from california, jonathan biel reports. >> hardly the setting for a royal visit. but this small town in the californian desert will be home for prince harry for the next few months. the apache helicopters he will be flying have already arrived. the conditions, high and dusty, perfect to train for fighting in afghanistan. this morning, the ministry of defense released this photo of the prince arriving. it's the same military base where they filmed "top gun. ks but here, captain wales as he will be known will be getting no movie star treatment. there will be no red carpet. >> he has training to do as a volunteer combat war fighter. so we will -- we will treat him as we do all of our british -- visiting personnel. >> no special treatment. >> there's none planned. >> prince harry has already learned to fly the apache back in the u.k. here in the desert, he will be learning to fly it in combat. firing its weapons for the very first time. and bringing him a step closer to a return to the front line. the third in line to the throne made no secret of his desire to return