MILO Range News

  The U.S. Air Force Security Forces (SF) Academy has added an innovative technology into its apprentice course to help with force training. The 343rd Training Squadron schoolhouse recently acquired eight Multiple Interactive Learning Objectives simulators from the security forces career field team, as well as a VR-based (virtual reality) training system from industry through … Continued

It’s a program designed to keep Security Forces officers sharp and prepared for any situation. “We can do all kinds of realistic scenarios, we can build our own scenarios so if we have a training topic that we want to do for that day or that week or that month, we can concentrate and build … Continued

Three weeks ago, when the New Britain Police Department and Mayor Erin Stewart told the public about their new police training simulator, they couldn’t have had any idea how relevant this technology would become. In a span of five days in mid-April, three Connecticut police departments would find themselves entrenched in controversial police shootings. The … Continued

Nowhere is the fishbowl of modern policing more intense than in our nation’s high schools. In many ways, it’s a double fishbowl: First and foremost, law enforcement, school resource officers, staff, and first responders are under intense scrutiny. But on top of that, students live in an intense social media fishbowl of their own making. … Continued

The people on the screen were actors, but the scenarios played out in the basement of the Yarmouth Police Department were very much situations any police officer could encounter. As the landscape of policing the country continues to evolve, so too must police. Officers Brian Niezgoda and Rick Aprea stood in front of the MILO … Continued

  NEW BRITAIN — Police Sgt. Thomas Gray adjusts the patrol car’s seat, straps on the seat belt, shifts into drive and begins a lights-and-siren emergency run across town. Rush-hour traffic makes it more of a maze than a race, and Gray gets bounced around a bit as he swerves past a bus, brakes fast … Continued

The MILO Range Training Simulator used by Security Forces at 50+ Air Force bases has a unique Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) feature. The MILO “UAS Takedown” skill­ builder allows Defenders to train to proficiency without the need for ammunition, and without being limited by flight line restrictions. Defenders can use their own shotgun with a … Continued

Opioids are now the leading external cause of preventable death in the United States, according to the most recent report from the National Safety Council (NSC). A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in July, 2018 found that people who use opioids are 13 times more likely to be involved with … Continued

Armed with guns and Tasers, Teton County commissioners Natalia Macker and Greg Epstein were told to get ready to face a man who might have a gun. “This is an auto burglary in progress,” Teton County Sgt. Trevor Aitken told them. “Your suspect is a white male, about 5-foot-8 in a gray shirt. Other officers … Continued

ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Arotech Corporation’s [NasdaqGM: ARTX] Training and Simulation Division (ATSD) announced that it has received $2.9M in orders from its U.S. Department of State Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract vehicle. Orders year-to-date include twelve FAAC police driving simulators slated for delivery to Mexico and four MILO Theater … Continued