Feb. 7, 2019 Pilot training moving at the speed of innovation The implementation of virtual and augmented realities by the 80th Flying Training Wing is creating a portfolio of tools that allows instructor and student pilots alike to enhance the learning experience within the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program, the world’s only internationally manned
Feb. 4, 2019 Gudgel: Industrial Age way of teaching giving way to innovation Chief Master Sgt. Juliet Gudgel, AETC command chief master sergeant, said Jan. 31, 2018, during a three-day visit to North Texas that Sheppard AFB is leading the charge on challenging the status quo, training Airmen in a different and meaningful way, and employs equipment and innovation in a way
Jan. 18, 2019 VR videos now part of pilot training at Laughlin AFB With technology ever-evolving, the Air Force believes its training should too. Virtual reality, or VR, is growing quickly, and Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, is hopping on the bandwagon.
Jan. 18, 2019 Virtual, augmented reality may hold key to future Air Force training A demonstration of how virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) can benefit Air Force training processes took place Jan. 8.The demonstration was geared toward Airmen within the aircraft armament systems and munition systems, and gave a glimpse of how VR/AR applications can aid in providing an
Dec. 17, 2018 Airmen take advantage of virtual reality paint booths Members of the 359th Training Squadron’s Detachment 1 recently installed two 3-D virtual reality paint trainers in their schoolhouse, which graduates about 1,200 Airmen annually in the aircraft structural maintenance, low observable aircraft structural maintenance and non-destructive inspection
April 17, 2018 AETC, Sheppard collaborate on Continuum of Learning Headquarters Air Education and Training Command Force Development expert Masoud Rasti visited Sheppard Air Force Base April 17, 2018, to help leaders understand implementation of the Air Force’s newest training paradigm, the Continuum of Learning. The CoL was introduced in March 2017 and changes
Jan. 19, 2018 2nd AF commander Leahy hosts virtual environment summit at Sheppard Maj. Gen. Timothy Leahy, 2nd Air Force commander, hosts augmented, virtual reality summit at Sheppard Air Force Base Jan. 17-18, 2018.
Jan. 12, 2018 Sheppard ITU, 365th TRS helping create virtual environment A Cambridge, Massachusetts-based technology company Charles River Analytics, with the help of the 365th TRS and Sheppard’s Instructional Technology Unit, is in the process of developing an F-15E Strike Eagle game-based virtual environment trainer that will enhance training, making it more efficient
Jan. 11, 2018 Researchers test virtual reality Adaptive Flight Training Study at Columbus AFB A team of student researchers from Air Command and Staff College, Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, conducted an Adaptive Flight Training Study from Jan. 9-12, here, to aid in the Air Force’s advancement in training and education through virtual reality.
Jan. 10, 2018 Augmented, Virtual Reality: Changing Airmen’s learning experience JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas-- The brightest minds across the Air Force have answered senior leaders’ call to action to provide innovative, game-changing solutions for a contest known as the Air Force Spark Tank. Representing Air Education and Training Command, two different projects and