Joint Forces Journal

VOL. 23 - NO. 38
OCT 14 - 21, 2018

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Soldiers to Get Advanced Virtual Training Tools Next Year, Army Says

The U.S. Army is gearing to launch the first iterations of its new virtual reality simulators, which will lay the foundation for synthetic training environments at multiple bases, officials said. A squad advanced marksmanship trainer will be delivered to more than 20 Army locations next year for close-combat troops, said Maj. Gen. Maria Gervais, deputy commanding general of the Army's Combined Arms Center-Training and director of the Synthetic Training Environments Cross-Functional Team. A squad immersive virtual... more


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