Since Segall rented part of the lot to the U.S. government, the telenovelas were shot near a mock Iraqi village used to train military personnel.

Rather, it could be described as a "mock village".

Such exercises use mock villages and role-playing, last several days and can be as stressful as combat training, Army officials say.

After initially inviting a reporter to visit the mock Palestinian village in Bet Guvrin, Israeli Army officials later decided that the moment was "too sensitive."

He rejoined the 82nd in August, eager to go back to Iraq, he said while driving in a Humvee through the mock Iraqi villages.

A mock German village was constructed at Edwards in 1942.

This would be the second known one for Edwards, the first being the mock German village set up during World War II.

It includes state-of-the-art classrooms, a running track and mock village where recruits can practice their skills.

In a mock village of about 12 brick buildings, the soldiers tackled training situations familiar to any military police officer on the beat.

They conducted training exercises in mock Iraqi villages in the nearby Mojave Desert, including tactics to counter roadside bombings.