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    Combat training in 'the box' at Fort Irwin [Image 1 of 3]

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    A soldier in full combat gear is operating a crew-served machine gun mounted on the turret of a tan/desert-colored HMMWV (Humvee). The weapon appears to have just been fired, as evidenced by a large white smoke cloud visible in the background. The setting appears to be an arid, desert environment consistent with a training range or operational area.

    BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    08.14.2015

    Photo by Cynthia McIntyre 

    Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow

    The National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. holds a public tour of "the box" several times a year, including this one on Aug. 14, to demonstrate the center's high-tech capabilities as well as its realistic training scenarios. "The box" is the training area itself, complete with a Middle Eastern village and authentic role-players, mock firefights and explosions, and an after-action review by the officers and enlisted to evaluate their decisions.

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    Date Taken: 08.14.2015
    Date Posted: 09.02.2015 16:42
    Photo ID: 2156320
    VIRIN: 150814-M-AP697-260
    Resolution: 4288x2848
    Size: 3.33 MB
    Location: BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA, US

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