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Fort Irwin, since 1940

Fort Irwin National Training Center (Fort Irwin NTC) is a major training area for the United States military in the Mojave Desert in northern San Bernardino County, California. We’re gathering its old postcards, photos and papers from public archives right now.

86 years of Fort Irwin

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