317th Airlift Wing enhances training with VR systems
Airman 1st Class Christian Terrazas, 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, uses a virtual reality headset during a training session at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 23, 2020. Currently, the 317th Maintenance Group’s Virtual Reality Lab instructors can guide C-130 aircraft maintainers through wheel, tire, and brake change procedures, auxiliary power unit (APU) operations, and power-on procedures, all in a virtual environment. The 317th MXG hopes to expand the virtual reality training to include other scenarios and operations in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)