Fort Irwin National Training Center
Fort Irwin National Training Center is a major training area for the United States military in the Mojave Desert in northern San Bernardino County, California. Fort Irwin is at an average elevation of 2,454 feet (748 m). It is located 37 miles (60 km) northeast of Barstow, in the Calico Mountains.
Aerial view of Fort Irwin
Soldiers move forward to search a building during training at the National Training Center. Long known for large-scale tank vs. tank battles, NTC now provides extensive training in urban operations as of 1 September 2005.
Troops from the 3rd Infantry patrol the California desert during a training mission.
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County, officially the County of San Bernardino, is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 2,181,654, making it the fifth-most populous county in California and the 14th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is San Bernardino.
Image: San Bernardino County Courthouse 2
Image: Downtown San Bernardino
Image: Calico view from lookout point
Image: San Gorgonio Wilderness Dry Lake