Artist’s rendering of WGS-11+

Graphics

Virtual Reality Sharpens Skills, Saves Costs at the 302d Airlift Wing

Tech. Sgt. Tou Tswj Cha, 302d Maintenance Squadron munitions maintainer, uses hand controllers and headset to navigate the virtual world in the Extended Reality lab at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, April 16, 2026. The XR lab, often called a Virtual Hangar, is supported at over 135 bases, training more than 30,000 students annually with over 675 modules available across 31 aircraft platforms and nine ground vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kate Parker)

PHOTO BY: Tech Sgt. Kate Parker
VIRIN: 260416-F-XL472-1012.JPG
FULL SIZE: 2.33 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON Z 6_2

LENS

NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

APERTURE

14

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

5000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.