A Bradley driver (above)
manuevers over simulated terrain.
(right) These servicemembers
keep an eye on soldiers in the
“field” from the command-and-
control center.
also can make live training dif-
fi cult. In addition, live equipment
demands maintenance, which could
reduce the time available for train-
ing by as much as one-third.
“Keep in mind the National
Guard unit doesn’t have near the
amount of time to train that the ac-
tive Army has at its disposal,” Webb
says. Of the Guard’s allotted annual
training days, “they may get in 15 to
20 days on a Bradley — and that’s if
they’re lucky.” bat theater of operations, rendering unit commanders can adjust the
Beyond saving state money in it “essential to the war-fi ghting mis- level of combat diffi culty, time
training resources and land man- sion,” Shannon says. of day, and weather conditions —
agement, M-CCTT training allows The M-CCTT also makes it pos- creating rain, snow, or sandstorms
the command to place soldiers in sible to customize missions — with in day or night scenarios. In addi-
life-and-death scenarios, forcing terrain databases and map overlays tion to each soldier’s periscope and
them to react to a very fl uid battle- — before training facilitators arrive the 360-degree view of the battle-
fi eld, which they otherwise would on-site. Once the simulated exer- fi eld from the simulators, platoons
not see unless deployed into a com- cises begin, training facilitators and also are able to use thermal vision
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