Training Center Places More Emphasis On Conventional Warfare

Troops from the California National Guard have just completed a month-long exercise using a new training model with a basic armor and artillery emphasis at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., reports the San Diego Union-Tribune.

The training was less about counterinsurgency and more about traditional combat operations, said participants.

The hybrid warfare model at the center, dubbed "decisive action," includes conventional warfare tasks, while integrating new...