{"id":283944,"date":"2024-09-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=283944"},"modified":"2024-09-20T02:28:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T02:28:51","slug":"ohio-guardsmen-try-cutting-edge-virtual-reality-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=283944","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Guardsmen Try Cutting-edge Virtual Reality Training"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Second Lt. Kyle Funk, a platoon leader assigned to the 323rd Military Police Company, uses a virtual-reality headset for Just in Time Multi-Mission Airmen\/Warfighters training during Exercise Northern Strike at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport in Oscoda, Mich., Aug. 13, 2024. The program enables warfighters to perform a wider range of mission tasks at forward austere locations with fewer people. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Moeger, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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OSCODA, Mich. \u2013 A few members of the Ohio Army National Guard\u2019s 323rd Military Police Company tested the Just in Time Multi-Mission Airmen\/Warfighters virtual-reality training program during Exercise Northern Strike at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport.<\/p>\n

The program equips service members with the skills to perform a broader range of tasks with fewer people in forward-deployed locations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re working on a research program at Air Force Research Labs that delivers an on-demand training capability for people in agile combat deployment locations,\u201d said Stephen McGee, JITMMA\/W product lead, AFRL. \u201cWe have the training set up where we can take somebody with no prior knowledge of KC-135 operations and give them the necessary skills they need to perform that task. This will help in future deployed environments.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the exercise Aug. 13, Soldiers from the 323rd participated in a hands-on virtual demonstration that simulated refueling a KC-135 Stratotanker, a task typically reserved for Airmen.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s Air Force training right now,\u201d McGee noted. \u201cBut, we can really open up the aperture to other branches.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the virtual-reality session, the Soldiers provided feedback on how the program could be adapted for the Army National Guard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it can be integrated in multiple different ways,\u201d said 2nd Lt. Kyle Funk, platoon leader in the 323rd. \u201cI think one is our vehicle maintenance as well as weapons maintenance. And then, on a larger scale, I think it can be utilized to practice conducting battle drills or any kind of battle-space operation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Northern Strike, an exercise focused on enhancing warfighting capabilities, developing leaders and improving joint interoperability, provided a valuable platform for testing and refining emerging technologies.<\/p>\n

\u201cA joint experience is great for everybody,\u201d said Funk. \u201cWe\u2019re all part of one military, and gaining experience and knowledge from other branches where we may not have that kind of technology is a great thing. Working with those civilian contractors or joint partners is always a great opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the exercise concluded, the integration of virtual-reality training highlighted a significant advancement in military preparedness, illustrating how technology can enhance the effectiveness of service members across branches.<\/p>\n

\u201cFeedback from warfighters has been exceptional,\u201d said McGee. \u201cI\u2019m not going to be the one who used this technology; it\u2019s going to be the warfighters, so I want them to have a say in how this technology is developed. I want to incorporate their feedback into the development effort and come back next year with new capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Second Lt. Kyle Funk, a platoon leader assigned to the 323rd Military Police Company, uses a virtual-reality headset for Just in Time Multi-Mission Airmen\/Warfighters training during Exercise Northern Strike at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport in Oscoda, Mich., Aug. 13, 2024. The program enables warfighters to perform a wider range of mission tasks at forward austere locations with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283946,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-283944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=283944"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":283947,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283944\/revisions\/283947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/283946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=283944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=283944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=283944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}