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Show COMMENTARY O TIMES ^" Augusts, 2010 367th TRSS dives into game-based learning Hilltop TIMES \\W:k!y Minx 1°-KS , Hilltop Times Editorial Staff: Lee Carter.,. Standard-Examiner publisher Mary Lou Gorny Hilltop Times Editor Catherine McNally Hilltop Times Writer Lee Anne Hensley HilltopTimes Correspondent Deadlines: Editorial and news items are due by noon on the Friday prior to the Thursday print date. To submit news items e-mail hiiltoptimes@standard.net or call 801-625-4273. For Classified Advertising, call 801-625-4300. For Retail Advertising, call 801-625-4388. The Hilltop Times is published by Ogden Publishing Corporation, a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under, and in compliance with, a Memorandum of Understanding with Hill Air Forte Base. 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Call 801-62S4273 with story ideas or comments, or contact [the editor, Mary Lou Gomy, at mgomy@standard.net Call 801-625-4300 for Classified ^Advertising or 801-625-4388 for •gfijail Advertising, ^^z*?*-^ BY MASTER SGT. SAMANTHA PARRISH 367th Training Support Squadron Interactive Courseware Flight Chief |ly, fight and win," is the mission of the Air Force. It is my mission to make sure our warfighters are prepared with the latest, most technologically advanced training available. Throughout my career, I have seen an evolution in the way we do business. As a leader, it is my responsibility to support and promote these advancements. I am the Interactive Courseware flight chief for the 367th Training Support Squadron, and I have the unique opportunity to witness the development of the most advanced training an Air Force unit is capable of producing. We support the mission of Air Education and Training Command (AETC) to "Develop America's Airman today... for tomorrow." In support of this mission, AETC's vision is to "Deliver unrivaled air, space and cyberspace education and training." In pursuit of these endeavors, AETC provides basic military training, initial and advanced technical training, flying training and degree-granting professional military education. As Dr. Rick Blunt, director of Plans and Programs for the DoD Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative, stated, "The Department of Defense is faced with challenges in expanding technology-based solutions that can make war-fighters more When you call or send an e-mail, your comments will be recorded and staffed through the agency responsible for action. Please give your supervisor and chain of command the opSecunty Forces'......:.......;.... 24-hr. Crisis Information.... Force Support Squadron Base Restaurants Retirement/Compensation... (civilian) Equal Opportunity Office.. Employer Relations ..... Military Pay......................... 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Civilian Payl...LZ......l.:.: 777-6246 Fraud, Waste or Abuse..:.,...v.,777-5361 \ Military Housing....":;:.....:.. .»7i§25-!93^ Air Force Suggestion 777-6901 Program ...j^::-fc '*'•'' Hill Straight Talk...::;..^;.:.^: 777-9696 IG Complaints ;...-. 777-5305 (for appointment) ••'.-'-*. . ..777-5455 IG Complaints ,.^..^777-5361 ..777-7129 (afterhours) : , ./. ^::: ..777-1851 (recording) ' '.••'. ' loud Noise ;., L.1-877-885-9595 (complaints) 75th Medical Group..'.,... 777-4918 Civil Engineering '. ......777-1856 Hill Pride Hotline 777-7433 Public Affairs .:... ..777-5333 World War II ends in victory BY DAVID KENDZIORA Ogden Air Logistics Center Historian • THINK SAFETY ily on the emergency management ob- i jective. Production superintendents are ^ tasked with managing a specific number of aircraft and personnel. They learn the appropriate responses to specific emergencies that may occur on the flight linei However, they are not given the oppor-1; tunity to apply what they learn in class,, If the student can practice responses to•; emergency situations, they will be better able to deal with actual emergencies. This is where a training game can help. / The student will use the proposed game loaded on a PC in the classroom. The game will put the student in a simulated flight line environment and evolve into ., one of three emergency scenarios. Presented with an emergency scenario, the student will have to react appropriately in accordance to guidance given within the class. This affords the student the opportunity to practice an emergency scenario in a safe non-threatening environment. The instructor can then reinforce the lesson by discussing the success or failure with the students. We intend to use this first product to prove the concept and learn the vital skills needed to create a total immersive 3-D game. Once the initial game is created we will then build on the project to create more scenarios. Game-based * training has proven itself throughout the training industry and the DoD, and we at the 367th TRSS strive to provide relevant, world class training to today's Air Force. 777-7000 action.line.pa@hill.af.mil Phone numbers— The base agencies listed can be contacted directly if you have a complaint or a problem with their services: Get Fit at 50 and beyond, Aug. 12, noon to 1 p.m., at the Health and Wellness Center. Try a jTrjew activity, or find new ?vyays to add exercise to fyqur daily life. Class will cover nutrition, strength ^exercises, and improving [flexibility. Included is a pyyalk in the park, luncheon and award ceremony. Come join in the to! Call 801-777-1215. efficient, effective,' knowledgeable and flexible. Of growing importance to the DoD is the potential of using Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) game-based learning in the armed forces for increasing combat readiness. The recruits of today Master Sgt. Parrish not only understand technology in everyday use, they expect it! These young recruits are 'digital natives' who were raised in a digital environment surrounded by inexpensive, yet highly interactive gaming systems. To get the most from our new 'best and brightest/ new research into game-based learning needs to focus on military use. The objective of these projects was to add definitive research in the area of game-based learning." As we support this digital environment and the concept as presented by Dr. Blunt, we are exploring the capabilities of game development. As we peruse a game based learning project for production superintendent training, we are reaching to meet AETC's mission. Our focus remains right at home — this training is currently conducted by Air Combat Command Maintenance Training here at Hill Air Force Base. This proposed project focuses primar- T his week 65 years ago, "Hillfielders" were still in the thick of World War II. Many reveled in the recent Allied victory in Europe, while helping to bring the full weight of the nation's might to the enemy in the Pacific. Some expected that at least another million people would perish before the war's end. However, at 4:10 p.m. (MDT) on Aug. 14, 1945, the United States received word of Emperor Hirohito's surrender and declared Victory in Japan. V-J Day had arrived much sooner than anyone previously predicted or imagined. As the news spread, celebrations began throughout the world. Since Japan was the * last Axis Power to surrender, V-J Day marked the official end of World War II — the most destructive war in history. The far-reaching occasion followed the United States Army Air Forces (AAF) B-29 atomic bombing missions of Aug. 6 and 9, 1945. At that time, the two bombs (nicknamed "Bittle Jll Maintenance % Safety Office : ; ......777-3333 Safety Office Hotline...: 586-930Q Union ...777-3257 AFOSI Narcotics Hotline 777-1852 Family Assistance Center 777-3I (when activated) :'V^f^ Enola Gay, the B-29 to first drop the atpmic bomb and hasten : the end of;' the war in the Pacific during World War II is shown in this photo. U.S. Air Force • Boy" and "Fat Man") were the first and only devices of their kind. The well-known missions remain the only times such weapons have been used against another country. "This is the day we have been waiting for since Pearl Harbor," President Harry S. Truman told a crowd that gathered outside the White House after hearing news of Japan's surrender. He went on to say, "This is the day when fascism finally dies, as we always knew it would." In The Hillfielder, the predecessor of today's Hilltop Times, Gen. Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, commander of the United States Army Air Forces, conveyed the following message: "Victory is ours today. You have worked long and hard to bring to a successful conclusion the worst war the world has ever seen. Those of you who came from distant points have borne with many inconveniences in your way of living while performing your duty. Great credit is due you for your valuable contribution to the allimportant mission of the AAF. Many of you have endured long separation from those dear to you. Some of you have suffered heart-breaking losses and to you particularly, I extend my sympathy. To all I wish to say thank you for a job well done, and to urge your continued support of the AAF. Similarly, Col. Paul W. Wolf, commanding officer of Ogden Air Technical Service Command (predecessor of today's Ogden Air Logistics Center) issued a formal statement to Utah newspapers and radio declaring that "members of Hill Field did a magnificent job in performing the assigned mission." He publicly commended all Hill Field personnel for their part in Helping achieve victory. £> |