The U.S. Army’s training sites, such as the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, shown here, don’t replicate the terrain that the Army is most likely to fight on, warns a U.S. Army ...

Every commander understands the gravity of a rotation to the National Training Center (NTC). It is a defining experience for both the unit and its commanders. NTC rotations reveal character and impose ...

FORT IRWIN, Calif. — Troopers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, known as “Black Jack,” recently concluded National Training Center Rotation 26-02, the Army’s first ...

Armies should train for the battlefields they fight on. But the U.S. Army’s training sites don’t replicate the terrain that the Army is most likely to fight on, such as the Baltic states, Korea and ...