Marty Kauchak
Group Editor Marty Kauchak is a retired US Navy Captain, having served for more than 23 years in the surface warfare community. His insights and knowledge about training and simulation were gained through five operational assignments and major staff management positions. In addition to Marty’s military experience, he brings expertise as a former editor and writer for defence publications in the US and overseas. He also developed unique perspectives and knowledge about training during his time as congressional and media outreach coordinator for the US DoD’s Training Transformation Program. Marty is based in New Orleans.
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A quickening pace of high-level and behind-closed-doors meetings last week continued to shape the nascent Ukrainian F-16 program, but this recent progress aside, it is increasingly evident Ukrainian Air Force-piloted F-16s will not be flying missions until early 2024. Group Editor Marty Kauchak investigates. 28 August 2023
Forget the mid-August page on the calendar and the sweltering days in many global capitals. With the prospect of the Russian war on Ukraine extending into this winter, there is mounting angst and hand-wringing inside the Washington DC Beltway and in other seats of government about the pace and success of the Ukrainian counter-offensive that began this June. Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports. 17 August 2023
A US DoD S&T research thrust gaining speed is the US Army DEVCOM Soldier Center’s Enhancing the Total Learning Architecture for Experiential Learning project. We viewed a Central Florida Tech Grove-coordinated webinar on the topic. 14 August 2023
United Airlines’ expansion of its Flight Training Center, already the largest facility of its kind in the world, is on track for an early 2024 completion, Russ Carlton, the airline’s Corporate Communications Manager, Denver Hub, told CAT. 14 August 2023
The race to achieve safe and economical sustainable aircraft is quickening. OEMs and their industry teams are making important progress to place electric, hydrogen and hybrid aircraft into commercial service as early as this decade. 7 August 2023
As most routine activity inside the Washington, DC Beltway is grinding to a halt during the traditional August recess and holiday period, the congressional “to do list” for attention after the US Labor Day weekend now includes passage and enactment of the 2023 FAA Reauthorization Act. 3 August 2023
The collaborative US DoD-industry webinar, “How the USAF trains pilots of the future with XR,” provided wide-ranging insights on emerging enabling technologies for military pilot training. Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports. 1 August 2023
With hours to spare before the start of summer recess, the US Senate passed the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act by a bipartisan vote of 86-11 on Thursday, July 27 31 July 2023
This July 24, the US Navy and Marine Corps jointly announced US Fleet Forces Command, US Pacific Fleet, and US Naval Forces Europe-Africa will conduct 2023 Large-Scale Exercise (LSE 2023) from August 9-18. 26 July 2023
Motion-based training devices remain a mainstay of the commercial aviation training enterprise and are being adapted for the evolving eVTOL market. Concurrently, device providers are increasingly integrating head- and eye-tracking systems into their training devices. 25 July 2023
