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A 193rd Special Operations Wing Airman uses a virtual reality MC-130J Commando II maintenance training system in Middletown, Pa., Feb. 7 2024. VR is expected to provide more efficient and timely maintenance training, resulting in cost savings and increased aircraft availability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bela John Vaszlavik)
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Airman 1st Class Nathalie Olarte, a 362nd Training Squadron crew chief apprentice course student, dons a virtual reality headset during a training session at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 21, 2022. The 362nd TRS is employing virtual, augmented, and mixed realties as part of Technical Training Transformation, or T3, a concept that brings technology into the classroom to enhance the learning capabilities of Airmen in Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Ingle)
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How an Air Force Recruiting commercial became a popular VR game

Airmen and video production teams create a Special Warfare commercial at a bombing range near Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 24, 2019. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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How an Air Force Recruiting commercial became a popular VR game

Passersby examine a display case outside of Charlotte Motor Speedway in Conway, N.C., which featured tactical equipment similar to what Special Warfare Airmen might use. The display is part of the Air Force Recruiting Service’s Activate: Special Warfare mobile exhibit and gives guests a four-dimensional Air Force Special Warfare experience as depicted in an online Air Force commercial. (U.S. Air Force photo by Randy Martin)
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How an Air Force Recruiting commercial became a popular VR game

A guest with virtual reality goggles and a replicated gun gets a four-dimensional Air Force Special Warfare experience at the Fanzone outside of Charlotte Motor Speedway in Conway, N.C., Oct. 9, 2021. Activate’s scenario is taken from an online Air Force commercial. (U.S. Air Force photo by Randy Martin)
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How an Air Force Recruiting commercial became a popular VR game

An Air Force Recruiting brand ambassador at the Fanzone on Oct. 9, 2021, outside of Charlotte Motor Speedway in Conway, N.C., assists a visitor to the Air Force Recruiting Service’s Activate mobile exhibit. Virtual reality goggles are one of the tools that give Activate’s guests a four dimensional Air Force Special Warfare experience as depicted in an online Air Force commercial. (U.S. Air Force photo by Randy Martin)
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Putting the virtual into reality

Staff Sgt. Brandon Wilson, 75th Security Forces Squadron, simulates de-escalating an armed person while using the Street Smarts Virtual Reality system at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 28, 2021. The squadron recently implemented virtual reality to fully immerse themselves into realistic three-dimensional situations to enhance their training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)
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AMC command team visits 317th AW; applauds innovation

Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, Air Mobility Command command chief, uses virtual reality goggles during a 317th Maintenance Group capabilities briefing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, July 8, 2021. Airmen from the 317th MXG demonstrated the group's VR training capabilities and briefed the data gathered to the AMC command team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Hollowell)
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317th AW leaders test state-of-the-art VR gloves

Chief Master Sgt. Mark Umfleet, 317th Airlift Wing command chief, tests HaptX Gloves Development Kit 2 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 10, 2021. Introducing virtual reality gloves into a training environment allows students to feel each action as it is performed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colin Hollowell)
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317th Airlift Wing enhances training with VR systems

Airman Kenneth Fantauzzi, 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs maintenance tasks in a virtual reality environment at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 23, 2020. The 317th Maintenance Group seeks to save money and increase retention among maintainers by using virtual reality labs to create efficient training processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)
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Senior Airman Alzara Kimalova, Air Force Sustainment Center contract specialist, walks through power-off procedures for C-130H Hercules through virtual reality technology at the Inaugural Pitch Day hosted by the Robins Spark Cell and AFSC Contracting located at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Sept. 20, 2019, at the Advanced Technology and Training Center in Warner Robins, Ga. The event is an initial prototype effort to assess the capabilities of current commercially available virtual reality training systems when used in a military environment, particularly within the 461st and 116th Air Control Wings at Robins. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)
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Around the Air Force: VR Demo / 3-D Printed F-22 Part

Around the Air Force: VR Demo / 3-D Printed F-22 Part
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