Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Video game-like virtual reality system part of new training for sailors at Naval Station Norfolk

(TOM)

BACK NOW WITH SOME TRAINING

FOR NAVY SAILORS THAT MAY LOOK

COOL-- BUT IT HAS A VERY SERIOUS

PURPOSE.

(ANITA)

IT'S A NEW TYPE OF TRAINING

THAT USES VIRTUAL REALITY TO

PLAY OUT SOME VERY REAL

SITUATIONS SAILORS MAY FACE ON

DEPLOYMENT OR DUTY.

10 ON YOUR SIDE'S AESIA

(AESIA TOLIVER REPORTING)

LOOKLIVE INTRO:

WELL GUYS, THIS NEW TRAINING

BUT DON'T LET THAT FOOL YOU- THE

ONE WE SAW TODAY HAS OVER A

CATORED TOWARDS THE YOUNGER

GENERATION-- IT'S CALLED THE

CARRIER-ADVANCED RECONFIGURABLE

TRAINING SYSTEM.

JAMES DOWNEY, PROGRAM EXECUTIVE

OFFICER FOR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

"THE CONCEPT HERE IS TO BRING

THE TRAINING THE SYSTEMS, THE

TYPE OF TRAINING OUR YOUTH OF

TODAY ARE USED TO EVERYBODY IS

COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH AN

ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE PARTS

OF C-ARTS IS THIS VIRTUAL

REALITY TRAINING PROGRAM.

SAILORS ASSIGNED TO THE USS

GERALD R. FORD ARE USING THE NEW

TECHNOLOGY TO TRAIN FOR THEIR

TIME AT SEA.

REAR ADM. ROY KELLEY, COMMANDER,

NAVAL AIR FORCE ATLANTIC

"IT'S A MAJOR GAME CHANGER FOR

US IN TRAINING OUR SAILORS"

IT MAY LOOK LIKE ONE OF THE NEW

VIDEO GAME SYSTEMS BUT THIS IS

ACTUALLY MIMICKING EVERYTHING

THE SAILOR HAS TO DO TO LAUNCH

AND LAND FIGHTERS OFF THE DECK.

REAR ADM. ROY KELLEY, COMMANDER,

NAVAL AIR FORCE ATLANTIC

"FOR HAVING BEEN OUT ON THE FORD

FOR THE LAST COUPLE HUNDRED

LAUNCHES IT'S VERY REALISTIC,

THE DEPICTION OF THE SHIP IS THE

SHIP IT COMES FROM THE PRODUCT

MODEL OF THE DESIGN OF THE SHIP

THE HUB OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

ALSO INCLUDES 3D PRINTERS TO

PRACTICE REPAIRS, AND A STATION

DESIGNATED FOR FIBER OPTICS.

THE TRAINING LEAD, KELLY

SCHNEIDER, SAYS THE NAVY'S

LEGACY OF PERSONAL TRAINING WAS

SENDING A SAILOR TO SOME FAR OFF

PLACE TO DO THEIR STUDYING.

BUT BY THE TIME THEY GOT BACK

WHICH COULD BE A MONTH LATER,

THEY FORGET WHAT THEY WERE

TAUGHT--SO THIS FACILITY CLOSES

THAT TIME GAP AND MAKES TRAINING

MORE EFFECTIVE.

KELLY SCHNEIDER

TRAINING LEAD FOR CVN-78 CLASS

SHIPS AT DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

"HAVING THEM COME IN CART

PRACTICE THAT, THE MUSCLE

MEMORY, IT IS A REMEMBERED, I

KNOW I REMEMBER HOW TO DO IT SO

WHEN THE FORD GETS UNDERWAY AND

THEY'RE OUT AT SEA FIRING THAT

SHOT FIRING THAT AIRPLANE, IT

WASN'T SIX MONTHS AGO OR 4

MONTHS AGO LAST TIME THEY DID IT

TWO OTHER UNITS ARE ALSO LOCATED

AT NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING,

WALKING DISTANCE TO PIER 3,

WHERE THE JOHN F. KENNEDY IS

UNDER CONSTRUCTION.