Take a look at the training that takes place before deploying to the middle east. The National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California does all it can to prepare soldiers for deployment. Visit https://www.goarmy.com/ | GoArmy

2.6K views · 332 reactions | Visited 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (Iron Brigade), at the National Training Center/Fort Irwin, California. These Ivy Division Soldiers exuded grit and tenacity. Tough, realistic training at our Combat Training Centers drives Army readiness and modernization. For photos of my trip visit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sec-army-pao/albums/72157675204408738 | Secretary of the Army | Facebook

62K views · 272 shares | One team, one fight! United States Air Force joint terminal attack controllers, or JTACs, deploy with U.S. Army units to direct close air support and offensive air operations. Troops from the two services learn to work together before deployment by training together at the National Training Center/Fort Irwin. #KnowYourMil | U.S. Department of War | Facebook

THE COLONEL GRABBED MY THROAT TO "TEACH ME A LESSON"—HE DIDN'T REALIZE WHO I REALLY WAS "You think you're special, sweetheart?" Colonel Riker hissed, his knuckles digging hard into my windpipe. We were standing in the blistering 110-degree heat of Fort Irwin. Riker was a tyrant who loved breaking new recruits for sport. He thought I was just Casey, a diversity transfer from a desk job in D.C. He thought I was soft. He had just stomped on a terrified 19-year-old’s hat, grinding it into the dirt.

3.2K views · 207 reactions | Last week, our very own AFMS - Edwards AFB - 412th Medical Group conducted vital, life-saving training with "Desert Dustoff" 2916th Aviation Battalion, from the National Training Center/Fort Irwin. Go to https://go.usa.gov/xFYqK for more! #ForTheWarfighter #desertwarriors | Edwards Air Force Base | Facebook

112K views · 9.1K reactions | Always late to trends, but never too late to live my best life ❤️‍ | Janis Irwin | Facebook