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www.aerotechnews.com/ntcfortirwin High Desert Warrior
5December 7, 2018
Special Visit
Thank you military spouses, families:
Celebrities, leaders, corporate executives get better appreciation for military during VIP Box Tour
by Janell J. Lewis Ford Guests had the chance to load up Carver/Vulture Team Ops Group Steve O (stuntman, Jackass):
Some of Hollywood’s finest, in training gear, fire high-powered Says he thinks the Army is perhaps
including actors and filmmakers, weapons, experience heavy sight, more disciplined than I am.
Las Vegas and other corporate execu- sound and smell tests, climb inside “I’m also interested in teaming up
tives, and other leaders, got a little armored fighting tanks, as well with the Army to accomplish some
taste of the training that thousands participate in scenarios where they stunts that are on my bucketlist.†It
of soldiers experience 10-months out kick in doors, catch bad guys and includes “Helicopter sumo wrestling,
of every year at Fort Irwin. save those in need. I want to have a round trampoline sus-
The VIP Box Tour is an immer- pended from a helicopter and dress up
sive experience with three, main The common theme from visitors in plastic sumo suits with my buddies
goals: Connecting soldiers with was their greater appreciation for and shove eachother off over the ocean
companies/businesses/executives/ what military spouses and families maybe, like 50 or 60 feet up.â€
leaders who can assist them (and have to go through while their Army Why he came: “To understand a
their spouses) with jobs and transi- member is training and fighting. little bit more. There’s a lot of curiosity
tioning into the civilian workforce; Read below on why some of the I have about the Army in general. (He
Introducing Hollywood and others guests told the High Desert Warrior wanted answers to) A bewilderment
into the rigorous, real-life training they thought it was important to about what I don’t understand, like
and lifestyle of a Soldier and their participate. Some of the other guests I watched the documentary and it
families; and to help ensure Soldiers included leaders from Caesar’s Palace upset me because it seemed like there’s
and their families are properly por- and MGM in Las Vegas, Nevada; no definable objective (to war) and it
trayed on the big and little screens Richie Stephens (MacGyver); Brig. made me sad.â€
now that they have better knowledge Gen. Belinda Pinckney, and Chris-
of what they do. tina Pascucci of KTLA news put to-
gether a TV news story on the event.
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