Ortega is a Spanish surname. In the 9th century a Saint Raymundo Ortega of Bejar was recorded to be in Salamanca, Spain. A baptismal record in 1570 records a de Ortega from the village of Ortega. There were several villages of this name in Spain. The toponym derives from Latin urtica, meaning nettle. Some of the Ortega spelling variants are: Ortega, Ortego, de Ortega, Ortegada, Ortegal, Hortega, Ortiga, Ortigueda, Ortigueira, Ortigosa, Orreaga, etc. A cognate surname in Italian is Ortica, in Romanian UrzicÄ, in French Ortie, all from Latin urtica.
The Garrison Command team welcomes you to Southwest Texas and Fort Bliss. Located on the largest international border in the United States you will arrive at the corner of Texas, New Mexico and Old Mexico. We look forward to serving you.
Welcome to Fort Sill, Oklahoma the home of the 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade and the U. S. Army Air Defense Artillery School. The U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School (USAADASCH) is conducted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma the Fires Center of Excellence (FCoE). The school is organized as the 30th ADA Brigade currently commanded by COL Payne and CSM Eagan under Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). The unit began training soldiers in January 2010.