April 2016 NAWCTSD, FLETC recognized for collaborative work By Dolly Rairigh Glass
The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) have been awarded the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Southeast Region 2015 Interagency Partnership Award for “Immersive Training for Law Enforcement and Force Protection.” This award focuses on the collaborative work of FLETC’s fullyimmersive Performance Assessment Laboratory (PAL) and NAWCTSD’s Scenario Planning and Effects Control System (SPECS).
PEO STRI activates joint medical MS&T office On April 8, PEO STRI activated the Joint Project Management Office for Medical Modeling and Simulation (JPMO MMS) and established a provisional program manager to oversee the office. Leading the JPMO MMS is Lieutenant Colonel (Promotable) Chris Todd.
Naylor to relinquish NAWCTSD command, retire on April 29 At the end of this month, a man with a friendly and familiar face seen around Central Florida Research Park for the past four years will be ending his term as Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division’s (NAWCTSD) commanding officer, and retiring from the Navy. On Friday, April 29, at 10 a.m., Captain Wes Naylor will relinquish command of NAWCTSD and Naval Support Activity Orlando to Captain Erik “Rock” Etz in a change of command ceremony.
Senator Nelson praises Orlando’s MS&T community By Dolly Rairigh Glass
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson visited with National Center for Simulation President and CEO, Lt. Gen. (Ret) Tom Baptiste, during his visit in March to Cole Engineering Services to tour the facility and learn more about the Orlando-based company that was recently awarded a contract for the Air Force Modeling and Simulation Training Toolkit program. Nelson, a former Columbia space shuttle astronaut, has been a long time supporter of the Modeling, Simulation and Training industry in Central Florida, and is currently the senior-most member on the committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which has jurisdiction over a broad range of issues from transportation to the Internet to the nation’s space program.
OCPS’ Liberty Middle School features SGS&C games at STEM Night By Dolly Rairigh Glass
About three and a half years ago, at the conclusion of the 2012 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C), the SGS&C integrated product team (IPT) leads initiated a conversation with Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) and proposed a partnership — one that would expand the makeup of the evaluation panel to include OCPS students, and the introduction of the Students’ Choice Award. The partnership has continued to grow with each year, and as the SGS&C is preparing for the incoming 2016 game submissions, and welcoming a set of finalists for the 2016 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), there is still a lot of excitement surrounding the 2015 games.
Team Orlando, UCF collaborate for academia day
Modsim Apr 26-28 Virginia Beach, VA Visit the website NAWCTSD Change of Command Apr 29 PEO STRI & PM TRAYSYS PALT May 10 Partnership 3, Room 321 9 am to 9:45 am NAWCTSD PALT May 10 Partnership 3, Room 321 1:30 pm to 3 pm ITEC May 17-19 London, England Visit the website National Center for Simulation Modeling & Simulation Hall of Fame Induction Jun 7 Orange County Convention Center TSIS Jun 14-15 Orlando, FL More information PEO STRI Change of Charter Jun 16 Paul J. Hagerty High School Auditorium 10:00am 2016 Sunshine Chapter Army Birthday Ball. Jun 18 6pm to 11pm Rosen Centre Hotel. Industry Capability Day July 27 Florida Sim Summit Sept. 22 Orange County Convention Center
Special Submission by UCF IST
Team Orlando is hosting their first UCF Academia Day on Wednesday, May 25, from 9am to 1pm at UCF Partnership III Building in Research Park, 3039 Technology Parkway, Room #321. The event is being co-hosted by the UCF Institute for Simulation & Training. Through collaboration and service teamwork, the Team Orlando community is providing innovative, inspiring MS&T work, and overseeing the distribution of billions of dollars in MS&T related funding. It is in service of this work that acquisition and professional personnel from all of the Team Orlando commands can learn more about and get a better understanding of the capabilities of their current and potential future partners in academia at UCF.
Announcing the Team Orlando Collaboration Award Beginning this November, the Team Orlando Executive Board will present the winner for the newly introduced Team Orlando Collaboration Award. This annual award will be given to a project or program that demonstrates the core mission of Team Orlando and exemplifies a greatness for collaboration in the area of Modeling, Simulation and Training, ultimately working together to prepare and strengthen our nation’s warfighters. Eligible programs must be featured in an article in the Team Orlando 10-4 newsletter and must involve at least two Team Orlando members, but can have more members, including organizations from outside Team Orlando. At the end of October, all eligible recipients will be presented to the Team Orlando Board Members for final evaluation and selection.
Army seeks partnership with University of Central Florida Reprinted with permission from HRED – ARL STTC By David McNally, ARL Public Affairs
A representative from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory visited the University of Central Florida Feb. 9-11 to investigate partnership opportunities. UCF’s Dr. Michael Macedonia, the assistant vice president for Research & Innovation, hosted ARL’s Steve Taulbee, Open Campus and Institutional Relations ambassador with the Weapons and Materials Research Directorate, for faculty meetings and facility tours of the College of Optics and Photonics, the Center for Advanced Turbomachinery and Energy Research, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center and the Nanoscience Technology Center.
Lone Sailor Navy Memorial dedicated at Blue Jacket Park By Dolly Rairigh Glass
On Saturday, April 2, the Lone Sailor Navy Memorial was dedicated at Blue Jacket Park in the Baldwin Park community, honoring sea service men and women, and the more than 650,000 recruits that trained and graduated from Orlando’s Navy/Recruit Training Center (N/RTC). One of 14 Lone Sailor Navy Memorials in the country, it is the only one that resides on the “hallowed” ground of a former Navy base, which was the first co-ed training site for enlisted Navy men and women.
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