ABSTRACT
The United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Human Effectiveness Directorate, Warfighter Readiness Research Division, in conjunction with the United States Air Force Major Command, Air Combat Command (ACC), has for a number of years pursued a program of research whose focus is the rational integration of networked flying, flying-related, and command and control simulators into current training via Distributed Mission Operations (DMO). According to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (2003, p. 15), “DMO is an initiative to enable full- spectrum battlespace dominance in Service, Joint, and Coalition operations through integration of real, virtual (man-in-the-loop), and constructive (computer generated) capabilities, systems, and environments.”
