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The Yakima Training Center (YTC [1]) is a United States Army training center, used for maneuver training, Land Warrior system testing and as a live fire exercise area. It is located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Washington , bounded on the west by Interstate 82 , on the south by the city of Yakima , on the north by the city ...
Vagabond Army Heliport (ICAO: KFCT, FAA LID: FCT), formerly Vagabond Army Airfield, is located at the Yakima Training Center (YTC) in the U.S. state of Washington.Currently, only rotary winged aircraft are authorized to land at this facility as the airfield has been closed to fixed-wing aircraft.
The transport was en route to Lawton Municipal Airport, Lawton, Oklahoma, with 12 soldiers from Fort Sill, who had been taking part in Exercise Lava Plains at the Yakima Firing Center. In addition, the Globemaster carried a truck, several jeeps and two trailers. One additional badly burned survivor died en route to hospital.
The Mettie Airstrip (FAA LID: Z99), formerly the Selah Airstrip, is a small military airstrip located on the Yakima Training Center (YTC) with a single runway of about 4,600 feet (1,400 m) in length and 75 feet (23 m) in width. [1] [2] It was built by various elements of the 864th Engineer Battalion from Ft. Lewis WA in the summer of 1976.
And the 9th Infantry Division (MTZ) tested motorized infantry doctrine at the Yakima Firing Center in Eastern Washington, at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin California and in Korea during the annual Team Spirit exercise. While the motorized units performed well, they were vulnerable to heavier mechanized forces, particularly if ...
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