February 2016 We’re focused on the best way to train and prepare Marines Col. Walt Yates, program manager for Marine Corps System Command, PM TRASYS, one of the four Team Orlando leaders to take part in this year’s Combined Professionals Associations Group (CPAG) Defense Forum Breakfast, focused much of his brief by continuing the conversation Marine Corps leaders were having at Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). These discussions focused on how best the Marine Corps can train and prepare for the future, no matter what the fight will be.
Share your cyber capabilities at Cyber Day on March 10 With the first Team Orlando Cyber Day scheduled for March 10, there’s still time to sign up and share any cyber simulation tools or capabilities that can be used in a Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) training environment. “Team Orlando Cyber Day is a great opportunity for companies to showcase their cyber solutions for an LVC training environment,” said Dan Torgler, JTIEC deputy director. “It’s a requirement that all the services must meet, and an event like this allows us the opportunity to discuss our needs and how best to incorporate cyber in LVC.”
Learning more about Operation Blended Warrior with Gary Fraas The call for participation in Operation Blended Warrior (OBW) 2016 is out, and the targeted date for submitting an intent-toparticipate form is right around the corner on February 26. For more information and the participation form, visit http:// exhibits.iitsec.org. Just before the 2015 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), Gary Fraas, OBW lead representing NTSA, talked with Diana Teel, industry outreach program manager for Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) about some of the opportunities and challenges the team faced when planning their first OBW event.
Vince Amico, MS&T pioneer, passes at 95 Dr. Gaetano Vincent Amico, “Vince,” a longtime member and advocate of the Orlando Modeling & Simulation community, passed away on February 2, 2016. A pioneer in military simulation, Vince began his career in military simulation with the Naval Training Device Center in Port Washington, New York. He led the relocation of the activity to Orlando, Florida in 1965 when he was the Director of Engineering, and he continued to help grow the simulation industry in Central Florida. He introduced new digital technology, landmass and sensor simulation and improved visual systems into training devices, resulting in more effective training tools for the warfighter.
Training system advances help meet Navy & Marine Corps readiness During a busy yet successful Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), Navy scientists and engineers showcased the research and development that is helping to build a stronger force. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), Naval Air Warfare Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Office of Naval Research (ONR), Navy Research Lab (NRL), Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS), Naval Survival Training Institute (NSTI), and many others presented their research findings in technical presentations; provided demonstrations of cutting edge technologies; and participated in Operation Blended Warrior, a live demonstration of a Live, Virtual and Constructive exercise that will help government, industry and academia begin to test and set standards for interoperability.
PEO STRI ALL SAINTS BALL Feb 27 The Westin 6 pm More information MARINE CORPS PHYSICAL FITNESS CHALLENGE Mar 5 Jay Blanchard Park 7 am to 1 pm More information PEO STRI & PM TRAYSYS PALT Mar 8 Partnership 3, Room 321 9 am to 9:45 am NAWCTSD PALT Mar 8 Partnership 3, Room 321 1:30 pm to 3 pm TEAM ORLANDO CYBER DAY Mar 10 Partnership 3, Room 321 8 am to 1 pm More information CENTRAL FLORIDA MARINE CORPS FOUNDATION ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Apr 8 Timacuan Golf Club 8 am Shotgun Start More information PEO STRI & PM TRAYSYS PALT Apr 12 Partnership 3, Room 321 9 am to 9:45 am 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 15-16 Orlando, FL More information PEO STRI Change of Charter Jun 16
Open source specification, xAPI, a focus at Learning Solutions Conference By Leslie Spotswood, ADL Initiative
The much-anticipated Learning Solutions Conference is next month in Orlando, Florida, and a lot of focus will be on the Experience API (xAPI), an open source specification developed by Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative. The xAPI lets users capture and store (big) data on human performance, along with associated instructional content or performance context information (i.e. learning experiences). On Tuesday, March 15, the day before Learning Solutions kicks off, there will be an xAPI Camp hosted by our friends at Making Better. The Camp provides an opportunity to introduce participants to xAPI and a variety of use cases, and lets them mingle with a community of peers who are also interested in tracking formal, informal, and operational learning experiences.
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News and events from NCS NCS President and CEO Lt. Gen. (Ret). Tom Baptiste, CFO George Cheros, and several NCS board of directors joined a busload of Central Florida leaders for the annual Central Florida Partnership Trip to Tallahassee on Feb. 10 and 11. This is an important opportunity to be in Tallahassee during the Legislative Session to share Central Florida’s regional priorities: homelessness; manufacturing research; Modeling, Simulation & Training (MS&T); and University of Central Florida initiatives. The agenda included individual appointments with legislators, a reception in honor of the Central Florida delegation and a special dinner and breakfast meeting with guest speakers.
Fitness Challenge raises funds for community’s Marines Do you think you’re in top physical shape? Now’s your chance to prove it! Next month, March 5 at Blanchard Park, the Central Florida Marine Corps Foundation is hosting its inaugural “Physical Fitness Test Challenge” and the “Suck it Up and Run!” It’s a great way to test your abilities, complete with pull-ups, crunches and a 3-mile run. The best part is the PFT Challenge is raising funds to benefit Central Florida Marines.
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