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National Defense December 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Revises Doctrine for Modular Brigades Caught between the pressures of war in the Middle East and the need to reorganize, the U.S. Army is juggling new methods of combat training while rewriting the rulebook for equipment and tactics.
National Defense December 2004 Michael Peck	Battle Experiments Mixing live and virtual troops in a multinational force was one of the biggest challenges facing organizers of a Joint Forces Command exercise last summer.
National Defense April 2004 Roxana Tiron	Computer Simulations Bolster Joint-Service Combat Training Connecting combat simulations in real time, so commanders and war planners from all services can train together, has proved to be a tough technical issue for the Defense Department. Last year, the Pentagon cancelled the multibillion-dollar Joint Simulation Systems program, as a result of cost overruns and poor performance.
National Defense December 2009 Shea, Willadsen & Lashlee	Military in Korea Expands Use of Simulations in War Games More so than in most other places, modeling and simulation are critical to training in Korea.
T.H.E. Journal September 2001	Chattahoochee Technical College Links Students and Teachers The LinkNet-II system, manufactured by Applied Computer Systems, a video networking company, provides the classroom instructor with full control over all computers by linking the instructor's console to every student's workstation...
National Defense December 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Pilots Fly Simulated Operations Before Deployments For about five years, the Aviation Center at Fort Rucker, Ala., has facilitated aviation-training exercises, known as ATX, to hone task forces' war fighting and peacekeeping skills prior to their deployments. The ultimate goal of an ATX is to identify weaknesses, said officials.
National Defense October 2014 Chelsea Todaro	Do-It-Yourself Simulators Speeding Up Army Training A new generation of simulation software is promising to put more control into the hands of trainers, who can create their own computer-based exercises in a matter of hours.
National Defense April 2005 Mike Cast	Simulations Test Army Future Combat Systems The U.S. Army is testing the network of communications that enables effective communication among vehicles in combat.
National Defense June 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Outdated Army Training, Education Programs Get Revamped The U.S. Army is preparing to expand its intelligence workforce by as many as 15,000 officers during the next several years.
National Defense December 2013 Valerie Insinna	Army, Marine Corps Look for Better Data on Simulator Effectiveness Both services need to establish metrics to calculate just how effective their simulators are. Furthermore, they need a more comprehensive method to compare the costs of live and virtual training.
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 Christopher J. Toomey	Army Digitization: Making it Ready for Prime Time The Army's commitment to creating a digitized force elicits some key questions about how the Army will make the transition from an analog force in the face of rapidly changing technology while maintaining the capability to meet key strategic and operational challenges.
National Defense December 2005 Michael Peck	Joint Staff Officers Often Unprepared for New Jobs Military officers assigned to newly-created "joint staff" jobs arrive with little or no training on how to function in a multi-service environment.
National Defense May 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Reorganizes Training for Intelligence Units "The focus now is on getting soldiers used to identifying information that could be useful" to commanders in Afghanistan, says Army Maj. Eric Butler says during a recent teleconference with military bloggers.
National Defense December 2005 Grace Jean	Games Are Gaining Ground, But How Far Can They Go? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency looks toward simulation systems to teach soldiers about the tradeoffs involved in rebuilding Iraq.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 John McHale	Army and SAIC Enhance Military Training and Simulation with Engenuity's AI.implant Tool This combination will bring enhanced realism and efficiency to military simulations.
National Defense December 2011 Eric Beidel	Gaming Technology Puts Soldiers' Boots on Ground The Army increasingly is turning to the commercial video game industry to create higher fidelity, less expensive and more portable simulations.
National Defense May 2007 Grace Jean	Air Force `Virtual Flag' Makes up for Lost Flying Hours As the Air Force's budget continues to be squeezed, officials are looking for ways to cut back flying hours. Simulations and honed in digital war games such as Virtual Flag are one way to provide pilots inexpensive training.
T.H.E. Journal December 2002 Lawrence E. Levine	Laptop Classrooms Present New Teaching Challenges I would like to share the insights I have obtained as a result of teaching mathematics to students with laptops that are connected to the Internet.
National Defense December 2009 Erwin & Wright	Ft. Polk Brigade to Produce 6,000 Advisors Per Year to Train Iraqi and Afghan Forces In the coming months, the Army will be augmenting its brigades in Iraq and Afghanistan with hundreds of additional officers who will take on the duties of advising and training those nations' forces.
National Defense August 2006 David Axe	Training Center Simulates Army's Digital Battle Command Technology A new high-tech facility will allow Army planners to concoct realistic training scenarios for units heading to Iraq. These advanced computer networks will connect real-world Army battle-command and control systems with digital simulations.
National Defense December 2006 Grace Jean	Army Training Evolving to Develop Better Combat Leaders The initiative to improve combat leadership skills earlier in soldiers' careers, by better understanding the cognitive processes involved in decision-making, has gained momentum inside military academies and other academic institutions.
National Defense December 2009 Grace V. Jean	Army to Create Education Programs for Soldiers Who Are Too Busy to Go to School Repeated deployments have kept soldiers away from schoolhouses. But the Army still believes there are ways to provide learning opportunities outside of the traditional education system.
T.H.E. Journal January 2002 Lawrence E. Levine	Using Technology to Enhance the Classroom Environment Much is being written about the use of technology as a teaching and learning tool. However, much of the focus is on distance learning. This article deals with another aspect of this topic, namely, the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in a classroom environment...
National Defense December 2009 Grace V. Jean	Marines Use Simulations To Hone 'Critical Thinking' Skills The Marine Corps is creating a digital simulation to help leathernecks read the urban battlefield for signs of potential threats and to track down snipers and insurgents hiding in cities.
National Defense December 2009 Stew Magnuson	Increasingly Complex Operations Force Rapid Changes in Army Training The increasingly complex battlefield is prompting the service to rethink the way it trains for war.
National Defense December 2010 Eric Beidel	Greater Appetite for Unpiloted Aircraft Combat Zones Fuels Demand for Simulators The growing demand for unmanned spy aircraft in combat zones has increased the burden on training organizations that are being asked to produce more operators, and faster.
National Defense December 2007 Grace Jean	Marine Corps Orders New Convoy Simulators The Marine Corps has purchased simulators that will teach crews how to handle dangerous situations while driving in urban war zones.
HBS Working Knowledge February 12, 2007 Julia Hanna	"UpTick" Brings Wall Street Pressure to Students UpTick is a market simulation program that has students sweating and strategizing as they recreate classic market scenarios.
National Defense July 2004 Roxana Tiron	Heavy Armor Gains Clout in Urban Combat An ongoing debate within the U.S. Army is whether to revise its tactics and doctrine for the employment of heavy armored vehicles in urban areas.
National Defense December 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Demand for Non-Combat Skills Fuels Interest in Games The success of tactical shooting games as military training tools has bolstered the case for expanding the use of this technology into non-combat areas.
National Defense December 2010 Grace V. Jean	Air Force Graduates First Batch of Cyberwarriors Thousands of Air Force communications personnel are now transitioning into the newly designated cyber career field.
National Defense February 2007 Grace Jean	Lack of Military-Civilian Coordination Hinders War-Zone Rebuilding Efforts Civilian groups that play critical roles in the rebuilding of Iraq have no clear guidance for how to coordinate their efforts with the military.
National Defense March 2007 Grace Jean	Army Simulation Tracks Special Operators' Physical, Mental Reactions Training soldiers for special operations missions that may include negotiations and other diplomatic situations requires instructors to hone students' cognitive and interpersonal skills.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2006 Courtney E. Howard	War Games Increasingly, military training and simulation companies are tapping commercial gaming technologies to enhance precision and realism for military training, simulation and mission rehearsal systems.
National Defense December 2005 Michael Peck	National Guardman's Tactics Game Doesn't Break the Bank Warfighter 101: Movement to Contact can be used by both military trainers and civilian hobbyists.
National Defense October 2010 Grace V. Jean	Unmanned Aircraft Training Battalion Gears Up for Gray Eagle As war commanders demand more unmanned aircraft systems to support ground units, the Army is preparing to accommodate a surge of trainees during the next few years.
Parameters Summer 2004 Mahnken & Fitzsimonds	Tread-Heads or Technophiles? Army Officer Attitudes Toward Transformation This article presents selected results of the first systematic effort to understand officer attitudes toward transformation in recent years.
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National Defense December 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Air Force Sets Sights on `Airman of the Future' Video Games Gaming technologies, officials say, would allow the Air Force to broaden the training options available to airmen, and would help the service save money by shifting flying time from real aircraft to simulators.
T.H.E. Journal May 2007 Charlene O'Hanlon	Press '2' for 'Not Guilty' A six-week research project demonstrates the potential applications of personal response systems, including helping to settle a debate on the Lizzie Borden trial.
Wired September 2004 Steve Silberman	The War Room Inside the fully immersive proving ground where tomorrow's soldiers are being trained by coalition forces of the Pentagon, Hollywood, and Silicon Valley.
National Defense May 2010 Austin Wright	Recruits Expect, But Don't Always Get, Cutting-Edge Training Simulations Many military recruits grew up playing video games, and they expect training simulations to stack up with the latest Xbox or PlayStation products.
T.H.E. Journal April 2001 Margaret Gagne & Morgan Shepherd	A Comparison Between a Distance and a Traditional Graduate Accounting Class The increasing popularity of online courses naturally leads to a consideration of the effectiveness of these courses - particularly in comparison with on-campus courses. The purpose of this paper is to provide such a comparison for an introductory accounting MBA course...
T.H.E. Journal April 2001 Joshua D. Baron & Mercedes M. McKay	Designing and Delivering an Online Course for K-12 Educators The design and delivery of a distance education course are complex undertakings. This is partly because the development process involves many interrelated elements that must work in unison to form a single system for learning...
National Defense February 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Advanced Communications Net Debuts with 3rd Infantry Division Based on lessons from the initial phase of the Iraqi conflict, the Army has decided to put together a vastly improved communications network, which is being showcased by the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, and later will be expanded to other units.
National Defense June 2006 Grace Jean	Maritime Security Creates New Market for User-friendly Simulation Software Agencies in charge of port security, such as the Coast Guard, are target customers for a recently introduced software package that could help create games custom designed to meet specific training needs.
National Defense May 2007 Stew Magnuson	Army Wants to Make `Every Soldier a Sensor' The new Every Soldier is a Sensor campaign encourages all soldiers to be aware of unusual surrounding and report all that they see.
HBS Working Knowledge June 8, 2011 Julia Hanna	Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits As cap and trade becomes an increasingly popular mechanism for governments to cut corporate pollution, students use a simulation to learn how it works.