News - Tag VR

Aug. 19, 2026
913th AG launches new VR partnership, saving $18.5M

The 913th Airlift Group is training maintainers with its newly established virtual reality training center utilizing realistic, zero-risk simulations instead of active flight lines, mitigating an estimated $18.5 million in training and maintenance costs over the past 18 months.
Oct. 5, 2023
AFSOC embraces extended reality to enhance readiness

Extended reality is revolutionizing the way Air Force Special Operations Command is approaching training and readiness.
Dec. 7, 2021
Workshop unites digital-first experts on transformation

More than 250 individuals joined the online event, which leveraged the DTO Metaverse to engage participants in a virtual reality ecosystem designed to drive innovative thinking and digital-first thought strategies across the community.
Nov. 19, 2021
How an Air Force Recruiting commercial became a popular VR game

When Air Force Recruiting Service deployed its “Activate: Special Warfare” mobile tour in April 2021, the four-dimensional virtual reality, experience-on-wheels became the latest entry in an elite category of games.
Feb. 22, 2021
DoD tests VR suicide prevention training at Scott, Travis AFBs

The 30-minute training is aimed to help Airmen’s comfort in engaging with others to prevent suicide.
June 9, 2020
Dyess AFB Airmen revolutionize C-130 maintenance

Two maintainers in particular have led the initiative to make the 317th Maintenance Group’s VR lab an immersive, realistic and effective training environment.
April 28, 2020
Air Force Recruiting, 4th Fighter Wing fill void at NASCAR iRacing with innovation

Pilots from the 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., performed a virtual flyover as part of a virtual racing event hosted by NASCAR and the Richmond Raceway.
Feb. 25, 2020
AETC partners with multiple MAJCOMs to create virtual aircraft maintenance hangars

As part of its Integrated Technology Platform initiative, virtual training hangars are being built for the classroom and flightline with 3D Aircraft Mission Design Series environments for every airframe in AETC inventory, with robust augmented-reality capabilities and comprehensive instructor tools,
Feb. 14, 2020
14th FTW innovation flight augments pilot training through VR technology

Columbus Air Force Base’s Innovation flight created a flexible syllabus containing the essential building block approach of basic mission elements to accommodate each student’s different learning habits while still hitting the intangible aspects of a successful aviator.
Jan. 31, 2020
Around the Air Force: C-130 Virtual Reality Maintenance, Microgrid Project and MilTax

Today's look Around the Air Force features a look at Virtual Reality maintenance software for C-130s, a more resilient power grid technology and MilTax benefits for this tax season. (Hosted by Senior Airman Marqus Williams)
Nov. 7, 2019
23rd Flying Training Squadron revolutionizes pilot training

The 23rd Flying Training Squadron is responsible for training helicopter pilots and enlisted aircrews, preparing them for their next assignments.
Oct. 18, 2019
Around the Air Force: 25th SecAF, 16th Air Force, Project Da Vinci

Today's look Around the Air Force features the selection of the 25th Secretary of the Air Force, the activation of the Sixteenth Air Force and how the Air Force is using virtual reality to train helicopter pilots faster.
Oct. 12, 2019
Air Force Academy launches new Airmanship Next program

Launched at the start of the fall semester, Airmanship Next augments live-flight at the airfield with virtual reality training to reach cadets who may have been excluded in the past by scheduling conflicts and infuses more aviation training into the four-year cadet developmental model.
Oct. 2, 2019
The sky's the limit: Sheppard AFB innovation goes from ground up

Mixed reality used by the 80th Flying Training Wing is a flying environment in a controlled setting that enables students to learn and make mistakes with a safety net. It was created through the use of 360-degree cameras, skilled pilots and actual images from flights over north Texas and southern
Sept. 25, 2019
AETC hosts women's fly-in event

The AETC Women’s Fly-In event recognized, valued and leveraged the differences and similarities which make the Air Force better and stronger--a diversity that is necessary to become a more lethal force.
Sept. 24, 2019
Robins AFB sparks innovation: Spark Cell hosts inaugural Pitch Day

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 AFB.
July 12, 2019
Rescue helicopter pilots showcase VR capability to ACC leadership

The trainer allows four people to don VR headgear and simultaneously enter a server to fly a virtual HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter in simulated training missions. The controls are the same equipment the helicopter uses to add further realism to the VR environment.
March 30, 2019
RAF partners with PTN to innovate pilot training pipeline

It’s been said that “seeing is believing” and after a visit last May to the Pilot Training Next facility in Austin and facing a pilot shortage, the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force is taking innovation to the next level with the inclusion of a student and an instructor pilot in the second iteration
Oct. 26, 2018
Around the Air Force: Pilot VR Program / Tyndall recovery update

On this look Around the Air Force, Tyndall Air Force Base Airmen are making progress in recovery efforts, the Pilot Instructor Next program trains with virtual reality, and the Commander’s Edge Program improves leadership skills.
July 17, 2018
Air Force Tech Report: Pilot Training Next

The Air Force is searching for new ways to train pilots more efficiently and quickly. Leveraging virtual and augmented reality is a key part of the experimental Pilot Training Next program. It’s an effort that could help streamline the Air Force effort to quickly get qualified pilots in the air.
Jan. 12, 2018
Researchers test virtual reality Adaptive Flight Training Study

A team of student researchers from Air Command and Staff College, Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, conducted an Adaptive Flight Training Study Jan. 9-12, 2018, at Columbus AFB, Mississippi,to aid in the Air Force’s advancement in training and education through virtual reality.