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2009

Issue 6/2009

Editorial Comment: A Complex World. Managing Editor Jeff Loube tries to deal with complexity.
Technology Centre: Team Orlando Grows. Team Orlando has enrolled a new member. Chuck Weirauch profiles this new member and highlights some others.
Training Transformation: Changing Paradigms. As the world turns, so do political and military alliances. Walter F Ullrich examines the impact on training and education in NATO and the UN.
Training Technology: A Complicated Missile Defense System. A multilayered strategic missile defense system brings unique training challenges to the US Missile Defense Agency. Chuck Weirauch reports.
Performance Technology: Getting It Right. How do we find performance solutions that match the soldier and the situation? Allison Rossett responds to that question.
Training Transformation: Italian Air Force Partipation. A first. Italian Air Force participates in joint exercise integrating training with the US Army and Air Force. Casey Bain writes from the JFIIT.
National Focus: After the Warsaw Pact. NATO membership has created pilot training challenges for The Bulgarian Air Force. Alexander Mladenov explains.
Human Performance: Training the Brain. Researchers are intrigued with how the brain works and how we can make it work better. Chuck Weirauch reviews some current initiatives.
Conference Report: 2009 ADL Fest. ADL continues to evolve and grow. Chuck Weirauch reports.
Show Report: DSEi 2009. MS&T’s Walter F Ullrich reports on DSEi 2009.
NEWS: Seen and Heard. A round up of developments in simulation and training. Edited by Lori Ponoroff.

Issue 5/2009

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Information Overload. Editor-in-Chief Chris Lehman reflects on critical skills and attitudes for staying informed, but not overwhelmed, and where to start.
TRAINING TECHNOLOGY: The Future of Simulation & Training. A ‘virtual roundtable’ of Simulation & Training leaders led by MS&T’s Rick Adams. What does the future hold?
TRAINING TRANSFORMATION: UAS Aircrew Training Evolutions. The US Air Force is trialing a new paradigm in response to high UAS aircrew production requirements. Chuck Weirauch explains.
TRAINING TECHNOLOGY: In Deep. Diving in with immersive technologies. Rick Adams checks out some recent applications.
TRAINING TECHNOLOGY: The Little Game Engine That Can. Delta3D is maturing and is now highly capable. Perry McDowell brings us up to date.
NATIONAL FOCUS: French Military Helicopters. A tour of the French military rotary wing organisation reveals a wide range of type, capabilities and training facilities. Walter F. Ullrich reports.
SHOW REPORT: AUVSI. The Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International met in August of this year. Christopher Prawdzik observes.
NEWS: Seen and Heard. A round up of developments in simulation and training. Edited by Lori Ponoroff.

Issue 4/2009

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Silver Bullets, Magical Solutions and Design. Managing Editor Jeff Loube finds a constant in a world of evolving technologies – design.
TRAINING TECHNOLOGY: Trends and Innovations. Change, trends and innovation seem to go together. Rick Adams picks a few plums.
INTERVIEW: Dan Gardner on Training Transformation. MS&T speaks with Mr. Dan Gardner about the present and future of the DoD Training Transformation initiative.
TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION: Unique Ship - Unique Solution. USCGC Mackinaw is not like the others. Glenda Feldt and Keith Bills describe the simulation solution.
TRAINING TECHNOLOGY: Network-Centric Command and Control Training. Information, simulation, decisions and networks – a complex web. Rick Adams explores
some examples of current initiatives.
ACQUISITION: Opportunities Galore. Simulation and training industry executives were briefed at the 2009 TSIS. Chuck Weirauch attended and files a summary.
NEWS: Seen and Heard. A round up of developments in simulation and training. Edited by Lori Ponoroff.
MILITARY FLIGHT SIMULATOR CENSUS: MS&T's comprehensive simulator census offering a global tally of flight simulators for all current military aircraft.
SIMULATION & TRAINING COMPANY LISTING: The world's simulation and training companies and their website addresses.

Issue 3/2009

Training Technology: A Well Stocked Toolbox. Tools for everything – well, almost everything. Rick Adams examines the tools that give developers a running start.
Medical Technology: Wounded Warriors. Researchers and clinicians are finding that therapy can be greatly enhanced using simulations and virtual worlds. Chuck Weirauch describes some recent applications.
Training Application: Journalists Need Training Too. Journalists may be experts at their trade, but they need preparation to practice in conflict regions. Walter F. Ullrich describes the German approach.
Training Technology: Getting Together. When it comes to motion based devices, losing weight is not a simple matter. Rick Adams catches the interplay between the CGs.
Training Technology: A Historical Review. Flight simulation has a long history in Russia and the USSR. Walter F. Ullrich provides a review.
Show Report: ITEC 2009. Show attendance reflected the times, however organisers were encouraged with the results. Walter F. Ullrich reports.
News: Seen and Heard. A round up of developments in simulation and training. Edited by Lori Ponoroff and Fiona Greenyer.

Issue 2/2009

Training Technology: Real Training in Virtual Worlds.
Technology Application: Unique Aircraft, Unique Training.
Performance Technology: Rethinking Air Force Technical Training.
Interview: Enhancing SIMULATION.
Training Transformation: Soft Power, Non-Kinetic Ops.
Technology Application: Not Just Playing Around.
Training Technology: Optimizing the Training Experience.
Procurement: European Defence Agency.
Show Preview: 20 Years of ITEC.
News: Seen and Heard.

Issue 1/2009

Training Technology: Day and Night – Visual Simulation.
Training Technology: Games and More Games.
Educational Institution: The Royal Military College of Canada.
Technology Centre: The Southwest US.
Technology Application: Small Robotic Vehicles by 2011.
Technology Application: One and the Same?
Show Report: I/ITSEC 2008.
News: Seen and Heard.

2008

Issue 6/2008

Training Transformation: Preparing for the Whole Gamut.
Training Technology: Total Ship Training Systems.
Regional Focus: North America.
Training Technology: Training for Deployment in the UK.
Conference Report: ADL FEST 2008.
History of S&T: Even More on Simulation’s Roots.
Conference Preview: Medical Simulation.
Conference Report: NMSG 2008.
News: Seen and Heard.

Issue 5/2008

Training Technology: Air Support in the Urban Environment.
Training Technology: Tankers and Transports.
Reserve Forces: The Territorials.
National Focus: Leveraging Technology and Interoperability.
History of S&T: More on Simulation’s Roots.
Training Transformation: Building Capacity.
Training Transformation: Building Partnership Capacity and Interoperability.
Training Transformation: Joint and Collaborative.
Conference Report: MT3.
Conference Report: A Busy Summer.

Issue 4/2008 - Yearbook

Training Technology: Blurring the Boundaries
Training Transformation: Language and Culture
Procurement: Training and Simulation Industry Symposium
Technology Application: Simulation Based Acquisition
Training Technology: Simulation's Roots
Show Report: ITEC 2008
Military Flight Simulator Census
Simulation & Training Company Listing

Issue 3/2008

Training Technology: Retention, Realism and Relevancy
Training Technology: Plan, Train, Respond Together
Technology Application: Training for Space
Human Performance: Performance by Design
Training Transformation: ADL: The Next Level
Training Technology: P2SN, Persistent Partner Training and Simulation Network
MS&T Interview: Shawn Firminger and ESP
Training Association: European Training and Simulation Association

Issue 2/2008

Training Technology: An Overview - Military Rotary Wing Flight Simulators
Training Technology: Visuals and Sensors
Technology Application: Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Training Transformation: Train or Educate?
Procurement: STOC II
Military Training Academy: The Baltic Defence College
Conference Report: French MoD Simulation Workshop
Conference Report: Engine of Transformation
Show Preview: ITEC 2008

Issue 1/2008

Training Technology: Hardly Improvised
Training Strategies: MRAP - A Unique Solution
Training Technology: Military Flight Simulators
Training Technology: No Longer Just a Game
Conference Report: NMSG
National Focus: Russia - Encouraging S&T
Show Report: I/ITSEC 2007

2007

Issue 6/2007

Training Technology: Really Big Iron
Training Technology: Training for a Fifth Generation Aircraft
Conference Report: ADL Co-Lab Implementation Fest 2007
Conference Report: Levels of Fidelity VI
National Focus: Swiss Quality and Precision
Training Technology: Caring for Heroes
Procurement: New Devices, New Business
National Focus: Netherlands' Army
Training Centre: Blackwater

Issue 5/2007

Training Transformation: Joint Urban Operations
Training Technology: CWID
Conference Report: Royal Aeronautical Society Flight Simulation
Technology Centre: Binghamton
Training Technology: Keeping Them Flying
Modeling and Simulation: M&S in the Navy's UAV Programs
Training Technology: Motion Tracking
Interview: AFAMS - Colonel Louis Olinto

Issue 4/2007

Training Acquisition: DTR Rationalisation and the S&T Industrial Base
Training Technology: Mission Training and Distributed Simulation
Performance Support: At Your Fingertips!
Training Technology: Plug and Play LVC
Training Technology: Mobile Training for the Army National Guard
Training Technology: Is It Real or Synthetic?
Interview: T2: Achievements and Challenges
Conference Report: FT2007

Issue 3/2007 - Yearbook

Training Technology: Keeping Up
Training Technology: Language, Culture and Effectiveness
Interview: PEO STRI
Human Performance: Human Factors
Standardisation Organisation: SISO - The First Decade
Training Transformation: All About Joint
Show Report: ITEC 2007
Interview: MS&T Speaks with Ulrich Sasse
Military Flight Simulator Census
S&T Company Listing

Issue 2/2007

National Focus: German Training in North America
Training Technology: Army Aviation Simulation
Training Technology: Simulation and Marksmanship
Training Technology Management: Managing Games in the Army
Training Technology: Games on a Roll
Training Technology: Movers and Shakers
Training Technology: Joint STARS
Editorial Board: MS&T Meets T2

Issue 1/2007

National Focus: Sweden and Finland
Training Technology: 21st Century Challenges
Training Program: Initial Flight Screening
Training Technology: Embedded Training and the LCS
Performance Technology: Tackling Aging Wiring
Training Technology: Beyond Your Everyday Simulator
Show Report: I/ITSEC 2006
Show Preview: ITEC 2007