty, reserve, civilians, and contractors, with an economic output of $9.2 billion.
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    Killeen/Waco
    Nearly 69,000 jobs directly contributed to Fort Hood’s operations in 2011, making for more than $25 billion in economic impact.
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    San Angelo
    As of 2011, Goodfellow AFB employed over 7,000 military and civilian personnel, and was $2.4 billion dollars to the GDP.
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    San Antonio
    San Antonio has four bases, Brooks City Base, Fort Sam Houston, Lackland AFB, and Randolph AFB, which collectively employ over 89,000 individuals. As of 2011, the Department of Defense registered $27.7 billion in economic output.
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    Wichita Falls
    In 2011, Sheppard AFB employed just over 6,000 active duty and civilian personnel, and over $5 billion in economic output.
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