Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division headed to duty on the U.S.-Mexico border will be among the first to live in new 3D-printed barracks unveiled this week at an Army base in Texas. The service signed a $62.8 million contract with construction company ICON to build 10 barracks that can hold 560 troops. Aerial view of new 3-D printed barracks at Fort Bliss, Texas. The barracks also increased the number of washers and dryers after earlier rotations found they needed more than other barracks provided, Soyka said. In 2025, Fort Bliss opened three other 3D-printed buildings, also built by ICON, to house pre- and post-mobilization troops.