January InsideSTRI

Inside STRI January 2012

January 2012 (PDF) 1.16 MB


PEO STRI - In The News...
Defense News: Medics Get Their Own MOUTs

Febuary 1, 2012 "The past decade has seen Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) training systems evolve from rudimentary experiments to sophisticated sites. Now U.S. Army medics and evacuation personnel are getting their own specially designed MOUTs, the first fruit of a five-year Urban Operations Training System (UOTS) contract..." Read More


PEO STRI - In The News...
National Defense: Avatars Invade Military Training Systems

February 2012 "But if the Army is going to train its troops through gaming, officials say the characters in the virtual world should perform more like actual soldiers..." Read More


PEO STRI - In The News...
Defence IQ: Q&A: Flight Training Tech Under the Spotlight

January 10, 2012 "Defence IQ has been joined today by John Daniele, the Deputy APEO for Customer Support at the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), to gain some insight on the role of military flight training in the armed forces today, and how it will evolve in the future..." Read More


PEO STRI - In The News...
Stars and Stripes: Virtual Training Expands as Military Evolves

January 9, 2012 "This year, the Army will field its first virtual simulator for dismounted soldiers. Networking between simulators is expected to improve in coming years. Meanwhile, trainers say they are using more real-world and combat data to build increasingly complicated simulations..." Read More


PEO STRI - In The News...
Fort Bliss Monitor: 2011 Sun Bowl Teams Tour Fort Bliss

January 4, 2012 "During the tour the players split into their respective teams to visit the Engagement Skills Trainer 2000, the Close Combat Tactical Trainer warehouse and military vehicle display..." Read More


PEO STRI - In The News...
Army Times: 21 Issues Taking Shape for the Army in 2012

January 2, 2012 "New simulation gear will make force-on-force training on posts as realistic as running ops at Maneuver Combat Training Centers. The new 'laser tag' system registers injuries caused by simulated improvised explosives devices, artillery rounds and machine-gun fire, and assigns wounds based on weapons effects..." Read More