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'Real World' Training Vital for Deploying Soldiers

By AF Staff Sgt. Brian FergusonMay 1, 2008

Detainee Training
1 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Soldier moves an insurgent during training at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Role players from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Irwin test the skills of Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Movin' Out
2 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers head toward a simulated Iraqi village during training against opposing forces at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Simulated IEDs, role-playing villagers -- even Hollywood make-up artists, make the pre-deployment training h... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Capturing Insurgents
3 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Role playing insurgents from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment are captured and detained by Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division. The Fort Carson-based Soldiers are training at the National Training Center at Fort I... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Village Operations
4 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers maneuver through a simulated Iraqi Village against opposing forces to gain 'real world' training in urban operations. The Fort Carson, Colo.-based Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division are training at the National... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
A Different World
5 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Against one of the harshest training environments in the world, Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, set up shop at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. The Soldiers go through realistic training in prepara... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
'Real World' Reaction
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IED Explosion
7 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A simulated improvised explosive device detonates during a realistic training scenario at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division from Fort Carson, Colo., are at the Mojave ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo., receive a dose of realistic training from opposing forces from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. The NTC provides a realistic war zone training environment, complete with realistic role players, urban operations and simulated improvised explosive devices.

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