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Fort Irwin
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The Bishop's Notebook,
15 June 2001
“After
Salt Lake I flew to Las Vegas and then drove down to Fort
Irwin. The isolated beauty of this national training center
for the Army overwhelms you. Frankly the terrain of the 29
Palms Marine Base about 150 miles to the south is nearly identical
but the remote location distinguishes Ft. Irwin. It is 34
miles off the main road leading someone to observe that, "it
is the Army's longest cul-de-sac." The interplay of mountain,
wadi, and dune is spectacular. Ft. Irwin prides itself on
the amount of sophisticated electronic hardware that can be
applied in this natural wonder.”
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