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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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mikana Halloran, flight medic, and U.S. Army Maj. Titus Rund, flight surgeon, both with the 2-104th G. Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Detachment, Air Ambulance, Alaska Army National Guard, load an Airman with a simulated injury into an AKARNG UH-60L Black Hawk for a medical evacuation... 17 October 2019
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) announced significant growth as it heads into the last quarter of 2019. The new contract awards and partnership agreements represent a combination of new customers and expansion of existing relationships. BISim also hired over 40 new staff globally over the past 12 months in software... 17 October 2019
Varjo Technologies has doubled its product line offerings with two new state-of-the-art VR headsets – the VR-2 and the VR-2 Pro. These two new products (in addition to the VR-1 and XR-1) are part of Varjo’s ‘Resolution Revolution’, a product line committed to delivering human eye-resolution (over 60 PPD) and... 15 October 2019
VirTra Inc. will debut its Ultra High Definition 300-degree immersive training simulator, which combines five state-of-the-art laser-based 4K projectors, at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference from October 26-29, 2019. VirTra began preparing to utilize future 4K high-resolution displays approximately six years ago with the goal of... 15 October 2019
The Abrams engine maintenance trainer will support diagnostic and troubleshooting maintenance training tasks. At the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual meeting and exhibition, CAE announced it will be delivering the first Abrams M1A2 engine maintenance trainer to the U.S. Army’s Armor School at Fort Benning, Georgia. 15 October 2019
Ravenswood Solutions opened the new location of its products and services operations center in Boise, Idaho. State legislators, Idaho Guardsmen, and Boise Mayor David Bieter attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which followed a Ravenswood technology demonstration. By moving its products and services operations center to from Fremont, California, to Boise,... 15 October 2019
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established the Women in Aviation Advisory Board. The FAA is accepting nominations for qualified candidates to serve on the Women in Aviation Advisory Board at the Federal Register through October 29, 2019. The... 14 October 2019
CACI International Inc has been awarded a four-year and eight-month task order, with a ceiling value of $385 million, by the U.S. Navy’s Sea Warrior Program to support MyNavy Human Resources (HR) Transformation, the Navy’s Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E) human resources modernization campaign. Under the task order,... 14 October 2019
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected the DiSTI Corporation to develop a 737 MAX Aircraft Research Simulator. The resulting displays will be integrated by ZedaSoft Inc using its CBA for Simulation software framework. The focus of this research will be Human Factors evaluations that examine pilot reaction to... 14 October 2019
A Houston-based neurologist, Dr. Steven Goldstein, explains the reasons patients can get very expensive hospital bills even if they went to a hospital, clinic or emergency room that is part of their insurance network on his latest podcast. The Houston Healthcare Initiative podcast can be heard on Soundcloud, iTunes,... 11 October 2019
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