Marine Trainer Brings Afghanistan to the U.S. -- FOX News
The Marines at Camp Lejeune have a new state-of-the-art facility in North Carolina that goes to great lengths to make soldiers feel like they are on other side of the planet. A 32,000-square-foot warehouse is filled the aromas of roasting meat and cedar; a walkway of made of dirt and gravel -- even faux roadside bombs which can be detonated at a misstep. Afghan natives wait inside for the Marines during every training run.
“Before they come in here they are not sure what to expect and they don’t really know what it is,” said the infantry immersion trainer site lead Vince Soto. “After they go through it, it is usually -- wow.”
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My Comment: It does not come close to the real thing .... but it still does give a heads up on what to expect when one is deployed there.
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