Camp Bullis is used primarily as maneuvering grounds for U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine combat units.

In July and August 1907, the target ranges in present-day Camp Stanley were used for the Southwestern Rifle and Pistol Competition.

The first major maneuvers were held in 1908, involving regular army and National Guard infantry, cavalry, and field-artillery units.

Activity increased again in 1916, as large numbers of troops were called up for training after the raid of Columbus, New Mexico, by Pancho Villa.

[11] Construction of permanent facilities was limited to a camp headquarters, an administrative building, and spaces for rows of mess halls and tents.

Troops took part in target and combat practice, firing Stokes mortars, and maneuvering in regiment-sized units.

[14] Starting in 1937, the Second Division tested new divisional structures meant to increase mobility and flexibility through mechanization and motorization.

[17] The formal reorganization of the Second Division included the addition of the 38th Infantry Regiment, two artillery battalions, and a change from 75-mm to 105-mm howitzers.

In the early 1930s, Camp Bullis was one of many military installations across the country used for the organization of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) personnel.

Properties to the east along Blanco Road and to the northwest were acquired by condemnation, and additional acreage north of Cibolo Creek was leased.

The postwar period brought changes in infantry division weaponry that were incompatible with the size and location of the facility.

Remote training facilities were set up at Camp Bullis so personnel could practice field medical skills.

[citation needed] Since 1970, Camp Bullis has transferred 464 acres to the City of San Antonio and Bexar County for parks and roads.

[31] Residents of Camp Bullis (that is, dependent children of people in the military) are in the Fort Sam Houston Independent School District.