Fort Irwin News

An hour northeast of Barstow, California, there's an army base the size of Rhode Island, complete with a fake Afghan town known as Ertebat Shar.

Rancho Palos Verdes resident John Ryan was set to hold his going-away party today before he ships out Monday to Fort Benning., Ga., for basic training when the U.S. Army recruit learned he was expected - but not required - to march in the Armed Forces Day Parade in Torrance.

FORT IRWIN U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Tuesday in a Department of Defense memo that unpaid time off would in fact be required for about 680,000 civilian employees - including workers at local bases - beginning July 8. Though the amount of furlough days will be reduced to 11; original projections ranged from 22 to 14 ... (more)

WASHINGTON Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has assured lawmakers the Obama administration will prevent the closure of 149 small airport towers, including the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, as well as end furloughs of air traffic controllers nationwide as a result of legislation passed by Congress, according to officials ... (more)

FORT IRWIN Grammy-Award winning rapper and film actor Chris "Ludacris" Bridges will perform at the National Training Center on June 8, according to a Fort Irwin news release.

I n the Young Leaders Panel, Government Executive editors pose a question about an issue affecting the federal workforce to a group of emergent leaders outside the federal community.

The day before the Army celebrates 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 Thursday morning.

BARSTOW Beginning just after dawn today, 13 teams will race in a 40-mile relay from Fort Irwin to the Barstow Veterans Home.

BARSTOW The city is "on the move," Mayor Julie Hackbarth-McIntyre told a crowded room at the Hampton Inn on Wednesday during the annual State of the City.

BARSTOW Community leaders met with U.S. Army officials following Wednesday's "State of the City" event to discuss the potential impact of reductions of soldiers at Fort Irwin.