Virtual reality in TACP initial training focus of latest "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast

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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – A look at the use of virtual reality in Tactical Air Control Party initial skills training is the focus of the latest episode of "The Air Force Starts Here," released Aug. 19, 2020.

On this episode, Dan Hawkins from the Air Education and Training Command public affairs team sits down remotely with Tech. Sgt. Scott Eubanks from the Special Warfare Training Wing's 353rd Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to talk about the incorporation and use of virtual-reality simulator in Tactical Air Control Party initial skills training. Eubanks talks in-depth about what a TACP does, what training is done in initial skills training, as well as all the details of the Joint Terminal Control Training Rehearsal System and its impact on training.

The professional development podcasts are designed to help communicate and inform Total Force Airmen across the globe on relevant, timely topics related to the recruiting, training, education and development fields and can be listened to on the government network on the AETC website, or via mobile application as well as on Apple PodcastsSpotify and Google Play.

Future episodes are set to cover a wide range of topics, including the recent changes to the Air Force basic military training physical training program and much more.