Fort Irwin: The US Army's largest training area testing troops to the max

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Published on December 26, 2023 3:00:09 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKUHjAirXw

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With its 12,000 square miles of brutal flat terrain, Fort Irwin National Training Center tests armoured combat units to the edge of failure.

Located in southern California, it is the US Army's largest training centre and is so big that Salisbury Plain could fit inside it eight times.

Forces News visited the NTC to find out how it all began.

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