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VirTra Receives $1.37M Order from First Middle East Client

September 27, 2021

VirTra has received a $1.37 million order from a country in the Middle East for use-of-force simulators and various training tools, software and accessories.

Tutoring During Online Classrooms

September 21, 2021

Mario Pierobon

The global pandemic has accelerated the use of online learning, but what are some of the best practices for the tutors?

VirTra Appoints Military Simulation Training Expert to Board

VirTra Scales Manufacturing Capabilities

September 1, 2021

VirTra has acquired a property in Chandler, Arizona, that consists of approximately 4.3 acres and an industrial building with approximately 76,650 square feet.

Medical Exercise Prepares Hospital for Weather Incident Before Hurricane Ida

Medical Exercise Prepares Hospital Before Hurricane Ida

September 1, 2021

A week before Hurricane Ida made landfall, Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital tested capabilities during a full scale exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

InVeris Training Solutions Acquires SURVIVR

August 30, 2021

InVeris Training Solutions has acquired SURVIVR, a privately held, Dallas-based Public Benefit Corporation devoted to public safety.

XVR Simulation-LearnPro eFireService Merger Brings VR Training to More Customers

XVR Simulation-LearnPro Merger Brings VR to More Customers

August 26, 2021

XVR Simulation and LearnPro eFireService have merged to provide virtual reality and e-learning solutions for the health, fire, police and other emergency services.

Police Department Opens One-of-a-Kind De-Escalation Training Facility

August 18, 2021

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has opened the De-Escalation Training Facility at the academy in Charlotte, North Carolina, which is the first of its kind in the Southeast and will aid in continuing de-escalation training efforts.

Vertical Flight Society Awards Students in VTOL Design Competition

August 16, 2021

Winners of the Vertical Flight Society’s 38th Annual Student Design Competition, entitled “2025 Unmanned Vertical Lift for Medical Equipment Distribution” have been revealed.

Preventing Police Misconduct and Promoting Wellbeing: Part 2

June 17, 2021

Mario Pierobon

Misconduct in police forces can have far reaching consequences. In the second of two articles Mario Pierobon investigates training to counter police misconduct, the role of active bystanders, wellbeing support and assessment, and the functioning of early intervention programmes.

Preventing Misconduct and Promoting Wellbeing in Police Forces: Part 1

June 2, 2021

Mario Pierobon

Misconduct in police forces can have far reaching consequences. Mario Pierobon investigates what misconduct is, the factors that can lead to it, how it can be countered and by doing so, promote workforce wellbeing more generally.