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CAC-T News
New Internet portal helps Soldiers plan, manage careers
An innovative tool to provide soldiers and leaders with a single Internet portal to plan and manage careers is fully operational after several years of development.
Called Army Career Tracker, the online system is serving nearly 400,000 users and registering several thousands of additional soldiers every week, according to John Sparks, director of the NCO Institute of Professional Development at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
About 67 percent of Career Tracker’s current users are active and reserve enlisted soldiers, 20 percent Army civilian employees and 13 percent officers.
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Computer gaming teaches battlefield skills
FORT EUSTIS, Va. -- Players hunched in front of computer screens, intently moving their military uniform-clad avatars to capture objectives and neutralize enemy forces with swift keystrokes and mouse clicks.
Muffled gunfire could be heard through the headsets each player wore, masked only by occasional verbal instructions and warnings into microphones.
At first sight, it seems these "players" are enjoying the latest first-person shooter video game. However, these gamers are U.S. Army Soldiers in combat training using Virtual Battle Space 2, a high-tech simulator designed to teach the vital skills to survive and succeed on the battlefield.
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Members of 321st Sustainment Brigade trained by MCTP
Operations Group Sierra trained 76 Army Reserve Soldiers and their leadership from the 321st Sustainment Brigade (Redstick Warriors) during United Endeavor (UE) 13-2.
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MCTP trains 15th Sustainment Brigade
Operations Group – Sierra trained 219 Soldiers from the Fort Bliss, Texas, based 15th Sustainment Brigade during United Endeavor (UE) 13-2 conducted at Fort Carson, Colo., from March 20-29.
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Local Rotarians visit NSC
Twenty members of the Rotary Club of Village West learn about gaming during their visit to the National Simulation Center. TCM Gaming’s Anthony Rolfe explained how the Army uses gaming to train Soldiers and develop leaders. Rolfe also discussed the avatar program that matches Soldiers’ physical attributes, appearance, marksmanship and physical fitness scores with their avatars. By using the avatars, the Army creates more realistic training scenarios. During the visit, TCM Gaming created a facial avatar of one of the Rotarians. Members of the Kansas City, Kan., club represent local businesses and community groups.
AJST provides air integration training
Maj. Hector Fernandez learns how to integrate theater air and missile defense into an Area Air Defense Plan. He attended a recent course at Army Joint Support Team (AJST) at Hurlburt, Fla. Maj. (P) Jeffrey Dahlgren (right) and Lt. Col. (P) Shana Peck were instructors at the Integrated Air and Missile Defense course. At Hurlburt, AJST teaches two other resident courses in Joint Air Operations Center Command and Control, and Air Operations Center Initial Qualification Training.
DSTS preparing Soldiers at Camp Atterbury
In a warehouse looking much like a laser tag game room, nine soldiers gear up with flip down goggle mounts, sensors strapped to their arms and legs and carry a computer-enhanced weapon system. Just five years ago, this scenario may have only been seen in a video game. Today, virtual training environments are a reality. The Dismounted Soldier Training System and Engagement Skills Trainer 2000 are two virtual training tools that are quickly becoming the norm for soldiers of the 157th Infantry Brigade, First Army Division East, in training deploying units at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind.
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New training system aims to improve helicopters' firing accuarcy
A new training system being fielded this year will help Apache and Kiowa pilots improve their accuracy on their big guns.
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TMD holds first Twitter town hall
Lynn Rolf (left) and Dan Hope respond to questions at the Army Training Network’s first Twitter town hall. Rolf, Hope and Bill Brosnan took questions via the social media platform at the Training Management Directorate (TMD) headquarters on March 8. The TMD experts answered questions about Mission Essential Task Lists, Key Collective Tasks and other issues. In all, they responded to nearly 25 questions as part of the outreach effort, which TMD plans to hold each month. TMD is responsible for the Army Training Network, an on-line one-stop resource for training products and assistance.
Fort Bliss Soldiers train in live, virtual and constructive
FORT BLISS, Texas — More than a dozen troops carefully maneuver through overgrown shrubs, firing laser-tag rifles at the enemy as they advance on a compound in the New Mexico desert. Fifty miles away in West Texas, other soldiers in helicopter and tank simulators provide air and ground support for the virtual training exercise. An Army supervisor watches it all unfold on a computer screen at a Fort Bliss command center. The real mission, however, comes next: a thorough, high-tech review of the soldiers’ tactics. The exercise is part of a new Army virtual program that records every aspect of training missions so soldiers can use video game-like replay to study how effectively the ground and air forces interacted. The system — a major upgrade over previous platforms that didn’t fully integrate tank and helicopter communications — will be installed at posts across the U.S. and abroad. The Integrated Training Environment is designed to cut costs, sharpen soldiers’ ability to interact with various units and allow the military to more quickly train the growing ranks of troops returning from deployment. However, it’s not intended to do away with live training altogether but rather, to better prepare soldiers for real-life training exercises.
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Vietnam veteran honored with Purple Heart ceremony
Brig. Gen. Mike Lundy, deputy commanding general, Combined Arms Center - Training, pinned a Purple Heart on Vietnam War veteran Spec. 5 Danny Taylor of Kansas City, Kan. Taylor and his wife, Brenda, were honored at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Leavenworth on March 1. Taylor was wounded on Jan. 31, 1968 during the Tet Offensive. He received his Purple Heart about 30 years later, but never had a formal ceremony. Recently the Taylor family, through the Leavenworth VFW chapter, contacted the Combined Arms Center about a possible award service. At the ceremony, Lundy thanked Taylor for his military service. Taylor said he was glad to receive the award at a formal ceremony. Representatives from the VA, VFW Post 56, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 75 and the Gold Star Families also participated in the ceremony.
MCTP Soldiers help train US and ROK Forces during Key Resolve 13
WARRIOR BASE, Republic of Korea, -- On a small, fenced enclosure less than 10 kilometers from the United Nations’ mandated Demilitarized Zone, approximately 50 Soldiers and civilians of the Mission Command Training Program’s Operations Group Alpha helped train the U.S. Army’s 8th Army Headquarters for two weeks during its joint exercise with their South Korean allies.
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Training Management Directorate team teaches at Fort Bragg
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Just as optempo (operations tempo) is changing across the military, so is the way individual units train service-wide. Department of Defense established mobile training teams, which visited various posts, with Fort Bragg being its most recent stop. The MTTs were designed to train training managers and trainers throughout the Army on how to plan, prepare, execute and access training. During the past 11 years of war, training within commands was primarily directed from a top down leadership approach.
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New tracking system improves helicopter gunnery
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- This year the Army will start fielding a new training system that will more accurately track helicopter rocket firing. The new Aerial Weapons Scoring System (AWSS) recently passed its government acceptance test at Fort Rucker, Ala. The new system for crews in Kiowa and Apache helicopters follows a 2010 TRADOC decision to improve helicopter scoring capabilities for rapid and paired rocket engagements during diving fire.
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New marksmanship training system showcased
FORT EUSTIS, Va. -- Experts from the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Capability Manager-Live conducted a live-fire demonstration of the redesigned Location of Miss and Hit System, or LOMAH, at Fort Eustis, Va., Feb. 5. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Lundy, Combined Arms Center-Training deputy commanding general, attended the event at Fort Eustis' Range 3 to get a first-hand view of the system and its benefits.
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Gaming is serious business
An article in The Amplifier explains the importance of gaming in the Army. One of the article's authors is Marco Conners of TCM Gaming at the National Simulation Center. TCM Gaming is the centralized planner, manager, and integrator for all Gaming capabilities development for the Army.
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Integrated Training Environment moves forward
A 1st Armored Division Soldier provides covering fire during an Integrated Training Environment exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas. The Soldiers are wearing the new Homestation Instrumentation Training System (HITS). HITS is an instrumented training system that supports live force-on-force training.
FORT BLISS, TX. – An Army tool to streamline training and allow interoperability should finish fielding at Fort Bliss by Jan. 25, part of a larger roll-out to multiple training stations across the country. The tool is dubbed LVC-IA, the live-virtual-constructive integrating architecture. It is a combination of hardware and software, and is the Army program of record that provides protocol standards for interfacing different components of simulations. One focal program is the Integrated Training Environment, a combination of systems that can be used for both individual and multi-echelon training.
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Mobile Training Team teaches unit training at JBLM
A mobile training team from the Combined Arms Center-Training Division at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., reinforced the Army’s changing approach to training management for about 80 Joint Base Lewis-McChord Soldiers and civilians from Jan. 29 to 31.
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Army introduces new marksmanship system
The Army is fielding a new electronic shot detection and location system at its basic training sites to improve marksmanship training for its newest soldiers. Called Location of Miss and Hit, it is an upgrade to an existing system that has since become outdated, officials said.
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Washburn dean commemorates Dr. King
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – Washburn University Dean Meredith Kidd remembered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and recalled King’s “I have a dream speech.” Kidd, who is dean of students at the Topeka, Kan., university, was the guest speaker at Fort Leavenworth’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day luncheon at the Frontier Conference Center. Kidd is also a Navy veteran and has worked extensively with veterans. He recounted King’s work organizing and leading the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Kidd called King’s 1963 speech in Washington DC “the most powerful words spoken by anyone.” He then quoted from the speech.
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New marksmanship training system wins approval
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - A new Location of Miss and Hit (LOMAH) electronic shot detection and location system recently passed its Government Acceptance Test (GAT). The LOMAH system tracks rounds fired on or near targets to support Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM) training strategies. The new system improves rifle range efficiency, increases training effectiveness, and saves time for commanders and Soldiers.
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New ATN feature helps plan, execute training
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - The Army Training Network (ATN) recently added a web page to bring Soldiers the most current information about Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations (TADSS). ATN is the one-stop shop for Army training tools and resources. Its TADSS resources page offers information about the location, purpose and best practices for using TADSS. The effort is the work of the Army Training Support Center (ATSC) and the Training Management Directorate (TMD). Both are subordinate organizations of the Combined Arms Center -- Training (CAC-T).
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Avatars adding realism to training
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - It would be great to have a team of guys, all of them 6 feet 2 inches, 220 pounds, expert marksmen, capable of walking on water and swimming through mud. But while such cookie-cutter avatars are standard in virtual scenarios, they’re a far cry from what you find in the real world. “The problem with that is it injects falsehood into the simulation, because not everybody possesses the same skills,” said Anthony Rolfe, a senior analyst for the Army’s TCM Gaming, which is working to make avatars match their real-world counterparts. Rolfe and his colleagues at TCM Gaming, the gaming capability managers for Training and Doctrine Command, work out of the National Simulation Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Their project, Human Dimension Modeling, proceeds from the hypothesis that more accurate online doppelgangers will improve soldiers’ training, in both the virtual and physical realms.
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BG Lundy promotes Australian officer
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - BG Mike Lundy (left) promotes Australian officer Gokhan Yildiz to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. LTC Yildiz also received the Meritorious Service Medal at a ceremony that his family attended.
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Dismounted Soldier Training System helps train Soldiers and prepares Army leaders
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - The U.S. military is rolling out a first-of-its-kind virtual reality system for soldiers, heralding a new era of squad training that will cut costs while molding a modern fighting force. The Dismounted Soldier Training System is the first immersive trainer built for infantry — and it’s the stuff of science fiction. Real-world body movements control digital avatars, allowing squads of soldiers to tackle virtual battle scenarios anywhere in the world. While pilots and tank drivers have been using virtual trainers for years, this is the first system in which soldiers wear the simulators themselves.
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FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - The Homestation Instrumentation System (HITS) is being introduced to improve Soldier training and help the Army develop leaders.
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Avatar program trains Soldiers, develops leaders
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – Video gamers expect to have superpower strengths. Overweight couch potatoes can throw like Joe Montana, shoot like an Army sniper and run like an Olympic sprinter. A 4-year-old can race virtual cars alongside a 70-year-old — never mind if one can’t drive and the other has cataracts. Everyone can be a superstar. So when the U.S. Army wanted to create a realistic avatar — an electronic image intended to represent the player — many in the gaming industry wanted nothing to do with it.
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Mobile Training Teams hit the road
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – The Army is sending teams of experts across the country to teach leaders how to plan, prepare, execute and assess their soldiers’ training. As part of the transition from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army is pushing for more home-station training, requiring commanders and senior noncommissioned officers to develop, prepare and carry out their own training plans. But after 11 years of war and back-to-back deployments, the Army is a little out of practice, as units have relied on training plans pushed down from the top and those developed by the combat training centers.
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TCM Virtual wins training award for DSTS
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – TCM Virtual’s Dismounted Soldier Training System (DSTS) recently received the 2012 Army Modeling and Simulation Award for Training. DSTS is the Army’s first fully immersive virtual training simulation to help dismounted, SO, and light infantry Soldiers learn and hone combat skills. This year the Army started fielding the system to installations throughout the force.
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More ROTC programs use VBS2
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- The number of ROTC programs using the Army's flagship gaming engine more than doubled this year and looks to increase even more next year. The engine -- called Virtual Battlespace 2 (VBS2) -- helps prepare Soldiers for numerous warfighting tasks. This year 16 ROTC programs used VBS2 compared with only six a year ago. The capability gained popularity with the addition of an application for land navigation, said Maj. Craig Porter of TCM Gaming at the National Simulation Center.
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Joint Firepower Course MTT
CAC-T's Lundy promoted to BG
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - Rank insignias in the officer corps can be a metaphor for the roles of Army officers throughout their careers, Fort Leavenworth's commanding general said Oct. 4. While honoring the promotion of Michael D. Lundy to brigadier general, Lt. Gen. David G. Perkins, commander of the Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, said few Army officers rise to the rank of general. "Those that we do select, we think about it long and hard," Perkins said of general officer selection. "How did they do throughout their careers? What is their potential to provide a guiding light?"
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SGM Rose takes on NCO post
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - When Col. Mike Lundy, deputy commander of Combined Arms Center for Training learned that his organization didn't have a top noncommissioned officer, he was determined to get one. "We're the organization in charge of training, and NCOs are a critical component to that," he said. "We're training Soldiers for (the Combined Arms Center) and to be effective at that we needed an NCO to represent our Soldiers and the main trainers in our Army, which are NCOs." Sgt. Maj. Donald L. Rose Jr. assumed responsibility of that position Sept. 28. He has 27 years experience in the military and has had five combat deployments.
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NSC experts reviewing ITE test results
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – Several U.S. Army posts will get a new tool that combines live, virtual and constructive (LVC) training if leaders at the National Simulation Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., are satisfied with the first field test. Dubbed the Integrated Training Environment (ITE), the new tool was put through its paces Sept. 10-28 by some 600 soldiers from the Black Jack Brigade at their home station of Fort Hood, Texas. The first two weeks included setup and preliminary tests, while the final week brought all the components together in a live exercise.
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Army harnessing technology to connect training
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – The Army will soon begin fielding new technology that allows units to conduct live, virtual and constructive training at the same time. The Integrated Training Environment “brings together all the environments we train together to where there’s a consistent capability and cohesiveness,” said Col. Mike Lundy, deputy commander of the Combined Arms Center-Training. The ITE is being tested at Fort Hood, Texas, with the 1st Cavalry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and the capability will soon be available at major posts across the Army.
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LTC Shane Cipolla briefs reporters
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – LTC Shane Cipolla briefs reporters about the Integrated Training Environment that connects live, virtual and constructive training systems. The system was field tested last month at Fort Hood.
High-tech war games at Ellington Ready reservists for battlefield
By The Houston Chronicle
Forward Operating Base Extortion has too much lush green grass and too few concrete blast walls to pass for a real airfield in Afghanistan. But for a few days this month, the encampment of military tents and trucks at Ellington Field in Houston will bring dozens of Army reservists as close to a war zone as they can get without leaving Texas.
The 77 reservists from 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment traveled by convoy from the unit's headquarters at Fort Hood to Ellington last week for four days of computerized war games orchestrated by Houston-based 75th Training Division.
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Mission Command Training Program's Operations Group COE's Early Morning Battle
Story by Capt. Eileen Hernandez, MCTP Public Affairs Officer
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – If you were up early last Monday morning on Fort Leavenworth you might have seen an Army colonel leading an historic battle. As rays of sunlight emerged over the horizon, members of Mission Command Training Program’s Operations Group Contemporary Operating Environment, formed up, grabbed weapons and took on a ruthless enemy known as Mother Nature.
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MCTP trains units during Vibrant Response 13
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – Mission Command Training Program is providing observer/coach training support for Vibrant Response 13 Aug. 1-13. The training exercise is taking place at Camp Atterbury, Ind. and is led by U.S. Army North in preparation for a fictitious large-scale nuclear attack on American soil.
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MCTP prepares USARPAC during Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2012
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – As Operations Group A’s main body of the Mission Command Training Program arrived at the Honolulu Airport last week, their advance party was already on site here at U.S. Army Pacific Command and in the central area of the Republic of Korea, laying the groundwork for their roles as Observer, Coach/Trainers in support of Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2012, a key exercise designed to strengthen the readiness of ROK and U.S. forces.
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Virtual training prepares troops, saves money
Given budget reductions and current constraints that are placed on the DoD, virtual training allows the U.S. military to stretch their dollars by saving on travel and ammunition costs. Read article in Military Training Technology.
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New Training Management Doctrine on its way
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- Soon the Army will publish a new series of manuals that will reflect a different approach to writing doctrine and lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The new manuals are part of the Doctrine 2015 that restructures how the Army develops and publishes doctrinal manuals. Several of these new manuals have already been put into print, such as Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 3-0 and 5-0, but on Aug. 31 it is expected that most of the remaining foundational manuals will be complete and made available to the public. As part of this effort, the Army will replace FM 7-0, Training Units and Developing Leaders for Full Spectrum Operations with two new manuals: Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 7-0 and Army Doctrine Reference Publication (ADRP) 7-0.
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New virtual simulation device trains Nonrated aviation crew members
Click here to read the Article in Army Aviation Magazine details training innovation.
COL (P) Lundy assumes responsibility at CAC-T
Combined Arms Center Commanding General LTG David Perkins hands the Assumption of Responsibility Certificate to Deputy Commander of the Combined Arms Center – Training COL (P) Michael Lundy. The Assumption of Responsibility ceremony was 27 July at Fort Leavenworth’s Frontier Conference Center. Lundy said it was privilege to lead CAC-T, which is responsible for training support and training development throughout the Army. He said CAC-T will continue to strive to make sure the Army is the best trained in the world.
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In July 2012, the Army Training Network (ATN) achieved a significant milestone -- surpassing the 5-million hit mark since going live in April 2009.
The ATN (https://atn.army.mil) is the Army's first-stop online portal to help units and leaders plan and conduct their unit training. ATN is operated by the Training Management Directorate (TMD) at Fort Leavenworth, KS.
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Army Times recently showcased the ATN with a feature about five things every Soldier should know about the ATN. Click here to read the story.
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LTC Unsworth promoted
Newly promoted LTC Unsworth with sons Ethan, Joshua, and Stephen, thank friend and family for attending his promotion ceremony on 1 JUN at Frontier Chapel, Fort Leavenworth.
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COL Johnson, TCM Virtual Director, says a few words about MAJ Scott Unsworth just before his official promotion to LTC, 1 JUN 12, Frontier Chapel, Fort Leavenworth.
Program managed by TCM Virtual, Showcased at Fort Bragg
FORT BRAGG, NC -- The Army's responsibility is to provide realistic training for the individual soldier while mitigating risk. With emerging technology of the virtual world, this is becoming a reality.
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MCTP hosts mass atrocity prevention, response exercise
Washington, D.C -- Mission Command Training Program hosted a military and civilian table-top exercise (TTX) that focused on Mass Atrocity Response Operations (MAPRO) at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. on June 12-13.
Participants included members of the Army, Air Force and representatives from over 15 governmental agencies to include the State Department, Department of Defense, Department of Justice and the Central Intelligence Agency.
The TTX took place two days prior to the first meeting of the Atrocity Prevention Board (APB). In Aug. 2011, President Obama ordered a Presidential Study Directive on Mass Atrocities (PSD-10). The APB will work to coordinate a whole of government approach to prevention mass atrocities and genocide.
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COL (P) White leaves CAC-T for new assignment
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – COL (P) Robert “Pat” White received the Legion of Merit Award for his service as Deputy Commander of the Combined Arms Center – Training (CAC-T). After nearly a year at Fort Leavenworth, White is leaving to be the Assistant Division Commander (Support) of the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Ga. In April, the Senate confirmed his promotion to be a Brigadier General.
COL Johnson attends Sullivan Cup competition
In May, tank crews competed for the first Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Ga. Teams of four tested their maintenance abilities, gunnery skills and other abilities in the live and virtual training environments.
One of the competition attendees was COL Miciotto “Bear” Johnson, Director- TRADOC Capability Manager – Virtual Training.
TCM Virtual is the Army’s centralized planner, manager and integrator for all capability developments associated with virtual simulators, simulations and other components of the virtual training environment.
A tank crew from Fort Bliss, Texas, won the Sullivan Cup, which is named for GEN (R) Gordon Sullivan.
Joint course teaches Air-ground operations
The Joint Air Operations Command and Control Course, or JAOC2C, is a 13-day course
that teaches Soldiers how to integrate joint air support with ground operations.
This U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command course presents joint command and control processes such as
joint air support, airspace management,
and air and missile defense.
To learn more about this course, click here to read Stand To
COL Dvoracek receives Legion of Merit Award
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – COL Michael Dvoracek received the Legion of Merit Award as Combined Arms Center senior leaders recognized the accomplishments of his Army training directorate.
Dvoracek is the outgoing director of the Training Management Directorate (TMD), an organization he led for nearly two years. He received the award Monday at a ceremony in the Lewis and Clark Center’s Pat Roberts Room.
During the ceremony, senior CAC leaders talked about TMD’s success with the Army Training Network, the one-stop shop for training resources and materials.
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Army meets training challenges
Today's soldiers represent an irreplaceable resource for the Pentagon. The emerging question is how to keep the profession of arms interesting to soldiers who may feel they have lived in real life the training exercises that characterize life at home. CAC-T senior leaders discuss what the Army is doing to meet the challenge.
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Realistic avatars, gaming Help shape Army's future
For Col. Anthony Krogh, the approaching end of more than 10 years of war seems more like a call to action. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a toll, but they have also left the US Army battle-tested. As peacetime draws nearer, the Pentagon is grappling with a vital question: How can the military keep its soldiers engaged and fighting fit, both physically and mentally? Krogh thinks he knows one answer: video games. He is the director of the National Simulation Center.
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TCM deputy receives award
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – Dan Wakeman of the TRADOC Capability Manager for the Virtual Training Environment (TCM Virtual) received an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) award. Wakeman, deputy director of TCM Virtual, received the award for his dedication to Reserve and Active Component Soldiers in a ceremony at the National Simulation Center.
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COL White (P) confirmed for brigadier general
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – The Senate has confirmed COL Robert “Pat” White’s promotion to the rank of brigadier general. He and other general officers were confirmed by the Senate on Thursday. White arrived at Fort Leavenworth in July 2011 to become the Deputy Commander of the Combined Arms Center for Training. CAC-T supports and develops training throughout the Army.
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CTC conference discusses Army’s training future
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – Future training at the Combat Training Centers and at home stations was a major topic of discussion at April’s CTC Conference. The conference drew participants from across the Army, the sister services and international partners.
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Army uses technology to train decisive force
As the Army reshapes its force structure and begins consolidating its operational experience after a decade of war, the Army Chief of Staff is focusing on maintaining and then enhancing the quality and readiness of Army forces.
CTC conference discusses Army’s training future
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – Future training at the Combat Training Centers and at home stations was a major topic of discussion at April’s CTC Conference. The conference drew participants from across the Army, the sister services and international partners.
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Gaming plays important role in Army training
Col. Robert “Pat” White’s avatar explains gaming’s importance in Army training as part of a video shown at the Army Games for Training User Conference. White couldnot attend the Orlando, Fla., conference and addressed it through the video. He is the deputy commander of the Combined Arms Center – Training (CAC-T), Fort Leavenworth, Kan. The video was created at the National Simulation Center, which is part of CAC-T.
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Sim Center partners with school district
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. — It’s software that high school students use to learn drafting and design, but Marco Conners was amazed to watch his 9-year-old son and friends glued to the computer screen for their AutoCAD elementary school project. "They were totally immersed in the program," Conners said.
As part of the Cyber-TEAMS initiative at the Fort Leavenworth School District, Conners, deputy director for TCM Gaming at the National Simulation Center, is one of the partner mentors helping implement technology into the curriculum at post schools.
ROTC cadets learn skills and leadership at NSC
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - Fifteen Army ROTC cadets from Nebraska had some fun and learned some valuable lessons at the National Simulation Center (NSC).
The event was hosted by the TRADOC Capability Manager for Gaming (TCM Gaming), which is part of the NSC.
The cadets from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Nebraska-Kearney were introduced to Virtual Battlespace 2, a commercial serious game program that the Army uses to train soldiers.
High-tech war games at Ellington Ready reservists for battlefield
By The Houston Chronicle
Forward Operating Base Extortion has too much lush green grass and too few concrete blast walls to pass for a real airfield in Afghanistan. But for a few days this month, the encampment of military tents and trucks at Ellington Field in Houston will bring dozens of Army reservists as close to a war zone as they can get without leaving Texas.
The 77 reservists from 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment traveled by convoy from the unit's headquarters at Fort Hood to Ellington last week for four days of computerized war games orchestrated by Houston-based 75th Training Division.
Collective Training Directorate changes its name
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – The Collective Training Directorate (CTD) is changing its name to reflect its broader responsibilities.
The organization’s new name is the Training Management Directorate (TMD).
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NSC works with Fort Leavenworth schools to promote STEM education in classrooms
Schools around the country are partnering with the military to enhance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teaching and learning. Joppatowne Elementary School in Joppa, Maryland, is one of them.
In Kansas, Fort Leavenworth Unified School District 207 has greatly benefited from partnering with the military installation of Fort Leavenworth.
Soldiers demonstrate virtual training system
MG Robert Brown (left) discusses the Dismounted Soldier Training System (DSTS) with Army Chief of Staff GEN Raymond Odierno (center) while Soldiers conduct a training demonstration at Fort Bennning, GA. The DSTS trains Soldiers on individual and collective tasks. DSTS also supports training mission rehearsals for a wide array of scenarios based on the actual terrain where Soldiers may fight. TCM Virtual at Fort Leavenworth, KS, manages the DSTS program, which will be begin fielding throughout the Army this year. MG Brown is the commanding general of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning.
COL White: Decisive Action Training Environment prepares Army for hybrid threat
Army unit in March conducts the first major training exercise at the NTC designed specifically to account for hybrid threats.
The service's new Decisive Action Training Environment could help expand opportunities for large-scale exercises at various command echelons.
Click here to read COL White's interview with Jane's International Defence Digest
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – During a March 14 visit, spouses of Kansas state legislatorslearned how the Army uses gaming and virtual technologies to train Soldiers.
National Simulation Center Director COL Anthony Krogh welcomed the 10 spouses to the NSC, which is the leader of the Army’s training simulation community.
At the NSC, three experts briefed the visitors about gaming and virtual training programs, and the spouses said appreciated the briefings. Legislators’ spouses tour sites around Kansas while the state Legislature is in session.
During their post tour, the spouses were accompanied by Emma White, the wife of COL Robert “Pat” White, deputy commander of the Combined Arms Center – Training. CAC-T supports training and develops training throughout the Army.
New technologies train Army sustainment units
Distributed simulation networks are reducing training costs as the networks push
mission command training to sustainment units.
To
read this article from Army Sustainment, click here.
COL Pat White: Training is based on the complexity of the operational environment
The Army of 2020 will be smaller, but whatever its size, the service chief says
readiness is non-negotiable and that force must be highly trained, a Training and
Doctrine Command (TRADOC) officer said.
Click to read article from Defense Daily
Army distributed learning strategy explained
Helen A. Remily, TRADOC Capability Manager for the Army Distributed Learning Program,
discusses how the Army will distribute training and educational materials to home
stations. She also explains how the Army will utilize technology to provide Soldiers
with training materials.
Click to see
her interview in MS&T Magazine.
AJST goes to Fort Huachuca
The Army Joint Support Team's latest training mission took it to Fort Huachuca, AZ, in February. Instructors taught students the doctrinal concepts and tenets of integrating air and surface-delivered fires. Students learned tactics, techniques and procedures for planning, coordinating and executing joint fires. The AJST provides the best training possible about integrating Army and Air Force elements, and integrating battlefield joint fires.
CAC-T showcases 21st century training at AUSA
COL Pat White encourages industry to help Army with training
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. - Industry can help the Army of 2020 by providing affordable and seamless training systems, said panelists at the Association of the U.S. Army winter symposium.
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COL R. 'Pat' White, Army Owes Soldiers Challenging Training
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U.S. Troops to Start Training for 'Hybrid' War
U.S. soldiers will be spending less time honing their combat skills in simulated Afghan villages as the Army begins a new training regimen that seeks to prepare troops to fight “hybrid” enemies.
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CAC-T experts explain latest training innovations
LTC Shannon Ayers discusses the Army Low Overhead Training Toolkit - ALOTT.
MAJ Dave Parkes explains Training Support Packages.
MAJ Dave Parks explains how the Army is integrating live, virtual, constructive and gaming technology.
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Click to learn more about the Army Low Overhead Training Toolkit - ALOTT
Click to learn more about Training Support Packages - TSP
COL Robert "Pat" White discusses Army training revolution
FORT MEADE, Md. (Army News Service, Feb. 23, 2012) - A new type of immersive full-spectrumtraining will be tested next month at Fort Irwin, Calif.
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Industry needs to supply Army with affordable, seamless training systems
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2012) - Industry can help the Army of 2020 by providing affordable and seamless training systems, said panelists at the Association of the U.S. Army winter symposium.
Army Goes World of Warcraft; Virtual Training To Soften Budget Cut Pain
How do you modernize without money?
Army brass are test-driving a new message at the annual Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) conference in Fort Lauderdale: Modernization is about more than new equipment – which, by the way, we can't afford. There are plenty of other things we can do to keep our cutting edge.
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New Virtual Humvee Training For Ft. Campbell Troops
Fort CAMPBELL, Tenn - With steep budget cuts to the military about to take place, Fort Campbell is saving cash by training their troops online. The new virtual battle space program let's soldiers learn how to navigate Afghanistan and the enemy from inside a humvee without ever leaving the classroom.
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KU Chancellor applauds military at Black History Month luncheon
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - In a speech celebrating Black History Month, University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little praised the military for helping to break down racial barriers.
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CAC-T civilian honored
Dianna Allen recently received an award for 45 years of service at Fort Leavenworth. She has worked for more than 20 CAC-T commanders.
Click here to read more.
MCTP hits the road
Last year Mission Command Training Program members traveled more than 10 million
miles in support of training missions from Pennsylvania to Hawaii.
Click here to read more.
Big Changes Coming in Army Training
A reporter for Military.com interviewed CAC-T experts for a story about the Army's shift to home station training, use of simulators and other issues.
Looking Forward
COL Robert "Pat" White, Deputy Commander Army Combined Arms Center-Training, discusses
21st Century training, computer simulations and other issues in an interview published
in December's Training & Simulation Journal.
Click here to
read the interview.
Ops Group Bravo trains Texas National Guard unit
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. - Operations Group Bravo of the Mission Command Training
Program recently completed a brigade Warfighter Exercise at Camp Bowie, Texas. It
marks the first time Bravo has conducted a non-counterinsurgency training event.
Click to read Fort Leavenworth Lamp story.
MCTP preps unit for Kuwait deployment
Mission Command Training Program’s Operations Group Sierra, the sustainment headquarters training team, went to North Fort Hood, Texas, and worked it in tandem with First Army to conduct a culminating training exercise for the 113th Sustainment Brigade, North Carolina Army National Guard. “Our goal is to prepare the unit for their mission and to make them better than they were before they started this training.” said COL Clay Hatcher, Operations Group Sierra commander.
Click to read Fort Leavenworth Lamp story.
Army Wants Smartphones, But Can It Make Them Secure?
13 Oct 2011 – The fast-developing commercial smartphone industry is offering the Army unprecedented tools for managing information on the battlefield. But the service first must figure out how to take technology that is widely used in the civilian world and make it secure enough for military operations.
Army, Marine, Air Force combat training leaders consider future direction for Combat Training Center.
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- Nearly 100 leaders from U.S. and international military training groups met Aug. 30-31 at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., for the Combat Training Center, or CTC, Conference.
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Foreign Policy Magazine highlights UrbanSim tool
28Sep 2011 – In Foreign Policy Magazine, Michael Peck describes his experience with UrbanSim, a virtual training tool that helps Soldiers practice the art of battle command in complex COIN and stability ops. Read more. Download UrbanSim (requires CAC card).
Download UrbanSim (requires CAC card).
MCTP prepares 4th IBCT for deployment
19Sep 2011 - The Mission Command Training Program is helping the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, gear up and train for its upcoming deployment.
Click to read Fort Leavenworth LAMP story.
New mobile-ready guide for medical recording on ATN2GO
16Sep 2011 – The Army's Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) program
has added a new Commander’s Guide to MC4 to the Army Training Network 2GO (ATN2GO)
app.
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Post hosts Combat Training Center conference
8Sep 2011 - The future of the U.S. Army's combat training centers was a discussion
topic for nearly 100 U.S. and international military leaders attending the recent
Combat Training Center Conference.
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Seeking feedback on the future of Army training
29Aug 2011 - As a follow-up to his recent meeting with School of Advanced Military
Studies (SAMS) students, the Combined Arms Center-Training Deputy Commander is asking
for volunteers to discuss Army training for 2015 and beyond.
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Apple version of ATN2GO app expires; reinstall required
29Aug 2011 – The Apple version of the U.S. Army’s popular Army Training Network 2GO (ATN2GO) training application expires today. iPad/iPhone users will need to reinstall.
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The Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer: Update
11Aug 2011 - In Army Aviation magazine, learn what's new and improved with the Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT).
Schools granted $2.5 million for simulations, gaming
4Aug 2011 - Part of ongoing efforts to support student interest in science and technology,
the Combined Arms Center-Training's National Simulation Center helped the Fort Leavenworth
(KS) School District arrange funding for a new "serious gaming" lab to study energy
efficiency.
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Army veteran receives highest noncombat valor honor
4Aug 2011 – Scott Shigley, a contractor with the Combined Arms Center-Training's Collective Training Directorate, received the Soldier's Medal for his heroic rescue efforts.
Fort welcomes new CAC-T Deputy Commander
30Jul 2011 – Col. Robert "Pat" White is the new Deputy Commander for the Combined Arms Center-Training at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Click to read Leavenworth Times story.
Click to read Fort Leavenworth LAMP story.
From real dirt to digital dirt: a national training initiative
29Jul 2011 – National Simulation Center Director Col. Anthony Krogh talks about
supporting the U.S. Army’s training revolution to help give leaders and Soldiers
an edge in full spectrum operations.
Read More.
Simulations, gaming lead to realistic, efficient training
28Jul 2011 – The Combined Arms Center-Training’s National Simulations Center/Gaming
and TCM Virtual directorates showcased virtual simulators and Army gaming during
a Fort Leavenworth visit by area media.
Read More.
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Change of Command for U.S. Army’s only deployable Combat Training Center
26Jul 2011 – The Mission Command Training Program formally bids farewell to its
old Battle Command Training Program name and welcomes a new Commander.
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New online training tools help troops prep for deployment
08Jul 2011 – Check out the new brigade counterinsurgency, two culture-focused packages
and Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury training materials for deploying Soldiers
on the Army Training Network (https://atn.army.mil). Read more.
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Army to Soldiers: Take concussions seriously
26Jun 2011 - An Army Times article on Traumatic Brain Injury highlights
training materials available on the Army Training Network (https://atn.army.mil).
Read More.
Exercise Positive Strike helps build 10th Sustainment Brigade skills
22Jun 2010 - Learn how the Combined Arms Center-Training’s Logistics Exercise and
Simulation Directorate helped 10th Sustainment Brigade leaders develop an off-post
training exercise to emphasize real-world deployment tasks.
Read More.
MCTP helps 82nd Airborne prep for Afghanistan
20Jun 2011 – The Mission Command Training Program’s Operations Group Alpha just
completed an exercise to help the “All-American” Division get ready to replace the
10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan.
Read More.
Second MCTP exercise part of Unified Endeavor 11-3 training event
20Jun 2011 – Observer/trainers from Mission Command Training Program’s Operations
Group Delta assisted I Corps as part of the Unified Endeavor 11-3 exercise at Joint
Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Read More.
MC4 training goes mobile
1Jun 2011 – Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care training materials are
the newest addition to CAC-T’s Army Training Network 2GO app. Available at https://atn.army.mil, ATN and ATN2GO take training to the
Soldier.
Read More.
McManigal receives Legion of Merit, prepares for senior advisor role with
Afghan police
25May 2011 – Colonel Mark McManigal, who has directed CAC-T’s Integrated Training
Environment Coordinating Staff, is deploying to Afghanistan as senior advisor for
the Afghan Police commander.
Read More.
Ribbon cutting for new Army Training
Support Center headquarters
20May 2011 – The Combined Arms Center-Training’s Army Training Support Center celebrated
the grand opening of its new Advanced Training Technology Support Facility and headquarters
building.
Read More.
Kansas training facility renamed to honor colonel killed in Afghanistan
13May 2011 – The U.S. Army is renaming one of a key Fort Leavenworth, Kan., training
facility to honor the fallen Soldier.
Read More.
Battle Command Training Program now Mission Command Training Program
12May 2011 – In keeping with the U.S. Army’s move from the use of “battle command”
terminology to “mission command,” the Battle Command Training Program (BCTP) is
changing its name to the Mission Command Training Program (MCTP).
Read More.
Army warfighters go digital to hone skills
10 May 2011 – In a Department of Defense article series, the Combined Arms Center-Training’s Colonel Anthony Krogh discusses current and future Army virtual solutions to prepare Soldiers for live training. Read More.
Students gain critical battle command system skills through CAC-T class
27 Apr 2011 – Joint Readiness Training Center trainer-mentors are the latest to learn about battle command system capabilities, limitations and how to integrate them successfully through the Combined Arms Center-Training’s Battle Command System Integration(BCSI) course. Read More
Army training app adds 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' videos & more
19 Apr 2011 - The Army's popular Don't Ask Don’t Tell Repeal training materials are among recent uploads to the Army Training Network 2GO app, which brings the Army training content you choose to your iPad, iPhone or Android mobile device. Read More
Army, Marine, Air Force combat training leaders share insights, ideas
14 Apr 2011 - U.S. and international military training leaders met this week for the Combat Training Center (CTC) Conference to discuss expectations and solutions for the U.S. Army’s training environment for Soldiers and units. Read More
April brings Army seminars and conferences
14 Apr 2011 - The Battle Command Training Program conducts exercises throughout the world, but before the unit commander and staff training exercises begin, there is a lot that has to happen first. Read More.
Women's History Month speaker cites progress of military women
31 Mar 2011 - As part of a Women's History Month Luncheon sponsored by the Combined Arms Center-Training, Col. Sharon Baker shared insights on Army career opportunities for women. Read More
Field manuals on operations, training updated, released
22 Mar 2011 - "News 2 Use" story in the March NCO Journal highlights recent changes to Field Manual 3-0, Operations, and FM 7-0, Training Units and Developing Leaders for Full Spectrum Operations. Read More.
March conference promises best practices, hands-on tutorials and idea-sharing for Army gamers
11 Mar 2011 - The U.S. Army will bring together about 200 Army training developers, schoolhouse instructors and operators for a March event to share ideas and best practices on using Virtual BattleSpace 2 (VBS2) and other Army games for training. Read More.
Joint Firepower Course provides training for trainers at Fort Rucker
11 Mar 2011 - A Fort Rucker Flier newspaper story highlights how the Army Joint Support Team's Joint Firepower Course is helping Army units - and the instructors who teach them - understand how to work with their Air Force counterparts. Read More.
ATSC opens new facility
25 Feb2011 - The Combined Arms Center-Training's Army Training Support Center celebrated the grand opening of a new annex for the TRADOC Capability Manager-Army Training Information Center. Read More.
U.S. Army doctrine adapts to fit changing needs, requirements
22 Feb 2011 - The Army's most important Field Manuals for operations and training (FM 3-0 and FM 7-0) have been updated to better reflect some of the key tenets for how the Army will train and operate today and in the future.
Read More.
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Army expands MilGaming Portal
8 Feb 2011 - An article in the February issue of Soldiers Magazine discusses the recent expansion of the Army's MilGaming Portal to include the latest version of Virtual BattleSpace 2 plus a suite of PC-based training applications and tools. Read More.
Post remembers legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with two observances
27 Jan 2011 – The Combined Arms Center-Training’s Battle Command Training Program
sponsored two enlightening events to celebrate Martin Luther King’s birthday. Read More.
ATSC team members recognized for outstanding achievement
14 Jan 2011 - Jason Russell and Gregg Willis with the Combined Arms Center-Training’s Army Training Support Center recently were honored with the Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, recognizing their outstanding video and graphics work.
Army chaplain recognized for his training efforts
11 Jan 2011 – A Battle Command Training Program (BCTP) officer has been recognized for his efforts to prepare chaplains and their assistants for duty in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
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