Successful Workshop Enhances Collaboration in Military Training

Mass Virtual, in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Integrated Technology Platform (ITP) office, recently celebrated a highly successful 2024 Virtual Hangar User Workshop in Orlando, Florida. The event attracted over 100 attendees, including Airmen from the U.S., Japan, United Kingdom and Germany, as well as Guardsmen and representatives from the U.S. Army and Navy.

The workshop underscored the strong interest in establishing an annual or bi-annual user group to support the U.S. Air Force, highlighting the impact of the Virtual Hangar on the defense community, as evidenced by the return on investment (ROI) numbers collected from the customer.

The workshop’s intent is to foster innovative capabilities throughout the Department of Defense (DoD) by creating a collaborative, open ecosystem. Understanding this need, ITP requested that Mass Virtual quickly create the workshop in support of its Airmen. In only one month, it brought together key minds from various defense branches to discuss how Virtual Hangar supports evolving training needs.

The Virtual Hangar solution is deployed at Air Force bases worldwide. For Air Force commands looking to create a training classroom, the learning modules are available to any of them, as well as any DoD branch. For government customers, Virtual Hangar modules are accessible to them with zero licensing free.

Additionally, a major highlight was the announcement of the expanded development of the Universal Learning Content Management System (uLCMS), a centralized XR solution that empowers the government to continue its collaboration. This new capability will host all XR content developed for the open enterprise ecosystem without requiring participation fees from vendors, providing the government with unlimited access to tailored XR training resources from multiple companies.