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The US Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation,Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) is using I/ITSEC 2008to highlight the amazing growth and future promise of medical sim-ulation technologies.

“The medical simulation community has just been energized overthe last few years and especially over the last year,” observedLieutenant Colonel David M. Thompson, Assistant Project Managerfor Medical Simulation (MedSim) under PEO STRI’s Project Managerfor Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (PM CATT).

“On the floor here at I/ITSEC, for PEO STRI, we will have a ‘walkthrough’ MedSim validation experience,” he added. “The exhibit isintended to be interactive. It is not going to be simply a ‘stand andwatch’ display. People will walk through with our folks so that theycan get in there and see things first hand.”

A key element of the experience is the Medical Simulation TrainingCenter (MSTC). Used to conduct standardized combat medical train-ing for medical and non-medical personnel, the regionally locatedMSTC systems include a standardized suite of component systemsthat provide effective medical training for both classroom and simu-lated battlefield conditions, to better prepare Soldiers for applicationof medical interventions under combat conditions.

LTC Thompson noted that multiple supporting simulations havebeen integrated “into the medical footprint” at I/ITSEC, includingthe Vcom 3D interpretation device.

“We’ll also have the IED suicide vest, and we’ll be incorporatingall of the pieces together,” he said.

“I want people to walk away with the idea that Medical Simulationis new; that it’s growing; and that we are looking at how we canleverage other simulation capabilities to improve the training of ourcombat medics and combat lifesavers,” he added.

In terms of leveraging additional simulation capabilities, LTC Thompson pointed to several ongoing efforts.

“We have interest in ‘Integrated Evacuation Training andSimulation’ (IETS),” he said. “And hopefully we will eventually be ableto link up with the Air Force to get to a ‘Joint Evacuation Trainingand Simulation’ (JETS) program. For the evacuation piece, when we

say ‘integrated,’ we are talking about air and ground with both stan-dard and non-standard evacuation platforms, and trying to work atthe question of how we get our folks training in a sustained fashion.For example, right now there isn’t any capability throughout theArmy to sustain the skills of our medical professionals on any of

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those standard platforms. Andwe don’t have a long term train-ing concept on how to trainnon-medical personnel on theloading of patients onto plat-forms – either standard or non-standard evacuation platforms.”

He continued, “Another effortthat we have going on right nowwith Fort Leonard Wood,Missouri, is working to establisha baseline concept – and this isvery, very early in the process –for initial medical training cen-ters. That concept would be toaddress that Combat Life Saver(CLS) training requirement thathas been established by theTRADOC [Training and DoctrineCommand] Commander as a‘Warrior Task.’”

“It’s something that we knowis out there. What we are try-ing to do is simply to identifysome type of a baseline capabili-ty that we can then present toTRADOC and ask them if theyare interested in promulgating itacross the basic training loca-tions,” he said.

“Another piece we are lookingat is trying to see how we canget at combat hospitalization.There is some interest on thepart of the AMEDD [ArmyMedical Department] in affect-ing simulation and training forphysicians, nurses, and physi-cians’ assistants. How do we dothat? What is needed for thatpopulation of the Army MedicalDepartment? And all that is stillin the discussion phase at thispoint,” he noted.

“The picture that I am tryingto paint is that there is a lot ofenergy and a lot of interest inmedical simulation,” he con-cluded. “But it is so new, it is soimmature at this point, that weare trying to figure out how tomature new medical simulationprograms for the Army.”

In addition to the PEO STRI floordisplay, several “Medical SpecialEvents” will be featuredthroughout I/ITSEC 2008.Check the Show Daily for timesand specifics on these events.

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“I/ITSEC changes every year,” observes Rear Admiral Fred L.Lewis, USN (Ret), President, National Training and SimulationAssociation. “It’s a dynamic. It’s a dynamic because the technologyevolves so rapidly that it seems like almost overnight things are dif-ferent than they were before. That is especially true at I/ITSEC2008. Every I/ITSEC is different and more advanced than the oneprevious to it: more advanced in the sense that the technology hasevolved; the threat has changed; and there are new answers tonew requirements that are displayed on the exhibit floor.”

“I expect that the trend will not change this year,” he added. “Theonly constant is the change and the evolution of the technology asthe threat evolves and as requirements change from customers.”

In terms of specific changes at I/ITSEC 2008, Lewis anticipates

that “One of the things that attendees might see that will be differ-ent this year is the cultural training aspect of what we offer themilitary – the cultural challenge that US forces face, really acrossthe globe but more specifically in the current areas of combatoperations.”

“It also will be interesting to see whether or not we will have anysort of attention paid to recently evolving threats, like piracy,” hecontinued. “How will we train crews, not only of warships but crewsthat embark aboard merchant ships, cruise liners, and so forth?What can we do to address that emerging threat? For us the chal-lenge is how we can prepare this group to better defend them-selves or defend their ships. Also, how do we train our militaryforces to take down these kinds of illegal vessels? From all per-spectives, how can we help combat this threat?”

“Another thing that will be different for delegates who visit us thisyear will be the significant emphasis that we have placed on theSTEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) initia-tives. “I am so excited about what we can do here with I/ITSEC andwith our community of practice to have an influence on the direc-tion that STEM takes. So we are emphasizing reaching out to differ-ent communities and developing an understanding on their partabout how important it is that everyone in this country needs tobecome involved. And STEM is a recognition of the fact that weneed to push hard in that direction.”

Another reflection of the changing dynamics at I/ITSEC 2008involves the presence of more than 50 first time exhibitors on thesold out show floor.

Lewis pointed to one of those first time exhibitors, the Departmentof Homeland Security (Booth #3345), as exemplifying the dynamicchallenges being faced by the modeling and simulation community.

“We know the challenge is there. We know the requirements arethere. But they are just now beginning to even articulate what theirrequirements are. Once they have articulated those requirements,the training community of practice will recognize them, and we willbe able to address them by providing answers or recommendedsolutions to the issues raised,” he said.

Reflecting on possible changes in the economic environment,Lewis observed, “My personal view is still bright for our communityof practice. Threats, while constantly evolving, are still there andmore and more personnel will need to train to face those threats:not just traditional warfighters but also first responders and sup-porting medical personnel.”

“Our challenge is to find ways to meet those expanding trainingneeds at lower cost,” he concluded. “And I believe that the answerto that challenge will be in the greater utilization of modeling andsimulation.”

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Terrier Training SystemAchieves Digging IntegrationThe British Army’s Terrier Training System, designed andbuilt by BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies(Insyte), (Booth #8401) has successfully complete its dig-ging integration. Simulation of dynamic soil in real time isan area of new technology which Insyte have been devel-oping for a number of years.

Every I/ITSEC is different and moreadvanced than the one previous to it.

The US Army has begun using an improved version of the Cubic DefenseApplications MILES Individual Weapon System (IWS) at the National TrainingCenter at Fort Irwin, California.

Delivery of 14,000 systems began in July and is scheduled to finish thismonth. Fort Irwin is the first large-scale fielding to take place under Cubic’scontract with the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training andInstrumentation. Cubic is under contract to deliver systems to Fort Bliss andFort Hood in Texas, and to US Air Force, US Navy, US Department of Energyand US Defense Threat Reduction Agency customers.

A report from the Soldier Battle Lab at Fort Benning, Georgia, which con-ducted testing of the system earlier this year, stated, “the MILES IWS pro-vides more realism in training through more accuracy primarily attributed toalignment retention and weight reduction. The system provides Soldiers witha user friendly and rugged replacement for the current MILES.”

MILES IWS is interoperable with previous configurations of MILES and withthe Initial Homestation Instrumentation Training System, the Army’s newdeployable combat training center.

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Building on past I/ITSEC participation, US Joint ForcesCommand (USJFCOM) is expanding its presence and participationthrough multiple venues at I/ITSEC 2008.

According to Dan Abahazy, assigned to the USJFCOM Joint WarFighting Center JWFC/J-7, the USJFCOM floor exhibit [Booth#1911] will serve as the centerpiece of the command’s presenceat I/ITSEC.

“We will have a presentation area with seating and audio-visual toprovide a series of presentations,” he explained. “And we will alsohave some kiosks around the edge of the booth occupied by repre-sentatives from some of our major programs, to include JointKnowledge Development and Distribution Capability, also known asJKO [Joint Knowledge Online].”

“We will also have a new participant this year, which is ourInformation Operations Programs,” he added. “They will have akiosk. And we’ll also have our modeling and simulation technicalexperts there, ready to talk about our currentlive/virtual/constructive federations.”

“In addition, our [JWFC] commander, Major General JasonKamiya, will participate on two panels on Tuesday the 2nd. The firstone is in the morning on [NTSA President] Rear Admiral Fred L.Lewis’ General Officer / Flag Officer panel and then he will also par-ticipate in the afternoon, at the invitation of Lieutenant General[Thomas F.] Metz, the director of the Joint Improvised ExplosiveDevice Defeat Organization, on his panel,” he said.

Abahazy also pointed to a number of additional areas of expand-ed USJFCOM I/ITSEC participation through what he termed “underthe radar stuff.”

“We’ll have folks there, both from here at the Joint War FightingCenter and from our Joint Development and Integration Facility inOrlando, who will certainly be out and about the show, scouring theexhibit floor to see what advanced technologies are out there thatwe might not have been exposed to yet. That’s another ‘line ofoperation,’ if you will, that could hold value for us,” he said.

He continued, “we will also have one presenter. As you know,away from the exhibit floor are the conference rooms with thepaper presentations. Those are a major piece of I/ITSEC, because

they represent a lot of research and a lot of academic rigor.”“Finally, on Wednesday afternoon, we will have what we are call-

ing a ‘Standards Workshop.’ It will include several key folks fromour Training Development Group who will provide results from somerecent DoD-chartered studies on live/virtual/constructive architec-ture and that sort of thing. That’s about a three hour workshop.”

Highlighting the significance of I/ITSEC to USJFCOM, Abahazywas quick to emphasize the “Interservice” element of the confer-ence title.

“By law the services develop training systems and training capa-bilities,” he observed. “It’s part of their job. It’s part of their ‘man,equip, and train’ missions. But more and more, as the DoD hasmatured in conducting joint operations, we’ve tracked along thesame way with how we conduct joint training. And USJFCOM, byunified command plan, plays a formal role in helping to lead thedevelopment of standards and architectures and those sorts ofthings for joint training capabilities. As a result, we do a lot of work with the services – day in and day out we are working withthe services in the training and education area. So, this being themajor gathering of the training and education community, USJF-COM has to be engaged.”

In terms of key take-aways, Abahazy noted that USJFCOM partici-pants want I/ITSEC attendees to “understand what General Mattis’[Marine Corps General James N. Mattis, Commander of USJF-

COM] guidance and priorities are. Again, we’re in the training busi-ness so we sort of follow the operational ‘compass,’ if you will, forthe joint force.”

In addition to improving warfighter ability to wage irregular war-fare, he added that USJFCOM also hoped to send a message aboutthe need to increase emphasis and effort into the development oftraining simulations for ground forces.

“We have done great for years, for all the right reasons, inbuilding world class cockpit simulators, ship system simulators,and combat system simulators – the best in the world,” he said.“And we think it’s time to put that same level of effort into improv-ing the live, virtual, and constructive capabilities that we need totrain our small ground units – not just Army and not just MarineCorps but any small tactical level units operating on the groundfrom all services, including special operations.”

He concluded, “We think we have got a long ‘campaign,’ if youwill, to address this ground based simulation issue that I justdescribed. The key is to tell industry where we are at, at thispoint in time, and then keep that consistent message through thenext engagement, wherever that is. And hopefully we can getindustry responding to these messages that we send out at theseengagements.”

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Thales (Booth #700) is a major presence on the exhibition flooragain this year and is demonstrating its integration capabilities aswell as individual training systems.

Mark Rouson, Director of Communications Simulation, SecuritySolutions & Services Division, told the Show Daily that the companyhas strong references for distributed mission training. This includesthe Tactis System for the Royal Netherlands Army, which is thelargest HLA construction in the world with more than 2,000 comput-ers, linking more than 50 simulators, allowing more than 150 partici-pants to play one or several complex tactical scenarios in a fully syn-thetic environment.

During the exhibition, Thales will feature a demonstration linking ahigh fidelity land vehicle simulator, the Thales Australian LAV (ASLAV)gunnery trainer, the Thales Helicopter Commander Tactical Trainerused by the French Army, and future network centric vehicles in theform of ASIMOV, which is used for concept development and experi-mentation on the UK’ s Future Rapid Effects System.

According to Thales, the demonstration will also include real com-mand, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillanceand reconnaissance (C4ISR) components through the Warlord tacti-cal mission system which will be integrated in the demo to showcasethe capability to integrate real C4ISR assets in a virtual environment.

The demonstration will illustrate a close combat mission with close

air support in a syntheticenvironment depicting areal theater of operation,which is shared by variousplatforms. The scenario willbe animated by the ThalesComputer Generated ForceSethi, which allows the inte-gration of various simulators and tools in a common environment.

In addition to the HLA/DIS network, a C4ISR network allowing thedissemination of information in real-time will be used and the TICRouter will manage the exchange of information between the real sys-tems and the simulation environment as well as the conversion/transfer between the various protocols to allow tactical information toflow between the real world and the simulated world.

On its booth, Thales will also be exhibiting an example of a simula-tion system based on the Open Simulation Architecture for Tacticsand Instruction on Sonar (OSATIS) product line from the company.Running on two standard laptops, this system provides dedicated,stand alone sonobuoy operator training.

It comprises an OSATIS Scenario Generator and a sonobuoy sonarsimulator providing audio and pictures on integrated, real onboardHMI. Up to 8 sonbuoys are managed among 48 buoys which can belaunched from a Tactical HMI. Passive, active and bathymetry pro-cessing are handled, including multistatic detection and analysis classification.

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“We’re very excited to be at I/ITSEC,” exclaims Martin Gagne,executive vice president, CAE (Booth #2224). “We’re here becausethis is a great forum for us where, in fact, we have many of thepartners and our customers that are here over a short period oftime. So it’s very exciting.”

Gagne noted that the CAE exhibit at I/ITSEC 2008 highlightsbroad technology innovation.

“Our military customers represent an extremelysophisticated customer base,” he said. “Obviously, inthis kind of business, we’re there and we canremain there as one of the top layers only by con-stantly being at the forefront and innovating from atechnology point of view.”

As part of their technology highlight, the CAE exhib-it focuses on new database architecture and imagegeneration initiatives.

“This year we’ll have an emphasis on how you gen-erate quality content and very quickly,” Gagneexplained. “There are two things in particular thatwe will be showcasing. One of them is related to thecommon environment and common database, as werefer to it. This is a standard that was evolved withthe US Special Operations Command. It’s a standarddatabase that is now gaining widespread acceptancein the industry. And we will be showcasing theprogress that we have been making with that tech-nology that is very powerful and now enables you to have group-ings of simulators – networked simulators – playing in the sameenvironment.”

“The second thing that we will also be demonstrating is anotherinitiative that we have with ‘SE Core’ [Synthetic Environment Core].It’s a powerful database generation environment program we’reworking with the US Army and we will be showcasing some of theunderlying technology related to that,” he added.

Another thing that we will also be showing is a new technology thatwe call ‘Motif Compositing,’” he continued. “And really this is a way toautomatically generate very rich database content, providing powerful

mechanisms that bring even more realism to the databases.” All of these tools are aimed at improving the efficiencies around

the generation of databases, which is very important to our cus-tomer base,” he said.

Another product being showcased is called CAE True Environment.“This is an environment that has automated air traffic control

(ATC) simulations,” Gagne said. “It’s very smart technology, which

employs things like voice recognition, and different things. But againit drives more and more realism into the simulation environment.”

Gagne postulated that the powerful technology could be used intraining new pilots who lack expertise in military traffic environments.

“There are pilots coming through streams now with lesser experi-ence in heavy environments,” he said. “So having a very realistic airtraffic control environment, and the ability for them to immerse inthat environment, is becoming more and more important. And that’swhat the product is aimed at doing.”

In addition to the training arena, Gagne noted that the company’smodeling and simulation capabilities are now being applied to newareas ranging from decision making to operational analysis.

“Modeling and simulation is playing greater roles in these areas,”he said. “And we will be showcasing some of our professional servic-es business capabilities in that area and show how, for example,such technologies are being used today by the Australian DefenceForces in terms of analysis of future forces capabilities. So againyou have a broad range of professional services that leverage ourmodeling and simulation toolset and know how; applying the tech-nologies to new domains.”

Gagne noted that expansion into these and other new domains willbe further facilitated by CAE’s pending acquisition of Xwave, aCanadian-based company specializing in defense, security and aero-space issues.

“They’re very much in the aerospace and defense security businessand they have very solid capabilities from a tactical aircrew trainingperspective with some very interesting products,” he said. “So we willbe showcasing those products as well and highlighting how thoseproducts fit within the overall CAE portfolio of capabilities.”

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SMART Technologies (Booth #1101) is introducing threenew training and collaboration platforms at this year’s I/ITSECconference. The three platforms are the SMART Meeting Pro,SMART Hub SE and SMART Hub PE.

According to the company, these platforms combine with sin-gle or multiple SMART Board interactive whiteboards andSMART Board interactive displays to create connected meetingand training rooms regardless of location where personnel caninstantly set up a data conference, share their notes and desk-tops, write in digital ink and participate as if they were in thesame room.

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Last week, Boeing conducted a second demonstration in St. Louis that built on the success of Project Alpine, the company’sIntegrated-Live, Virtual and Constructive (I-LVC) training proof-of-con-cept demonstration conducted in 2007.

Spiral Two of Project Alpine saw the company use existing tech-nologies to network anF-15E aircraft (live) withan F-15E simulator (vir-tual), while integratingcomputer-generatedthreats (constructive)into both environments.According to MarkMcGraw, vice presidentfor Boeing TrainingSystems and Services,

“Spiral Two of Project Alpine builds on last year’s successful air-to-airtraining, bringing in a new, sophisticated, air-to-ground capability.”

Through the use of I-LVC technology, the company says it canimprove the effectiveness of any training mission by increasing theintensity and responsiveness of threats that warfighters face duringexercises. “This will help prepare them for the realities of a live-combat situation,” McGraw stated.

“The Alpine Team demonstrated some tremendous capabilities forthe warfighter. The ability of an aircrew to perceive synthetic and

virtual systems in the same manner as they perceive live systems isvital for effective training,” said Colonel Daniel R. Walker, US AirForce Commander, Mesa Research Site, and Chief of theWarfighter Readiness Research Division.

During the demonstration, Boeing F-15E pilots completed athree-sortie, progressive mission designed to demonstrate severalnew training capabilities. In the first sortie, one live and one virtualF-15E aircraft targeted and destroyed computer-generated groundtargets using simulated ordnance.

In the second sortie, the pilots had to defeat computer-generatedpop-up air and ground threats before completing the original mis-sion. The last sortie featured virtual command and controlresources using the live Link 16 datalink to assign the live and virtu-al F-15E pilots to time-sensitive targets, simulating ‘real world’ com-munications.

According to Boeing, I-LVC eliminates the geographical con-straints of having to train over existing ranges, allowing pilots totrain virtually in almost any operating area said McGraw. With thecapability, the company demonstrated that a training exercise whichwould normally have required six operational, crewed aircraft couldnow be completed with just one. For the USAF this will result inboth cost savings and environmental benefits.

A third spiral of Project Alpine is already being planned and willinclude integration of a live platform into a Distributed MissionOperations virtual and constructive multi-site mission.

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at I/ITSEC 2008 Booth #1525 I December 1-4 I Orange County Convention Center I Orlando, FLScience Applications International Corporation

Cubic Receives Javelin Training Contract Cubic Defense Applications (Booth #2301) has received a$10.6 million contract from the Raytheon-Lockheed MartinJavelin Joint Venture to produce Basic Skills Trainers and stu-dent and instructor stations for the Javelin Field Tactical Trainer.Cubic is scheduled to begin delivering training systems in thefirst quarter of 2010.

The Javelin Field Tactical Trainer includes a Command LaunchUnit and a directed MILES laser capable of MILES pairing –recording a near miss, hit or kill -- up to 3,000 meters on thetraining range or in force-on-force scenarios. The laser is direct-ed by the system tracker after lock-on. The Javelin Basic SkillsTrainer provides classroom training in field surveillance, targetlocating and acquisition, and fire mission control. It features pre-programmed training scenarios that are available through a colorLCD display. Cubic has produced over 1,800 Javelin trainingdevices under earlier contracts.

BVR Systems Enters the Land Forces Embedded Training MarketIsrael's BVR Systems is now offering an Embedded Solution forArmored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs). According to BVR SystemsCEO Ilan GillIes, "The land forces embedded training is an addi-

tional key element in the BVR embedded training product line ful-filling the ‘Big Picture’ vision in which live, networked, joint forcestraining is enabled." BVR's existing products for embedded train-ing: Embedded Virtual Avionics, In-Flight Electronic WarfareSimulator, Autonomous Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentationand Naval Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation, provide the nec-essary technology and capabilities for the integration of simula-tion within AFVs.

Quantum3D Announces the Availabilityof Geoscape Worldwide. Quantum3D's (Booth #1501) Geoscape Worldwide is targetedtoward fixed-wing and rotary-wing applications. Unlike competingworldwide databases that offer geo-typical representations of theearth, Geoscape Worldwide is built from 15m base geo-specificimagery covering 100% of the earth’s landmasses outside thePolar Regions. Augmented with 10m geo-specific imagery cover-ing the entire Continental United States (CONUS), the databasealso offers 10 Federal Aviation Authority Level D Areas ofInterest in CONUS built from geo-specific imagery with resolu-tions from 5m to 60cm.

Geoscape Worldwide is being delivered to Lockheed MartinAerospace for the company’s initial deployment.

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The Warfighters’ Corner (Booth #3439) has become one of themost popular features at I/ITSEC, providing representatives of thesimulation and training industry the opportunity to hear warfightersfrom each of the services describing their recent operational experi-ence in the Global War on Terrorism. Most of the technologiesshowcased at I/ITSEC are intended to support the warfighter.

The speakers on Monday, December 1 at 1430-1530 are:US Army Staff Sergeant Nathaniel McClure is assigned to

1st Infantry Division G3, where he is currently serving as the SmallArms Master Gunner and Combatives Noncommissioned Officer In-Charge. In February 2007, he deployed with his battalion toForward Operating Base Rustimayah in Iraq as the SniperEmployment Officer and squad leader for the snipers. He plannedand executed more than 70 sniper missions leading to 39 con-firmed kills and a reduction in the improvised explosive devicesthreat in the sector.

US Navy Commander David Williams is the Military DeputyProgram Director for Undersea Programs at Naval Air WarfareTraining Center Training Systems Division in Orlando. CDR Williamsserved as the Executive Officer at Camp Lemonier in Djibouti, thebase of operations for the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn ofAfrica.

US Marine Corps Captain Austin Adams is an Infantry SubjectMatter Expert for PM Training Systems. As a platoon commanderhe completed a seven month tour in Iraq. He will discuss the train-ing cycle of an infantry battalion prior to deployment with a MarineExpeditionary Unit.

US Air Force Staff Sergeant Jason Kinney has completed fourrotations in Iraq as a Tactical Air Control Party/Joint TerminalAttack Controller (TACP/JTAC). A TACP is generally a two-Airmanteam, working in an Army ground unit and directing close air sup-port firepower toward enemy targets on the ground. SSgt Kinneycurrently is stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base as sub-ject Matter Expert to the Battlefield Airman program office, 670Aeronautical Systems Squadron.

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US Marine Corps Capt Austin Adams will share the insight he gained as an infantryplatoon commander in Iraq on the Warfighters’ Corner on Monday and Tuesday.

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Microsoft (Booth #3718) is using I/ITSEC 2008 to highlight rep-resentative activities surrounding its new ESP visual simulation plat-form. Launched last year, ESP brings immersive games-based tech-

nology to trainingand learning, deci-sion support, andresearch anddevelopment mod-eling for govern-ment and commer-cial organizations.

“We are excitedto be at I/ITSECfor the secondyear in a row,”enthused DavidBoker, senior direc-tor of businessdevelopment forMicrosoft’s ACES

Studio, the developers of ESP. “And our goal is to show some of oursignificant accomplishments over the last year.”

The company’s second year presence is characterized by significantphysical expansion, with their booth size growing from 400 to 900square feet.

“One of the reasons for that is because we have significantly moreto show,” noted Ed McCahill, marketing manager for ACES Studio. Headded that the exhibit would not only highlight selected 2008 develop-ment accomplishments of the current ESP Version 1 but would alsoprovide an early look at emerging ESP Version 2 capabilities.

For example, the exhibit integrates F-16 cockpit trainer hardwarefrom industry partner Flight Dynamix LLC, using ESP to present theassociated visuals.

The booth also presents efforts by researchers from theUniversity of Southampton in the UK, who combine the computation-al capabilities of Microsoft HPC server hardware with the visualiza-tion effects of ESP to present a new capability to simulate ship land-ings by helicopter.

Another industry partner, Northrop Grumman, will use theMicrosoft exhibit to present their Command and Control MissionRehearsal, integrating ESP with Microsoft Virtual Earth on a tabletopcomputer.

Acknowledging that they are “a year or more away from shippingESP Version 2,” McCahill said that the exhibit would also provide visi-tors with a glimpse at some of the new technologies that will beincorporated in the enhanced package.

New capabilities for multi-channel displays, for example, will be pre-sented in an F-18 Hornet scenario across three displays. In addition,new ESP ground capabilities being incorporated in Version 2 will beoverviewed in a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicleoperation scenario.

“We’re not announcing anything at I/ITSEC but we are showingsome of the new technologies that will be available in the future,” he added.

Boker emphasized that that ESP advances have been possiblebecause of investments made by Microsoft and its other industrypartners, adding that those partners bring great domain expertise tothe ESP technology solution.

“We want to recruit partners, he said. “And we want to give themlots of tools and support.”

Microsoft Expands Presence to Spotlight Technology

Gaming technology exploits the latest incompuer hardware, pushing the envelope ofvisual graphics, usability and connectivity,while offering rapid development capabilitiesat low cost to the end-user.

According to the Air Force ResearchLaboratory (AFRL), the use of gaming tech-nology for interactive military training hasbeen hindered by the fidelity of models usedin the commercial game engines. This defi-ciency can be overcome by driving the gameenvironment with external, high fidelity, vali-dated models.

In 2008, the 711th Human PerformanceWing/Warfighter Readiness ResearchDivision initiated the Gaming TechnologyResearch and Development project with thegoal of evaluating the full training potentialof these technologies. Researchers areinvestigating what levels of fidelity and corre-lation can be reached and whether increas-

ing the fidelity of the existinggames can improve training value.

A commercial off the shelf flightsimulation program, utilizing apowerful but low-cost softwaredevelopment kit (SDK) and lever-aging support from an extensivedevelopment community, was suc-cessfully integrated with a C-basedcomputer generatedforces/electronic warfare environ-ment to run validated high fidelitymodels. Software plug-ins devel-oped for the flight simulator enabled it tocommunicate with the military’s DistributedInteractive Simulation network protocol,show threat information on a cockpit RadarWarning Receiver (RWR) scope, and modelUnmanned Aerial Vehicle flight and cameraactions.

The AFRL said that research will continue

into database correlation, hardware per-formance enhancements, and training effec-tiveness of the gaming systems. The AFRLin Mesa, Arizona is searching for govern-ment, industry, and academia partners tohelp further advance these technologies.

For more information please contactLieutenant Luke Lisa at 480-988-6561 x484.

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