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The Ops Center By Mike Solyom
United States
Приєднався 3 січ 2021
I'm Mike Solyom, retired USAF. Now I write books and make videos. During my time in the Air Force and afterwards I had the opportunity to see and do a lot of cool things. Those experiences went into the stories I wrote.
This channel is about sharing what I can about the military and doing so in a way that's accessible. I hope you find it entertaining and informative.
This channel is about sharing what I can about the military and doing so in a way that's accessible. I hope you find it entertaining and informative.
How A Sim Made The USAF Better At Air Combat
In 2002 the US Air Force embarked on a quest to find a better way to train for aerial warfare. They found that better way in a set of simulators in a lab in Mesa, Arizona. The Air Force has generously published the results of that study for the world to see, and that's what we delve into in this video.
Introduction to BVR: ua-cam.com/video/O03KEOxV79M/v-deo.html
Missile Performance Explained: ua-cam.com/video/eMH3xb98YJ0/v-deo.html
Reports:
Distributed Mission Operations Within-Simulator Training Effectiveness Baseline Study: Metric Development and Objectively Quantifying the Degree of Learning: apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA461867.pdf
Advancing Fighter Employment Tactics in the Swedish and US Air Forces
Using Simulation Environments: apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA476573.pdf
Obligatory disclaimers:
The presence of DOD Visual Information in this video does not constitute endorsement by the DOD or any of its departments. Any views expressed by the presenter are those of the presenter and do not represent the views of the DOD or any of its components.
Image and video credits:
By Chris Lofting - www.airliners.net/photo/Libya---Air/Sukhoi-Su-22M3/1615286/L/, GFDL 1.2, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17190161
www.dvidshub.net/video/782374/time-lapse-nellis-ramp-during-red-flag-21-1
www.dvidshub.net/video/662786/f-35-demo-teams-tsgt-couture-reenlists-f-16
R-27 photo
By Vitaly V. Kuzmin - vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/437, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26459240
By Vitaly V. Kuzmin - vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/621, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50466391
By Alexander Mishin - www.airliners.net/photo/Russia---Air/Sukhoi-Su-24M/1536990/L/, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17094723
By Dmitriy Pichugin - www.airliners.net/photo/Russia---Air/Sukhoi-Su-27SKM/1014282/L/, GFDL 1.2, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17361534
Portions of the following public domain DoD videos were used in the making of this video:
DOD_106498196
DOD_108169852
DOD_102549409
DOD_107455891
Introduction to BVR: ua-cam.com/video/O03KEOxV79M/v-deo.html
Missile Performance Explained: ua-cam.com/video/eMH3xb98YJ0/v-deo.html
Reports:
Distributed Mission Operations Within-Simulator Training Effectiveness Baseline Study: Metric Development and Objectively Quantifying the Degree of Learning: apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA461867.pdf
Advancing Fighter Employment Tactics in the Swedish and US Air Forces
Using Simulation Environments: apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA476573.pdf
Obligatory disclaimers:
The presence of DOD Visual Information in this video does not constitute endorsement by the DOD or any of its departments. Any views expressed by the presenter are those of the presenter and do not represent the views of the DOD or any of its components.
Image and video credits:
By Chris Lofting - www.airliners.net/photo/Libya---Air/Sukhoi-Su-22M3/1615286/L/, GFDL 1.2, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17190161
www.dvidshub.net/video/782374/time-lapse-nellis-ramp-during-red-flag-21-1
www.dvidshub.net/video/662786/f-35-demo-teams-tsgt-couture-reenlists-f-16
R-27 photo
By Vitaly V. Kuzmin - vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/437, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26459240
By Vitaly V. Kuzmin - vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/621, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50466391
By Alexander Mishin - www.airliners.net/photo/Russia---Air/Sukhoi-Su-24M/1536990/L/, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17094723
By Dmitriy Pichugin - www.airliners.net/photo/Russia---Air/Sukhoi-Su-27SKM/1014282/L/, GFDL 1.2, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17361534
Portions of the following public domain DoD videos were used in the making of this video:
DOD_106498196
DOD_108169852
DOD_102549409
DOD_107455891
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Introduction to Beyond Visual Range Combat | BVR Series | Part 1
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