The National Training Center and Fort Irwin continue to serve as the Army’s premier training center. Officials from many countries have visited the National Training Center and use it as a model to build their own training centers. As in the past, Fort Irwin pits soldiers against a harsh environment, but now adds a determined and formidable opposing force. As during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm, the National Training Center and Fort Irwin continue to train units to fight and win on the battle field.
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June 22, 2011 in California, Fort Irwin by clevine
FORT IRWIN, Calif.- Richelle Goree, a junior fine arts major at Florida A&M;University, heard stories about scorpions being in her bathtub, snakes in her bed and other creepy ....
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June 16, 2011 in California, Fort Irwin by clevine
FORT IRWIN, Calif.- For the past eight months 88.3 FM KNTC listeners have enjoyed an hour out of their weekdays listening to “Today’s Music with Lexi,” but...
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June 15, 2011 in California, Fort Irwin by clevine
FORT IRWIN, Calif.-Private Jose Abeu, a native of Naples, Fla., hasn’t been at the National Training Center and Fort Irwin long, but he played a significant role in the installation’s celebration of the Army’s 236th birthday on Tuesday.
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May 26, 2011 in California, Fort Irwin by clevine
Chinese army Gen. Chen Bingde, chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, visited the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California on May 21, 2011.
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May 2, 2011 in California, Fort Irwin by clevine
On 30 April 2011, the 557th Maintenance Company returned home after being deployed to Afghanistan bringing an end to a year of separation from their families.
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May 2, 2011 in California, Fort Irwin by clevine
A delegation of 50 congressional staffers visited the National Training Center and Fort Irwin April 20-21, 2011, to learn about the NTC and to experience life as a Soldier preparing for deployment.
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April 22, 2011 in California, Fort Irwin by clevine
The day before Earth Day, the National Training Center and Fort Irwin marked an ecologically sound first as its $8.5 million state-of-the-art child development center was certified as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold facility.
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April 22, 2011 in California, Fort Irwin by clevine
Prayer was at the heart of Chaplain Burgess' message as he illustrated the principle of praying without ceasing explained in the Bible 1 Thessalonians 5:16.
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April 22, 2011 in California, Fort Irwin by clevine
On March 30, several hundred Vietnam-era veterans heard two words they had been awaiting for decades: thank you. The veterans were part of Fort Irwin's second annual Vietnam-era veterans welcome home ceremony honoring those who served from 1960 to 1975.
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April 22, 2011 in California, Fort Irwin by clevine
For Vietnam veteran Edward Vigneault the Joshua tree outside his barracks during his 11 months at Fort Irwin 45 years ago helped him find his way back to where he trained before serving overseas.
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March 14, 2011 in Air Force, California, Fort Irwin by clevine
Units across Fort Irwin sent Soldiers to attend a familiarization course, March 7-10, in order to transition to the Army's new Physical Readiness Training, or PRT, program.
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March 5, 2011 in Air Force, California, Fort Irwin by clevine
As Brig. Gen. Terry Ferrell begins his tenure as the National Training Center and Fort Irwin's newest leader, he wants the community to know he's glad he's here.
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February 8, 2011 in Air Force, California, Fort Irwin by clevine
Brig. Gen. Ferrell replaced outgoing Fort Irwin and National Training Center commanding general Brig. Gen. Robert "Abe" Abrams during a change of command ceremony led by U.S. Army Forces Command commander Gen. James D. Thurman on Feb. 7, 2011.
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January 28, 2011 in Air Force, California, Fort Irwin by clevine
Versatility in training will be the biggest change the NTC can expect to see as the Army shifts its deployment training focus to include hybrid threat scenarios, said Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. on Jan. 22, 2011.
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January 18, 2011 in Air Force, California, Fort Irwin by clevine
Col. Jim Chevallier, garrison commander, Kristin Morgan, Middle School and Teen Center director, and teens Jevlon Bradwell, Tierra Ocasio and Jaelyn Quaye cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Middle School and Teen Center Jan. 5.
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