🌱 Why Fort Irwin training images are tied to a Pentagon arms push

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Fort Irwin training images are tied to a Pentagon arms push

Also on today's calendar: Storytime with The Villages and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 41 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 82, low: 48.
• Sunday: Warm with sun and some clouds, with a high of 84 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Pentagon approaches automakers, manufacturers to boost arms production (oafnation.com) — Fort Irwin appears here as the National Training Center location where Army JLTVs are shown in a file photo, but the real focus is national defense policy. The story explains how Pentagon officials are talking with major automakers and manufacturers about boosting U.S. weapons production amid expanded military operations and a proposed surge in the defense budget.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Irwin

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• MCSC Western Night — Villages at Fort Irwin
  Villages at Fort Irwin, 4553 Tippecanoe St, Fort Irwin
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday April 20

• Storytime with The Villages
  Villages at Fort Irwin , 4553 Tippecanoe St , Fort Irwin
  10:00 am
• Storytime with The Villages — Villages at Fort Irwin
  Villages at Fort Irwin , 4553 Tippecanoe St , Fort Irwin
  10:00 am

Friday April 24

• Coyote Carnival
  Villages at Fort Irwin , 4553 Tippecanoe St , Fort Irwin
  5:00 pm
• Coyote Carnival — Villages at Fort Irwin
  Villages at Fort Irwin , 4553 Tippecanoe St , Fort Irwin
  5:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• Patriots and Paws Furniture Donation — Villages at Fort Irwin
  Villages at Fort Irwin , 4553 Tippecanoe St , Fort Irwin
  10:15 am
• USO Baby Shower
  Villages at Fort Irwin , 4553 Tippecanoe St , Fort Irwin
  11:00 am

Wednesday April 29

• Blackhorse Kids Spur Ride — Villages at Fort Irwin
  Villages at Fort Irwin , 4553 Tippecanoe St , Fort Irwin
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday April 21

• Kiwanis Club Barstow Crossroads
  Los Domingos Restaurant and Lounge , 1520 E Main St , Barstow
  6:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• School-Located Vaccine Event, Central High School
  Central High School , 405 N 2nd Ave , Barstow
  2:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Barstow High Desert Farmers Market
  Barstow Community College , 2700 Barstow Rd , Barstow
  9:00 am

Thursday May 7

• Baker CSD Meeting
  Baker Community Services District , 72725 Baker Blvd , Baker
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• US Department of War posted a job opening for Supervisory Security Guard in Fort Irwin. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Barstow

• New Lions Club forming in Barstow, meeting set (vvdailypress.com)
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• The Best California National Monuments for a Weekend Road Trip From LA (matadornetwork.com)

Apple Valley

• Apple Valley outslugs Oak Hills in a MRL softball showdown (vvdailypress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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