National Training Center

Shoulder badge of the NTC

Sign at the NTC

The National Training Center ( NTC ), founded on August 9, 1979, is the US Army's national training and qualification center in Fort Irwin, California . The high-tech facility with an area of ​​2590 km² is located on the area of ​​an impassable military training area in the Mojave Desert and is particularly optimized for tank warfare . The training center is the primary training facility for the armored troops of the US Army and subordinate to the United States Army Forces Command . The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment serves as the enemy representation ( opposing force ) .

Web links

• National Training Center: NTC Mission
• NTC at globalsecurity.org. (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, in globalsecurity.org , accessed on February 22, 2010

Coordinates: 35 ° 15 ′ 47 "  N , 116 ° 40 ′ 49"  W.