FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. — The 92nd Security Forces Squadron received Street Smart Virtual Reality systems from the Air Mobility Command, January 2021, to enhance use-of-force training.
These VR systems are equipped with 31 different training scenarios that can be adjusted as they play out, creating a more unpredictable and realistic training environment for trainees.
Prior to the arrival of these new systems, the only use-of-force practice in place was to act out scenarios with issued weapons and fire simulation rounds.
“On the computer screen we can see what the person with the VR set can see,” Hanlon said. “In the bottom corner of the computer screen we have branching options, so we can simulate both de-escalated and escalated scenarios, depending on how the trainee is performing in that simulation.”
Like any new technology, this VR system has the potential to advance over time, improving training capabilities and expanding the amount of scenarios SFS Airmen can face while on duty, Hanlon said.
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