Fort Irwin National Training Center

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United States Army installation military training area

Fort Irwin National Training Center is a major U.S. Army training installation in California known for large-scale, realistic combat exercises in a remote desert environment.

Aliases (4)

National Training Center ×7
Fort Irwin, California ×5
Fort Irwin ×2
Fort Irwin National Training Center (regional vicinity) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army installation → military training area →
climate	hot desert climate →
controlledBy	U.S. Department of the Army →
country	United States of America →
distanceTo	approximately 110 miles northeast of Los Angeles, California → approximately 37 miles northeast of Barstow, California →
environmentType	desert →
hasFacility	airfields and landing zones → instrumented training ranges → live-fire ranges → mock urban villages → simulation and mission rehearsal centers →
hasGarrison	11th Armored Cavalry Regiment → 916th Support Brigade → National Training Center → other tenant units →
hasHousing	on-post family housing areas →
hasOpposingForceUnit	11th Armored Cavalry Regiment →
hasPopulationType	active duty soldiers → civilian employees → military families →
hasRole	preparing brigade combat teams for deployment → testing and refining Army doctrine and tactics →
knownFor	integration of live, virtual, and constructive training → large maneuver training area → realistic force-on-force training exercises → use of dedicated opposing force units →
locatedIn	California → Mojave Desert → San Bernardino County, California →
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
operator	United States Army →
partOf	U.S. Army Forces Command → U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command →
primaryFunction	brigade-level maneuver training → large-scale combat training → pre-deployment training for U.S. Army units →
terrain	arid, mountainous desert terrain →
trainingFocus	combined arms maneuver → counterinsurgency operations → high-intensity combat operations → joint and coalition operations → urban operations →
usedBy	Army National Guard units → Army Reserve units → active duty U.S. Army units → selected allied and partner nation forces →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Fort Irwin") → 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("National Training Center") → 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Fort Irwin, California") → 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Fort Irwin, California") → 916th Support Brigade ("Fort Irwin, California") → Blackhorse Regiment → Blackhorse Regiment ("Fort Irwin, California") → Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Fort Irwin, California") → Regimental Support Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Fort Irwin") → Regimental Support Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("National Training Center") →	garrison
916th Support Brigade ("National Training Center") → Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("National Training Center") →	associatedWith
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("National Training Center") →	assignedTo
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("National Training Center") →	basedAt
Mojave Desert →	contains
Fort Irwin National Training Center ("National Training Center") →	hasGarrison
Baker, California ("Fort Irwin National Training Center (regional vicinity)") →	hasNearbyMilitaryInstallation
916th Support Brigade →	location
Barstow →	near
Mojave River →	passesNear