It is only a few months since we left Cologne and ITEC 2014, but preparations for the 2015 event are already well in hand. Next year’s Conference Chair, Tess Butler, spoke with Europe Editor Dim Jones.
Working at the intersection of cockpit environment and training USAFSAM leverages research to develop environmental and training solutions for optimal pilot performance. Chuck Weirauch reports.
Dr. Anne Niccoli, Captain Dante Vinciguerra, and Master Chief Kevin Leask tell the story of three initiatives at the US Coast Guard Leadership Development Center (LDC) in New London, CT to infuse critical thinking: a senior enlisted course, a command preparation course, and a service-wide leadership resource portal.
The US Marine Corps is focused on a more diverse set of amphibious operations for future missions, with implications for the service’s training and education community. Concurrently, the simulation community is providing new products to help the service meet its shifting requirements, reports Group Editor Marty Kauchak.
Change is afoot within the training and simulation procurement community in reaction to budget constraints and evolving training requirements. MS&T’s Chuck Weirauch reports on the event.
COMBATER After decades of in-house maintenance and development, the Brazilian Army decided a new COTS solution would provide significant benefits and ROI. The result is COMBATER, a constructive simulation system that is meeting their expectations. Lt Col Sergio Martins Rocha, Brazilian Army, tells the story.
The Army’s Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is leveraging both live and virtual environments to both train for the present and prepare for the future. MS&T’s Chuck Weirauch reports.