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  1. Bold Quest Plus aims to cut 'fog of war'Read the original story

    Yesterday | The United States Army

    ... conducted during the Bold Quest exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., in September 2007. USJFCOM's Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team and the 46th Test Wing helped host this ...

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    Related Topix: US Air Force, US Military, US News, US Air Force, Nellis Air Force Base, Eglin Air Force Base

  2. Army readies new mobile command post for actionRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | St. Augustine Record

    ... theaters. The Pacific version will be deployed and tested by Alaska soldiers at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., in a few weeks. Although Fort Richardson's EECP would mostly work in the Pacific Theater, it could be dispatched ...

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    Related Topix: Fort Shafter, US Army, Fort Richardson, Fort-Richardson, AK

  3. Siuslaw graduate endures special training before deploymentRead the original story

    Yesterday | Siuslaw News

    At left, an improvised explosive device, or roadside bomb, detonates during a realistic, but simulated, training scenario at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif.

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    Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX, US Military, US Air Force, US Army, Fort Irwin

  4. Entrepreneurs Find Biz OnlineRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | Business Opportunities Weblog

    When the commissary at Fort Irwin started pushing people to go green and use reusable grocery bags, Genevieve Campbell came up with an idea.

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    Related Topix: US Military, Fort Irwin, US Army, Life, Hobbies, Scrapbooking

  5. Bold Quest Plus wraps up in FloridaRead the original story

    Yesterday | Eielson Air Force Base Arctiz Sentry

    Bold Quest Plus, which included units from the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, and coalition partners from Canada and the United Kingdom, wrapped up this week, highlighting innovative ways to enhance future ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US Marine Corps, US Air Force, Nellis Air Force Base, Eglin Air Force Base

  6. Army ready and mobileRead the original story

    Yesterday | Alaska Star

    ... theaters. The Pacific version will be deployed and tested by Alaska soldiers at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. in a few weeks. Although Fort Richardson's EECP would mostly work in the Pacific Theater, it could be dispatched ...

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  7. Deer Springs: Military checkpoint along I-15 part of massive exerciseRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 23 | North County Times

    A military checkpoint has been set up beside an onramp to Interstate 15 as part of a massive joint Army-Navy logistics exercise that involves moving people and equipment from Hawaii to Fort Irwin near Barstow, ...

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    Related Topix: Barstow, CA, US Army, US Military, Fort Irwin, Escondido, CA

  8. Run across America honors soldiers killed in IraqRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | The Summit County Journal

    ... out the most when I put up their flags is that they're almost all younger than me." Having started on June 14 in Fort Irwin, Calif., the Run for the Fallen team covers about 60 miles a day. The miles are rotated, so no individual runs every single ...

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    Related Topix: Baghdad, Iraq, Iraq, World News, Summit County, CO

  9. Barstow man arrested in shooting death of MarineRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Sentinel Plus

    ... in his yard with a gun on the night of the shooting, but he did not acknowledge shooting Firkins. A spokesman for Fort Irwin said Wajeel worked at that Army base as a contractor. Information from: Desert Dispatch, http://www.desertdispatch.com A ...

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  10. Contractor arrested in Pendleton Marine deathRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Marine Corps Times

    ... in his yard with a gun on the night of the shooting, but he did not acknowledge shooting Firkins. A spokesman for Fort Irwin said Wajeel worked at that Army base as a contractor. Special Feature Meet the USA's Best Check out video profiles and show ...

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  11. Realistic training scenario takes its toll on Fort Wainwright soldiers

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    ... Team of which it is a part, the 1/24th is finishing up a month of training at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., before heading to Iraq this fall for a 12-month deployment. The 1/24th has had it especially tough since training ...

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    Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Wainwright

  12. Soldier support runs through Cowley CountyRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Arkansas City Traveler

    A lone jogger tops a hill on U.S. 160 just east of Winfield. The beautiful Sunday sunrise chases away the darkness and begins to light her way.

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    Related Topix: Cowley County, KS, University of California System, Winfield, KS, Arkansas City, KS

  13. Run for the FallenRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | NewsBlaze

    If it's Monday, Run for the Fallen must be in Longton, KS. Since June 14, 2008, Flag Day, a dedicated team of runners has been running across America from Fort Irwin, CA to Arlington National Cemetery, one mile ...

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    Related Topix: Longton, KS, Flag Day, Life, Holidays

  14. Strykers are latest in long line of soldiers to visit remote training center

    Monday Jul 21 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    ' It's a long and lonely drive to Fort Irwin and the National Training Center. A simple green sign off I-15 in Southern California between Los Angeles and Las Vegas points the way to the base, but there's no ...

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    Related Topix: University of California System, California State University System, US Military, Fort Irwin, US Army

  15. YWCA honors given to very deserving volunteersRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | The Enid News

    ... States, paying tribute to the servicemen and women who have died in Iraq. They started the run June 14 outside Fort Irwin, Calif., and will end up Aug. 24 at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, D.C. At each mile, the runners leave an ...

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  16. BEIJING 2008/BERLIN 1936: The Same But Different?Read the original story

    Friday Jul 18 | NowPublic

    ... obviously never served with 10th Special Forces Group nor has he attended the National Training Center located at Fort Irwin California. He's never driven a T-55 Tank, a BTR or a BMP 60..Never fired an RPG-7 yet he clearly states that when China ...

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  17. Runners for fallen soldiers to pass through WichitaRead the original story

    Saturday Jul 19 | Kansas.com

    ... Ten cross-country runners will pass through Wichita today in the Run for the Fallen, a 4,100-mile trek from Fort Irwin, Calif., to Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, D.C. Each mile they run is to honor one American soldier killed in the ...

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    Related Topix: Wichita Metro, Wichita, KS, Haysville, KS

  18. Soldiers from Barstow to deploy with National Guard unitRead the original story

    Friday Jul 18 | Desert Dispatch

    ... said the exercises honed the units combat and mechanic skills. Some of the training took place in the desert of Fort Irwin. At Camp Roberts, the soldiers will focus more on individual combat skills. More than 850 soldiers make up the entire 1st ...

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    Related Topix: Paso Robles, CA, San Luis Obispo Metro, US National Guard, US Military, Barstow, CA

  19. One mile for every service member killed in Iraq

    Friday Jul 18 | The Lamar Democrat

    The run is one which began on June 14, Flag Day, in Fort Irwin, Calif. and that will end in August at Arlington National Cemetery.

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    Related Topix: Flag Day, Life, Holidays

  20. Run for the Fallen participants stop at every mile, remember a soldier killed in IraqRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 17 | The Enid News

    ... Operation Iraqi Freedom. Bellona, of Clinton, N.Y., organized Run for the Fallen, which started June 14 outside Fort Irwin, Calif., and will end Aug. 24 at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, D.C. Each of the 4,118 miles will be ...

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