Armored combat training at Fort Irwin and the National Training Center (NTC) in Mojave, California. A board reads 'Rock pile Tactical area'. Rock formations. An instructor teaches about tank flame zone. Smoke columns rise due to a fire. The instructor briefs the trainees. The trainees sit and listen. Tanks are driven away. The trainees learn to fire artillery mounted on the tanks on targets such as enemy fortifications. A tank is driven over an uneven land. The tanks are driven at night. A green flare given as a signal to fire. firing from the tanks at night.
The series 'The Big Picture' about armored combat training at Fort Irwin and the National Training Center (NTC) in Mojave, California. A board reads 'Nelson Pass Tactical Area'. An instructor briefs trainees. The trainees sit and listen. They move out of a hall and pick up ammunition from the ground. Tanks are driven away. Instructors in a jeep along with the tanks. A trainee speaks over a radio device. High ranking officers observe from an observation pole. An aircraft spreads a smoke screen. The tanks are driven forward. One of the tanks fires artillery mounted on it. The tanks are driven back after the completion of the task. A trainee writes a letter to his parents. Master Sergeant Stewart Queen speaks about the successful completion of the training.
Trainees visit Calico, a ghost town, in Mojave, California during an armored combat training. The trainees read the inscriptions on a wall. Civilians on horses. Some civilians on mules. Mountains in the background. The trainees are greeted by a civilian. The trainees visit the town on a mule pulled wagon.