Virtual Army Training

Simulators interact with live units for cheaper, more frequent exercises

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press Two soldiers move out of a building during a training exercise Jan. 23 in Fort Bliss, Texas. The Army is rolling out a new training platform that allows the integration of live units, simulators and computer-generated forces. It is expected to allow cheaper, more frequent training....

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 suppor...

Published: 03/04/2013