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Army Convoy, Pinto Basin

Army Convoy, Pinto Basin

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National Park Service administrative reports written during WWII indicate that Desert Training Center maneuvers occasionally spilled over onto park lands. They also noted that equipment and troops often traveled over park roads to reach the glider school at the current Marine Corps Base to the north.

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575 #682