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National Defense
August 2014
Valerie Insinna
Army Officials Detail New Live-Virtual Training System At a time when the Army is shrinking and financial resources are becoming scarce, the service is hoping to field a new system that will merge live and virtual training into a seamless environment. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2011
Eric Beidel
Battle-Scarred Troops Have Message for Army Training: Get Real A decade at war has presented officials with a dilemma: The training environment now must be made even more authentic to hold the attention of soldiers who already have experienced the real deal. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2007
Army Incorporates Rockwell Collins Helmet-Mounted Display in AVCATT AVCATT is a transportable, virtual simulation training system designed to provide Army aviators with realistic, high-intensity training exercises and mission rehearsals. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2009
Grace V. Jean
Army to Create Education Programs for Soldiers Who Are Too Busy to Go to School Repeated deployments have kept soldiers away from schoolhouses. But the Army still believes there are ways to provide learning opportunities outside of the traditional education system. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2013
Sandra I. Erwin
Army Rethinks, Again, How to Acquire Technology A decade of war taught the Army, among other lessons, that it needed a new approach for buying information-age technologies such as computers and communications systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2009
Shea, Willadsen & Lashlee
Military in Korea Expands Use of Simulations in War Games More so than in most other places, modeling and simulation are critical to training in Korea. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2007
Grace Jean
Lack of Military-Civilian Coordination Hinders War-Zone Rebuilding Efforts Civilian groups that play critical roles in the rebuilding of Iraq have no clear guidance for how to coordinate their efforts with the military. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2005
Michael Peck
War Fuels Sales of Ground Combat Training Devices The war in Iraq has boosted the demand for ground-training systems, particularly those dedicated to small-unit operations and convoy security, officials said. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2013
Valerie Insinna
Army, Marine Corps Look for Better Data on Simulator Effectiveness Both services need to establish metrics to calculate just how effective their simulators are. Furthermore, they need a more comprehensive method to compare the costs of live and virtual training. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Air Force Sets Sights on `Airman of the Future' Video Games Gaming technologies, officials say, would allow the Air Force to broaden the training options available to airmen, and would help the service save money by shifting flying time from real aircraft to simulators. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2005
Grace Jean
Army Transformation Modeled After Stryker Units "We have learned so much from this organization that we are able to accelerate into modularity much faster than we thought," said Lt. Gen. James Dubik, commanding general of I Corps and Fort Lewis. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Roxana Tiron
Army Pilots Fly Simulated Operations Before Deployments For about five years, the Aviation Center at Fort Rucker, Ala., has facilitated aviation-training exercises, known as ATX, to hone task forces' war fighting and peacekeeping skills prior to their deployments. The ultimate goal of an ATX is to identify weaknesses, said officials. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2007
J.R. Wilson
Army Plans Extensive Training and Simulation Infrastructure for Future Combat System The Army has created a unique special unit called the Evaluation Brigade Combat Team (EBCT) to test and evaluate every component of the new Future Combat System (FCS) before fielding. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2006
Courtney E. Howard
The America's Army development team introduces new version, new partner AA:SF marks the 22nd update to the America's Army computer game and the third release focused on the Special Forces' role in the Global War on Terrorism. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2010
Stew Magnuson
Army Seeks to Quiet Skeptics As it Tries New Acquisition Strategy One year after Defense Secretary Robert Gates canceled the Army's Future Combat Systems program, service leaders say they are moving forward with a new acquisition regime. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2003
Harold Kennedy
To Ease Deployments, Army Revamps Way It Runs Bases Seeking to ease longstanding problems exacerbated by frequent troop deployments to fight the war on terrorism, the U.S. Army is reorganizing the way that it runs its military bases across the United States and around the world. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2012
Dan Parsons
Small Businesses Fight Uphill Battle for Army Network Contracts Oro Grande is where elements of the Army's newest battlefield network are finally evaluated for integration into individual units and vehicles. It is where large and small companies contend for contracts in the Army's "agile acquisition" process. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Roxana Tiron
Collective Simulation Essential For Pilot Leadership Training To prepare these young aviators for their leadership roles, the U.S. Army's aviation school, at Fort Rucker, Ala., is using the Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer-Aviation reconfigurable manned simulator at its full capacity. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2005
Sandra I. Erwin
Army Ponders Formation Of Expert Logistics Units As the U.S. Army reorganizes from a division- to a brigade-based combat force, it also intends to change the way it delivers supplies and logistics support to the front lines. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2012
Sandra I. Erwin
Budget Cuts, Fuels Costs Could Spur Military Spending on Virtual Training The Air Force estimates it could save about $1.7 billion over five years by reducing flying hours by 5 percent and shifting more of its pilot and crew training to simulators. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2007
U.S. Army Officers Select Cubic Virtual Training Systems for Use in Iraq, Afghanistan Officers at the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation and Training Instrumentation (PEO STRI) use Cubic's Engagement Skills Trainer 2000 (EST 2000) small arms training system. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2009
Stew Magnuson
Increasingly Complex Operations Force Rapid Changes in Army Training The increasingly complex battlefield is prompting the service to rethink the way it trains for war. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2013
Valerie Insinna
Simulation, Gaming Sector Plagued by Fiscal Challenges Restrictions on the travel of government officials gutted the Defense GameTech Users Conference in Orlando, Fla. Conference attendance, which aims to increase the use of serious games by the Defense Department, dropped to a third of the previous year's show. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Dangerous Convoy Duties Prompt Expanded Training for Truck Crews The Army is intensifying the training drills required for truck drivers and maintenance crews heading to Iraq. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Army Training to Shift Emphasis to Dismounted Soldier The Army's training programs have been too vehicle-centric and have not focused enough on the dismounted soldier, particularly in urban combat. That will change in the future, said Brig. Gen. Stephen Seay, Army program executive officer for simulation, training and instrumentation. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Roxana Tiron
Army Revises Doctrine for Modular Brigades Caught between the pressures of war in the Middle East and the need to reorganize, the U.S. Army is juggling new methods of combat training while rewriting the rulebook for equipment and tactics. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2011
Eric Beidel
Gaming Technology Puts Soldiers' Boots on Ground The Army increasingly is turning to the commercial video game industry to create higher fidelity, less expensive and more portable simulations. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2006
Grace Jean
Army Training Evolving to Develop Better Combat Leaders The initiative to improve combat leadership skills earlier in soldiers' careers, by better understanding the cognitive processes involved in decision-making, has gained momentum inside military academies and other academic institutions. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2012
Sandra I. Erwin
Army's Acquisition of Battle Network Slowed Down by Red Tape The Army's fast-track method of buying mobile networks for deployed soldiers could be in jeopardy as long as it remains bound by existing procurement regulations, government and industry sources said. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Stryker Brigades `Self-Reliance' Worries Army Training Command Access to the latest information on insurgent tactics in Iraq can be a decisive weapon for Army commanders prepping their units for war. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2013
Paul J. Kern
U.S. Troops Deserve a Competitive Equipment Advantage The Army can take advantage of commercial competitive practices for fast-moving technologies, rather than lengthy bureaucratic processes. The armed forces should have the best capability when they need it -- and at a more affordable price in a time of lean defense budgets. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2015
Yasmin Tadjdeh
Simulated Warfare Gets Real for Ground Troops At a test range at Marine Corps Base Quantico, troops prepared for battle. Helicopters flew overhead, tanks roamed the field and the echoes of artillery fire could be heard. These threats, however, were simulated. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2005
Roxana Tiron
Aerial Prowess Tested at `Virtual Flag' The U.S. Air Force is entering the last preparation phase for a mammoth weeklong training exercise intended to bring together simulations and live exercises conducted by the Air Force, Army and Navy. Called Virtual Flag, it is scheduled to take place in March. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2004
Harold Kennedy
Army Undergoing Biggest Makeover Since World War II The U.S. Army has embarked upon what is described as its most important and controversial reorganization in decades in an effort to improve its ability to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while defending the home front. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2007
Grace Jean
Air Force `Virtual Flag' Makes up for Lost Flying Hours As the Air Force's budget continues to be squeezed, officials are looking for ways to cut back flying hours. Simulations and honed in digital war games such as Virtual Flag are one way to provide pilots inexpensive training. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2005
Mike Cast
Simulations Test Army Future Combat Systems The U.S. Army is testing the network of communications that enables effective communication among vehicles in combat. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2004
Roxana Tiron
Heavy Armor Gains Clout in Urban Combat An ongoing debate within the U.S. Army is whether to revise its tactics and doctrine for the employment of heavy armored vehicles in urban areas. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Roxana Tiron
Army Fine-tunes Training, Tactics for Urban Combat The U.S. Army, grappling with the intense stress of urban operations in Iraq, requires more training facilities to better prepare troops for this treacherous combat, officials and war veterans said. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2010
Eric Beidel
Remotely Piloted Aviation Looks to Gaming Technology The line separating military training and video games continues to become thinner as the military is training a generation that grew up on video games. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2007
Grace Jean
Army, Air Force Should Combine Combat Training To reflect the way the services are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, officials are attempting to integrate aviation training into pre-deployment exercises at the Army's National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
In Times of Pentagon Budget Gloom, Sunnier Outlook for Simulation Industry Shrinking budgets for new weapons systems and live-fire training may boost demand for virtual simulations and gaming technologies. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2014
Valerie Insinna
Army Releases New Video Game Training The Army in March debuted its newest flagship video game, Virtual Battlespace 3, meant to help troops practice tactics before enacting them in a live environment. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2004
Geoff S. Fein
Simulation Facility Targets Future Combat Systems A new 12,000 square foot modeling and simulation complex in Albuquerque, N.M., will be used to test and evaluate virtual prototypes of the Army's Future Combat Systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2011
Sandra I. Erwin
Army's Promise to War-Bound Soldiers: A Wireless Mobile Network If the Army's new tech-buying strategy goes according to plan, soldiers soon may be ditching paper maps, staticky radios and bulky satellite receivers. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2004
Roxana Tiron
Computer Simulations Bolster Joint-Service Combat Training Connecting combat simulations in real time, so commanders and war planners from all services can train together, has proved to be a tough technical issue for the Defense Department. Last year, the Pentagon cancelled the multibillion-dollar Joint Simulation Systems program, as a result of cost overruns and poor performance. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2008
Sandra I. Erwin
Changes to Military Strategy, In Time for the Next War Iraq is far from over, but the Defense Department is already rewriting military doctrine so that forces are adequately trained and ready for another Iraq-like conflict years or decades from now. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2010
Eric Beidel
Greater Appetite for Unpiloted Aircraft Combat Zones Fuels Demand for Simulators The growing demand for unmanned spy aircraft in combat zones has increased the burden on training organizations that are being asked to produce more operators, and faster. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2009
U.S. Army selects Cubic small arms training system Officials in the U.S. Army recognized a need to better train soldiers in the engagement of enemies with the help of a virtual, interactive training solution. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2010
SAIC to Develop U.S. Army Aviation Crew Member Simulators SAIC will develop the first CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter simulators under terms of an order from the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2006
Grace Jean
Game Branches Out Into Real Combat Training The Army's PC-based video game, America's Army, is morphing beyond its original mission, becoming the platform for numerous other military and government training simulations. mark for My Articles similar articles