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
An aerial view of Fort Irwin, 2009
NTC Fort Irwin's welcome sign
Soldiers move forward to search a building during training at the National Training Center. Long known for large-scale tank vs. tank battles, NTC has provided extensive training in urban operations since September 2005.
Rock formation painted by units visiting Ft. Irwin
The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army garrisoned at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in California. The regiment has served in the Philippine–American War, the P
Fort Irwin National Training Center
…Mountains. The National Training Center is part of the US Army Combined Arms Command (CAC). The opposing force at the National Training Center is the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the Blackhorse Cavalry, who are stationed at the base to provide an opposing force to units on a training rotation at Fort Irwin. In September 2017…
US Army 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Stetson
Engineers supported by a M551 Sheridan Tank from the Blackhorse Regiment clear mines in Cambodia.
A Troop veterans are honored for their heroism in Vietnam, October 2009.
11th ACR trooper on duty in the Fulda Gap “OP ALPHA” during the Cold War.