Later, during their time in the mountains, they responded to simulated enemy contact and ambush situations, said U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jack Najjar, French Desert Survival Course instructor.

There were U.S. Army troops stationed in Palm Desert during the war ... pool and maintenance and repair facility for army tanks, jeeps and trucks. Palm Village — near Portola and El Paseo ...

In recent years, the French Army has invited U.S. military personnel to complete the Desert Commando course, which is run by the French 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment. Before heading to the ...

The weapons system atop a drab green U.S. Army Stryker swivels, its camera shifting downward toward a white Ford F-150 ...

But one stands head and shoulders above the rest as far as recognizability: the Jeep. Starting its tenure during World War I, this was one of the many vehicles the U.S. Army used extensively ...