The U.S. Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute (NEMTI) on Camp Pendleton, California, hosted Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) training as part of Pacific Blitz 2019 (PacBlitz19). One of the key objectives in establishing the EMF as part of PacBlitz19 is to integrate various capabilities across several expeditionary stakeholders to include...
Ravenswood Solutions Inc. will be relocating the bulk of its operation from Fremont, California, to Boise, Idaho, in May of 2019. Ravenswood will better serve its largest client, the U.S. Army National Guard, at the nearby Orchard Combat Training Center by moving the products and services operation center to...
Tunisian Navy officers improved their readiness at sea and knowledge on maritime modelling and simulation during a two-week training course held in March 2019 at the naval base La Goulette, Tunisia. The training was sponsored by the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme to help Tunisia modernise...
The National Center for Simulation (NCS) and Dignitas Technologies recently collaborated to engage, inspire and financially support the future modeling and simulation workforce at Crooms Academy of Information Technology (Crooms AOIT). For the past 13 years, the Crooms AOIT Business Advisory Council (BAC) has organized TechFest, an educational fundraising...
RSi’s Epic-View Visual Display System for Rheinmetall Defence’s Embraer KC-390 Flight Simulator has successfully completed acceptance testing at RSi’s headquarters facility in Coppell, Texas. The Epic-View Visual Display System features a 220-by-60-degree field of view provided by an 11-foot radius collimated optical display system. Seven Norxe P1 IR projectors...
Military Simulation & Training Magazine is happy to host the Joint-MMAST bi-monthly newsletter for March 2019. The goal of this publication is to share information about DoD Medical Modeling & Simulation entities, initiatives, research, products, services, best practices, lessons learned and so much more.
Saab Grintek Defence received the Exporter and Enterprise Development Awards at the sixth annual South African Premier Business Awards. The SA Premier Business Awards acknowledges business excellence in South Africa and is organised by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with Proudly South Africa and Brand...
Exonicus Inc. and Kitware have collaborated to develop a trauma simulator using the Pulse Physiology Engine. Exonicus Inc. has been creating a virtual reality emergency medicine training simulator for military medical personnel using the Unity game engine. This work is led by Dr. Kyle Couperus at Madigan Army Medical...
L3 Link Training & Simulation has been selected by the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide F-16 pilot training system support for the U.S. Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve Command to ensure mission readiness. The initial award has four additional option years. As part of the...
This 11 March, U.S. Navy Vice Admiral C. Forrest Faison, III, Surgeon General, Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery responded to a wide range of questions from Halldale Group Editor Marty Kauchak. The Navy medical community leader’s insights are provided below. US Navy Vice Admiral C. Forrest Faison, III,...