Battle enemy combatants on the U.S. Army's largest virtual mobile simulator at AirFest 201

Battle enemy combatants on the U.S. Army's largest virtual mobile simulator at AirFest 2010

The Virtual Army Experience provides participants with clear insight into today’s high-tech Army and immerses them in the operational roles of Soldiers. During the 25-minute experience, participants receive a comprehensive mission briefing to prepare them for entering the virtual mission simulator. Participants then fall-in on HMMWV simulators, modeled on the actual vehicles employed by Army Special Forces. Other participants load a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, where they employ light arms and provide air coverage support against enemy forces rendered by the America’s Army game.

Battle enemy combatants on the U.S. Army's largest virtual mobile simulator at AirFest 2010

Published April 29, 2010
By 452 AMW
452 AMW

MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, CALIF. -- The Virtual Army Experience provides participants with clear insight into today's high‐tech Army and immerses them in the operational roles of Soldiers. During the 25‐minute experience, participants receive a comprehensive mission briefing to prepare them for entering the virtual mission simulator. Participants then fall-in on HMMWV simulators, modeled on the actual vehicles employed by Army Special Forces. Other participants load a UH‐60 Black Hawk helicopter, where they employ light arms and provide air coverage support against enemy forces rendered by the America's Army game. Upon mission completion, participants receive a debriefing on their performance from VAE Subject Matter Experts.

You can experience at March Air Reserve Base's AirFest 2010 on May 1 and 2. AirFest 2010 is open to the public and admission and parking are free. The base is located in Riverside County.

Gates open at 8 a.m. and the first performance is at approximately 9 a.m. The Patriot Jet Demonstration Team and the F-22 Raptor will be the highlight of the March Air Reserve Base air show. This will be the Jet Teams only Southern California appearance and their first appearance at the base. The Patriots L-39s electrifies spectators with fast paced formation flying, choreographed four-ship diamond formation aerobatic maneuvers and their signature "Tail Slide" where the aircraft actually slides backwards toward the ground, something not performed by any other jet demonstration team. The F-22, the Air Force's newest aircraft, returns to perform their precision aerial maneuvers which demonstrate the unique capabilities of the world's only operational fifth-generation fighter aircraft.

AirFest 2010 will also feature performances by five individual aerial acrobatics performers as well as military aircraft demonstration, historic aircraft performances and static aircraft displays.

For the full Air Fest 2010 schedule, visit http://www.marchfieldairfest.com/general-information/schedule.