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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
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
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
Specialists from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) tested NATO’s strategic communications during Exercise Trident Juncture. The biggest NATO exercise since 2015, the exercise saw around 50,000 troops deploy to Norway and Iceland for the three-month-long training, with Dstl spending five weeks on the exercise. Dstl worked with NATO’s... 21 January 2019
Ravenswood Solutions has achieved certification to the new International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) 9001:2015 Quality Management System. The certification is valid for three years and is provided by DNV GL – Business Assurance. ISO 9001 is a widely used quality management standard and has recently been updated to better reflect... 18 January 2019
CAE announced that its president and Chief Executive Officer, Marc Parent, was named CEO of the Year in the Large Corporation category by business journal Les Affaires. The jury, composed mainly of members of the business community as well as university professors, was asked to assess the vision, innovation, capacity... 18 January 2019
Pinnacle Solutions Inc. received the final acceptance of Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) for the Explosive Hazard Pre-detonation (EHP) Debris Blower System under CBID II, Delivery Order 0002 (DO) after the final customer review. This was the first project awarded under the CBID II contract in August 2017. For the end... 17 January 2019
The U.S. Air Force 81st Training Support Squadron held a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by an open house celebrating the completion of the SCALE-UP renovation project in Alee Hall at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. SCALE-UP stands for Student-Centered Active Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogies, where a pedagogy is a... 17 January 2019
Alelo Inc. and eThink Education LLC have partnered to create and deliver artificial intelligence-driven (AI) online learning solutions to organizations and learning institutions. The collaboration will integrate Alelo’s AI-based learning modules into eThink’s custom-built learning management systems with the purpose of giving learners access to immersive, personalized learning experiences. Moreover,... 17 January 2019
Digital entries in the International Serious Play Awards are due February 15, 2019. Serious Play’s 11-year-old award program recognizes outstanding games designed for use for education or training in business, government/military, healthcare, museums, higher education or K12. Digital games created by high school or college students with minimal faculty... 17 January 2019
Group editor Marty Kauchak reports on the opportunity to take mobile devices for military learners to a higher level of capability and utility. 17 January 2019
Saab AB has announced the award of a contract for the provision of Tactical Engagement Simulation (TES) to the U.K.’s Infantry Training Centre (ITC) Catterick. British Army infantry recruits will now use Saab’s Next Generation TES capability during their Attack Week exercises. This highly-deployable and high-fidelity capability will allow exercising... 17 January 2019
Vcom3D released its new Virtual HHIO Training app on the Google Play store. This interactive serious game challenges the user’s knowledge in humeral head intraosseous infusion. This app is both instructive and educational, and can be used for students just learning the skill or seasoned practitioners looking to refresh their... 16 January 2019
Science Applications International Corp. announced the successful completion of its merger with Engility Holdings Inc. The merger was previously approved by SAIC and Engility stockholders at special meetings held early in January. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Engility became a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAIC. The combined company will... 16 January 2019
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded its Joint Force Development contract vehicle to GDIT. The award will allow the company to compete on individual task orders in support of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff’s J7 training programs. The multiple-award indefinite delivery,... 15 January 2019
Aptima won a 5-year contract worth up to $19 million with the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) to conduct innovative research to enable the Army to acquire, develop, employ and retain professional soldiers and enhance personnel readiness. In response to rapidly evolving threats and... 15 January 2019
U.S. Army and Marine Corps personnel partnered to train with and test a low-cost parachute system at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, in December. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command marines released four low-velocity-low-cost, four high-velocity-high-cost, and two Joint Precision Aerial Delivery Systems from a KC-130J onto the Udairi... 14 January 2019
Sponsored Content Defence IQ has just released its annual Global Military Flight Training Market Report for 2018-2019. View the full report here. Ahead of Military Flight Training 2019, this year’s report provides fresh insight on the most significant procurements, as well as updates on ongoing programmes for both fixed-wing and... 14 January 2019
FAAC Incorporated, a unit of Arotech Corporation’s Training and Simulation Division, received a subcontract to support the U.S. Army Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations (TADSS) Maintenance Program (ATMP). The subcontract to ATMP prime contractor, Lockheed Martin Corporation Rotary and Mission Systems, is currently valued at up to $14 million... 11 January 2019