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Volume 12, Number 9 Published in the interest of the National Training Center and Fort Irwin community • www.irwin.army.mil September 2, 2016
End of an Era,The High DesertWarrior Goes Digital
By Ken Drylie the combined efforts of Sol- ries of the people of Fort Irwin. Ken Drylie During the 1980’s a member of the Fort Irwin PAO o ce
In 1981 the command of diers, Army Civilians, contract Many of the stories were what it worked. ere was even a did a series of cartoons depicting life at the NTC
the New National Training employees and many dedicated some considered “ u †pieces, NTC cartoon for a time.
Center published the NTC’s rst volunteers. Professionals, who stories about cake decorating So the time has come to say will be accessible faster than ever.
newspaper, the Combined Arms with each story attempted to in- classes, grip and grin photos and Today most people don’t take good-bye to the Warrior as we It’s been an honor and a privi-
Monitor. e name was chosen form and engage the installation other day to day activities. the time to sit and read a hard- know it today. However the
by committee, the nal name a and surrounding communities. copy paper, we are all plugged High Desert Warrior isn’t going lege to be a part of the Warrior
combination of two submissions But the Warrior also covered in, scanning our phones and away, by changing to a digital for the last 11 years. As I put the
by Lieutenant’s Patrick Quinn, Many people had a hand more hard news stories, many computers for the latest news. edition, the news and events of nal print issue to bed, it’s a little
from Weed Army Hospital and in shaping “ e High Desert about the loss of community A story that is a month old is the National Training Center sad, but time moves on.
Kenneth Knox, aide-de-camp to Warrior,†each adding a piece of members, often resulting in history, not news.
Brig. Gen. James Bramlett, the themselves over the 35 year run another cross along Fort Irwin
rst commander of the National of the print edition. e size Road. ere were many stories
Training Center. of the Warrior sta varied over about the tough realistic train-
In the National Training time, with as many as 18 people ing conducted at the NTC,
Center Public A airs O ce is contributing to the weekly edi- and stories of the people who
an archive of old editions of the tion. When the sta dwindled trained and sustained “the
paper, neatly bound in volumes, down to one full-time employee Force.†Commanders also
sorted by year. Many showing and a couple of part time writ- used the paper as a vehicle
their age, pages yellowing, edges ers, the decision to become a to get their message to the
tattered, they are the result of monthly paper was made. population of the NTC, to
set new policies or clarify
Over the years, the pages of orders. And for many years,
the Warrior were lled with sto-
In February 1981, volume 1, Issue 1 of the Combined Arms The Combined Arms Monitor announces the reactivation of In 1990 the name of the paper was changed to the Leader
Monitor rolled o the presses. Fort Irwin as the National Training Center.
Trainer, likely to re ect the motto of “Lead, Train, Win.â€
High Desert Warrior will continue in a digital format starting October 7, 2016.
The Digital (PDF) version as well as updates
will be posted on www.aerotechnews.com
as well as the High Desert Warrior Facebook page.
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