'The former George AFB (now known as the Southern California Logistics Airport) in Victorville, CA, has seen repeated use as a training and experimentation site by the USMC since the late 1990s. [...]

'Two major advantages of a George AFB-type BRAC'd facility are its size and its dilapidated condition. LTC James Cashwell, the 1-14 Cavalry squadron commander, put it best when he stated, "The advantage of George AFB is it is ugly, torn up, all the windows are broken and trees have fallen down in the street. It's perfect for the replication of a war-torn city. You can . . . then enter this complex old city--a wide variation of structures and multiple blocks, where at most MOUT facilities there are only a couple of blocks with maybe 20 buildings."'

-- Russell W. Glenn, et al., Preparing for the Proven Inevitable: An Urban Operations Training Strategy for America's Joint Force