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Thales’ services to the U.K. Royal Air Force, delivered by the ACE Training and Simulation team, have been recognised in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The commendation was awarded in ‘recognition of exceptional qualities and personal sacrifices in the service of others,’ after forty years of providing training... 9 July 2019
The U.S. Air Force is reactivating the 65th Aggressor Squadron (AS) and moving 11 F-35A Lightning IIs to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, as part of a larger initiative to improve training for fifth generation fighter aircraft. The action came after Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander, recommended... 9 July 2019
Alion Science and Technology announced that Katie Selbe has been named senior Vice President (VP) and general manager of Alion’s Cyber Network Solutions Group. In this role, Selbe will lead a portfolio of programs and capabilities delivering cross-domain network engineering, cyber hardening and operations; modeling and simulation; Live, Virtual... 8 July 2019
The 334th Training Squadron incorporated the first virtual reality (VR) training for Airfield Management students in the U.S. Air Force on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, June 28, so students could get more of a “hands-on” learning experience. Chief Master Sgt. Paul Portugal, Airfield Management career field manager, Pentagon,... 8 July 2019
A team of three instructors from the U.S. Air Force Senior NCO Academy visited Amman, Jordan, to provide the first-ever Senior NCO mobile education course from June 10-27. The instructors partnered with Royal Jordanian Air Force translators to present the two-week course to 30 RJAF senior enlisted personnel. “This... 8 July 2019
MS&T correspondent Walter Ullrich tests some of CAE’s new technologies. MS&T correspondent Walter Ullrich tests some of CAE's new technologies. Image credit: CAE It's almost a tradition: on the weekend before the ITEC conference, CAE Defence & Security invites specialist journalists to inform about the state of affairs at... 8 July 2019
ManTech has won a three-year $21-million Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) award from the U.S. Department of Defense to further enhance and integrate prototype capabilities of the U.S. Army’s Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE). “ManTech is the only government services contractor chosen to handle DevOps, Installation, and Tech Ops for... 5 July 2019
This summer, Southeastern University (SEU) became one of 11 universities in the U.S. to be awarded a contract with the U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) Flight Academy program. Conducted at universities across the nation, the Air Force JROTC Flight Academy, Chief of Staff Private Pilot... 4 July 2019
The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named James J. Frey, Ph.D., PLEXSYS Interface Products Inc in Camas, Washington, to the Board of Examiners for the 2019 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Baldrige Award is the nation’s highest honor for organizational innovation and performance... 3 July 2019
Military Simulation & Training Magazine is happy to host the Joint-MMAST bi-monthly newsletter for July 2019. The goal of this publication is to share information about DoD Medical Modeling & Simulation entities, initiatives, research, products, services, best practices, lessons learned and so much more. 3 July 2019
Photo credit: Melissa Culp The Army Medical Department School of Health Readiness and the University of Tampa PA Medicine program (UTPAM) collaborated on a training for combat medics. Known in the military as “68 Whiskeys” (68W), the combat medic specialists are primarily responsible for providing emergency medical treatment at... 2 July 2019
The current Managing Director of Micro Nav, Stephen Williams, has been appointed to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Quadrant Group, the parent company of Micro Nav. Williams has been managing director of Micro Nav since 2014, and will step up to his new role after a short handover period... 2 July 2019
QinetiQ has signed a new five-year contract with the Royal Navy that will see the introduction of a dedicated training variant of QinetiQ’s Pointer system to optimise the effectiveness of Anti-Surface Warfare training on a wide range of weapon systems. Developed in partnership with the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s... 2 July 2019
Advanced IT Concepts (AITC) was recently awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) in Orlando, Florida, to support the Global Peace Operations Initiatives (GPOI)/Building Partnership Capability (BPC) efforts. The GPOI/BPC program will support building the framework to furnish... 28 June 2019
The U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), Joint Project Manager for Medical Modeling and Simulation (JPM MMS) has awarded Advanced IT Concepts (AITC) with a contract to support the relocation and outfitting of the ACME Training Facility at NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers... 28 June 2019
F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft from the United States, United Kingdom and Israel participated in Exercise Tri-Lightning over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Tri-Lightning was a one-day defensive counter air exercise involving friendly and adversary aircraft from the three participating countries, and consisted of active and passive air defense operations. 28 June 2019
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Gaming Research Integration for Learning Laboratory (GRILL) celebrated not only its new location, but also a new partnership with the Dayton Regional STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) School (DRSS) in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The GRILL’s new space is part of the local STEM... 27 June 2019
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) Academy, Colorado, has ordered four new simulators for its teaching facility from Merlin Flight Simulation Group in the U.K. As the lead undergraduate aeronautical engineering program in the U.S., the Air Force Academy (USAFA) will be the launch customer for Merlin’s new two-seat motion... 27 June 2019
Q4 has recently received an order from Quantum 3D for five DirectVue dome display systems. The Q4 DirectVue line is a direct display dome solution that complements Q4’s visual display capabilities. The 6-foot radius display was designed, and is ideally suited, for small classrooms and standard office ceiling-height training... 27 June 2019
In late April 2019, Pinnacle Solutions Inc. (Pinnacle) was awarded a new task order under the Computer Based Instructional Design (CBID) II Contract. The new task order, Games for Training, was officially kicked-off during the last week of May 2019. Over the next 30 months, Pinnacle’s CBID II Team... 27 June 2019