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ARLINGTON, Va. \u2014 The first iteration of the Army\u2019s virtual training environment is in the hands of some troops, giving an early glimpse of the tool\u2019s promise to reshape the way soldiers prepare for combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Synthetic Training Environment brings together live and virtual training environments, aiming to deliver accessible exercises that mimic the full complexity of the physical world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTraining is the one asymmetric advantage that we have over our adversaries,\u201d said Brig. Gen. William Glaser, director of the Synthetic Training Environment Cross-Functional Team within Army Futures Command. \u201cWe need to make sure that we are using all the technology advances that are out there in industry today to transform our fighting force.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will take some years for all the pieces of the Synthetic Training Environment, or STE, to come together. The environment eventually will host detailed and ever-updating models of fighting terrains across the globe, along with a vast repository of training scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, some soldiers are training with the first version, with more widespread deployment of the iteration anticipated in 2022. Known as the Squad Immersive Virtual Trainer, or SIVT, the version offers an accessible way for soldiers to train using a fighting goggle that mixes simulated images with soldiers\u2019 view of their surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anywhere, anytime<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SIVT training software is deployed through the goggle known as the Integrated Visual Augmentation System. Together they immerse the soldier in a simulated fighting situation that is available on demand, from any location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis allows the soldier to rehearse before actually going into a fight,\u201d said Joe Parson, an expert assigned to the STE Cross-Functional Team. \u201cThat is going to have a huge impact, when you can get the sets and reps necessary to do your war-fighting mission well in advance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soldiers use the Integrated Visual Augmentation System to train with the Squad Immersive Virtual Trainer. (U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The virtual nature of the training means that soldiers will have more opportunities to hone their skills, participating in the same exercises multiple times with minimal setup needed. The portable headset makes it easier for the Army to make training available at the point of need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have to be able to deliver this training capability to where the soldiers are, vice bringing the soldiers to the training,\u201d Glaser said. \u201cA soldier ought to be able to go to the motor pool in the morning, and later in the day be able to just flip a switch and be immersed in this synthetic environment and training \u2014 with his crew, with his platoon, with another company \u2014 right there in the motor pool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outdoor scenarios next<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking ahead, military planners want to develop an augmented reality version of the training. In this iteration, soldiers would be able to go outdoors and fire simulated weapons at simulated enemies hidden among real-world trees and buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe intend to scale this up to the battalion and brigade levels \u2014 not doing it just in a synthetic environment, but using it in a live environment, indoor and outdoor, day and night,\u201d Glaser said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some technological advances will need to occur<\/a> for that to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cImagine the sensors pick up a glint of light at noontime on a tree leaf, as opposed to 2 o\u2019clock in the afternoon on the same tree leaf \u2014 and the tree leaf is blowing around,\u201d Parson said. Realistic training would require a level of machine intelligence that could depict that action with a high degree of accuracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are creating an environment that is physics-based; it\u2019s realistic. If you were to shoot at that tree or at a building or a glass window, it would act like it\u2019s actually been shot,\u201d Parson said. \u201cThere are still some technology challenges that have to be worked through in both the hardware and the software. But there is some great work being done on this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sensors and cameras are improving all the time, as are the algorithms that help the software to make sense of that data, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As all this comes together, the STE will bring a higher-than-ever level of realism<\/a> to virtual training, while simultaneously making that training more readily accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is not to say that this will ever completely replace live training. There is no substitute for that,\u201d Parson said. \u201cBut we can give commanders options, which in turn increases their readiness. The STE is all about creating as many training opportunities for them as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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