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Post by Chaindriven on Jan 28, 2011 16:48:23 GMT -6
I have heard talk about Twentynine Palms and the realistic training conducted there, but this is the first video that I have ever seen showing what the guys actually go through. Most Marines and soldiers go to Twentynine palms before going to Iraq or Afghanistan Now you can see why we have the best trained Marines and soldiers in the world. At 29 Palms, upwards of 900 actors at a time are used, some of whom are Afghan Americans. Training IEDs are used and wounds are graphically simulated. There are even actors with amputated limbs who portray injured Marines. The training is extremely realistic. When completed, the training facility will have in excess of 1,200 buildings and will be larger than 29 Palms itself. It's quite different from when training consisted of crawling under barb-wire with machine gun fire overhead and thrusting a bayonet into a make-believe enemy. WARNING: The scenes are quite graphic. link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid50062332001?bclid=0&bctid=85579948001
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Post by cpmag on Feb 15, 2011 7:32:10 GMT -6
that is awsome that they train like that, but is that all they train for is in iraq and afghanistan or do they train for other conflicts that could arise
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Post by Chaindriven on Feb 18, 2011 18:00:00 GMT -6
I would imagine the facility is utilized by marine personal at or below the current level of combat skill and training instruction provided. Being modular based and given the amount of creativity involved, I would feel that the scenarios can and would be modified to accommodate any world conflict. I will look into it and report back.
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Post by cpmag on Feb 20, 2011 6:46:25 GMT -6
thanks general chaindriven looking forward to your report back
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