Category: Training & Education
-
The Next Rep: AI-Assisted Simulation and the Future of C2 Training

AI-assisted simulation can address the shortage of frequent, high-quality C2 training repetitions between larger training events. By automating scenario variations, role-playing, and debriefs within instructor boundaries, AI can improve training outcomes. This ensures limited, high-fidelity training time focuses on advanced battle management decisions rather than basic skills. Read more
-
Just Like in the Simulations

Simulation training is essential for Air Battle Managers to develop Information Management and Force Management skills across all levels of complexity. Beginner through expert simulator events build proficiency from basic communication and coordination to expert-level instruction, joint integration, and mission synchronization. Read more
-
Falling into Place: Improving C2ABM Performance with Lessons from the Tetris Community

A readily accessible, well-curated mission recording library would enable C2ABM professionals to improve their skills by observing successes of others and soliciting feedback on their own performance. Read more
-
Wargaming on the Continuum of Learning for the C2ABM Professional

Wargaming should be a routine part of the air battle management profession’s continuum of learning, bridging the gap between localized tactical training and large scale exercises. Properly designed, it sharpens operational thinking, strengthens understanding of joint functions, and improves decision making across levels of warfare. Read more
-
Training – An Infinite Game

C2ABM training should be approached as an infinite game, emphasizing ongoing growth and mastery. Crewmembers should improve muscle memory through regular skill practice and should layer this mastery into integrated training with real partners in tailored and combat-representative scenarios. Read more
-
Marathon Session: What the Athenian Army and a Handful of Plateans Can Teach Present-Day Air Battle Managers

Military history across all eras offers insights that can help air battle managers understand and address contemporary challenges. This piece uses the Battle of Marathon as a case study to illustrate how lessons from the distant past can be applied to strategic, tactical, and leadership issues of today. Read more
