Amanda Towner
Amanda Towner writes news articles for the Halldale Group’s website as well as CAT and MST Magazines. She studied English and Creative Writing at Stetson University, where she became a Sullivan Scholar for her work. Her writing covers several topics including journalism and storytelling, and is featured in several publications.
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Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS) works with HaptX, to provide enhanced military medical virtual reality training. ECS has enhanced its Tactical Combat Casualty Care Simulation (TC3Sim) medical trainer to incorporate a sense of touch in training scenarios to improve realism and training by using the HaptX Gloves Development Kit, an... 23 January 2019
To constantly strengthen flight safety, Kalitta Air chose CEFA Aviation’s flight data animation software. The CEFA FAS (Flight Animation System) software was used to animate the data from the flight data recorders placed in the airline’s all-freighter fleet of 24 B747-400s and five B767-300ERs. ... 23 January 2019
Serious Play Events, featuring more than 80 sessions by the global thought leaders driving and expanding the study of games and simulations to improve learning and research, will gather at two separate conferences in 2019: Wednesday - Friday, July 10-12 at University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) Wednesday - Friday,... 23 January 2019
Serious Play Events, featuring more than 80 sessions by the global thought leaders driving and expanding the study of games and simulations to improve learning and research, will gather at two separate conferences in 2019: Wednesday - Friday, July 10-12 at University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) Wednesday - Friday,... 23 January 2019
For the seventh year in a row, President Clinton presented the keynote address at the 7th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit. In his speech, President Clinton commended attendees on the 273,077 lives saved over the last seven years and asked participating clinicians, hospitals and healthcare technology... 23 January 2019
At the U.S. Army Materiel Command, soldiers and civilians are being recognized for their contributions to being proactive in preventing accidents. For William Zaharis, safety director, Army Materiel Command, the Safety Awards are a way to recognize the workforce for acts that may otherwise go unnoticed. "What really gets safety... 23 January 2019
Pacific Sky Aviation Inc. (Pacific Sky) has purchased the Fox Training Management System by Britannica Knowledge Systems as its new cloud-based training management platform. Pacific Sky is a Transport Canada and EASA -approved provider of new pilot initial licensing and ratings as well as Multi-Engine, IFR and Twin Otter pilot... 22 January 2019
Operative Experience Inc. (OEI) announced the launch of TCCS Plus, a military-grade, high-fidelity simulator designed to provide hyper-real, clinically-responsive trauma training for combat medics on the battlefield as well as civilian first responders in active shooter and other mass casualty scenarios. The simulator provides training for forward deployed medical personnel... 22 January 2019
Operative Experience Inc. (OEI) announced the launch of TCCS Plus, a military-grade, high-fidelity simulator designed to provide hyper-real, clinically-responsive trauma training for combat medics on the battlefield as well as civilian first responders in active shooter and other mass casualty scenarios. The simulator provides training for forward deployed medical personnel... 22 January 2019
NBC News reports that, “Over the past 12 years, the U.S. government has hired role players and sent them to bases like Fort Irwin to help U.S. soldiers prepare for real-life situations overseas.” The government has paid several companies to provide predominately Afghan and Iraqi immigrants for their participation in... 21 January 2019
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