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Army rolls out new training doctrine FM 7-0 with pivotal changes
The U.S. Army delivered its new training doctrine publication, Field Manual (FM) 7-0, Training, on the Army’s 246th birthday, June 14, 2021. The timing is significant because 242 years ago, Baron von...
View ArticleArmy launches upgraded collaboration platform; cybersecurity at the forefront
A service-wide migration to Army 365, which provides Soldiers and Army civilians with a cloud-based collaboration capability was completed June 16, 2021. The new Army program is an upgrade to the...
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NTC/Fort Irwin block leave hours of operations
Block Leave runs June 19 through July 11 at the National Training Center/Fort Irwin, Calif. Many Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation on post will have modified hours of operations during block...
View ArticleDeploying from the National Capital, European Baltic Regions to NTC in under...
Alpha Battery, 1-265th Air Defense Artillery Battalion Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) of the Florida National Guard conducted a rotation at the Army’s National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., 11...
View ArticleChange to policy allows transgender Soldiers to serve openly
Transgender personnel and individuals with gender dysphoria who can meet the Army’s standards for military service can now serve openly in their self-identified gender, according to a new policy...
View ArticleBehind the scenes at the Horse Detachment
Come out to the Horse Detachment on July 9 for an all-morning event as the 11th ACR Horse Detachment puts on a Cavalry Demonstration, and you some of what we go through on a daily basis! Visit...
View ArticleFort Irwin welcomes new Garrison Commander
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — The Fort Irwin Garrison held a change of command ceremony at the Sandy Basin Community Center on June 25. Col. Jason Clarke succeeded outgoing garrison commander Col. Jeanette...
View ArticleOperations Group Commander relinquishes command
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — The National Training Center’s Operations Group held a Relinquishment of Command Ceremony for Col. Michal Simmering to handover command to Col. Shawn Patrick on June 17. “The...
View ArticleUpcoming Events
*Live Facebook Roundup every Wednesday at 2:30p.m., where the Garrison Command Team answers your questions on the official Fort Irwin Facebook page, Facebook.com/FtIrwin and KNTC 88.5FM “The Heat”...
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Army launches IVAS integration into aircraft
Army researchers are expanding the reach of the high-tech Integrated Visual Augmentation System to deliver capabilities to Soldiers onboard aircraft. IVAS integrates next-generation situational...
View ArticleNTC is first to return to HPcon Alpha amid coronavirus pandemic
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — On June 14, Brig. Gen. Curtis Taylor, Commanding General of the National Training Center and Fort Irwin, announced through his Yellow Hash order that the installation would return...
View ArticleNTC Featured on CBS2, KCAL9’s Veterans’ Voices
Brig. Gen. Curtis Taylor alongside Sfc. Six and Ssg. Smith gave an impassioned interview to CBS’s weekly segment “Veterans’ Voices.” The segment revolved around NTC’s critical mission of being the...
View ArticleAER Campaign raises nearly $70K
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — The Fort Irwin Army Emergency Relief (AER) campaign closed out with a small ceremony held in the Fort Irwin Garrison Headquarters on June 21. The campaign kicked off on March 1,...
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The Villages and the Exchange Host a Fathers Day Food Truck Festival
On June 19, the Villages and the Fort Irwin Exchange partnered to create a Father’s Day Food Truck Festival, in recognition of all the fathers on Fort Irwin. The festival was attended by more than 100...
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Weed Army Community Hospital hosts birthday ruck march
July 1, the Weed Army Community Hospital at Fort Irwin, Calif., hosted a rescheduled ruck march for the Army Birthday Week celebration. The post Weed Army Community Hospital hosts birthday ruck march...
View Article11th ARC Mule Day
The 11th Armored Calvary Regiment’s Horse Detachment spent a full week at Bishop Mule Days Celebration. The troopers carried themselves extremely well and represented the Blackhorse Regiment and the...
View ArticleBob Hope USO holds barbecue for graduates, Soldiers
The California United Service Organization Bob Hope (USO) mobile center popped in at Fort Irwin for a two-day visit. They first came to serve the Silver Valley High School graduates with a barbecue,...
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Forces Command’s First Lady Visits Fort Irwin
Fort Irwin Garrison hosted a key leader engagement with Ms. Lorelei Garrett,the wife of U.S. Forces Commander Gen. Michael Garrett. The goal of the visit was to give Ms. Garrett a first-hand...
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Army program introduces new software for robot autonomy
Army researchers successfully developed a suite of new software capabilities for the Army’s future robots. The Scalable, Adaptive and Resilient Autonomy, or SARA, program, which started in the midst of...
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11th ACR Horse Detachment hosts family, morale day
The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Horse Detachment recently hosted a Family and Morale Day where we turned the horses out, learned how to rope, played cornhole, and grilled some burgers and hotdogs....
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