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2011-07

Identifying the Method for Effective

Combat Marksmanship Training utilizing

the Marine Corps Indoor Simulation

Marksmanship Trainer (ISMT)

Diaz, Gabriel

http://hdl.handle.net/10945/44369

Iden%fying  the  Method  for  Effec%ve  Combat  Marksmanship  Training  u%lizing  the  Marine  Corps  Indoor  Simula%on  Marksmanship  Trainer  

(ISMT).  Gabriel Diaz Capt / USMC

Email:  gddiaz@nps.edu  

ISMT  General

Can a training/ instructional technique be identified that can enhance marksmanship skills while using the Marine Corps' Indoor simulated Marksmanship Trainer?

Specific Can the Indoor Simulation Marksmanship Trainer (ISMT) be used

as an effective part-task trainer to improve performance for acquiring and engaging targets of the Table 1 course of fire on the Marine Corps Known Distance (KD) Rifle Range Qualification Course?

Study Goal Provide identifiers that assist instructors to focus on a shooter's

weak points that prevent them from reaching proficient levels of marksmanship.

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ISMT  

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ISMT  Feedback  

ONR / Dr. Bill Becker 2010

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Marine  Corps  Small  Arms  &  Marksmanship  Training  

OBJECTIVES:   Improve marksmanship skills acquisition/sustainment by developing automated assistance capability for coaches and students.

 Demonstrate the utility of a generalized training system model that links performance monitoring to customized training interventions with predictable training transfer

ONR / Dr. Bill Becker 2010

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Detailed  Technical  Approach  

•  Project  alignment  with  Willful  Intent    

2010 Thrust Area Technical Review

Performance Monitoring & Sensing

Customized Training

Interventions

Improved Training

Effectiveness Evaluation

Mechanics of basic marksmanship automatically acquired, assessed and reported to the instructor/coach. Multiple sensors integrated with coaching software to decrease time of evaluation, increase student throughput and adaptable to different learning environments (live fire, simulation).

The system and coaching software can move between live fire and simulation we have an end to end training framework that will also allow long term tracking of marksmanship problems (which skills they repeatedly have problems with).

Working in conjunction with other performers we are working to provide marksmanship data that will support the development of a military taxonomy of work and in return develop a systematic TEE for this study.

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Sensor  System  Based  Technique  

ONR / Dr. Bill Becker 2010

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ISMT  Feedback  

ONR / Dr. Bill Becker 2010

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Sensor  System  Based  Technique  

ONR / Dr. Bill Becker 2010

Q & A

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References

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Becker, W. Dr. PHD. (2010) Marine Corps Small Arms and Marksmanship Training: Thrust Technical Review. Office of Naval Research. http://192.156.19.109/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/B3675F81F4EE4260852574080070285B?opendocument httpwww.lifeasamarine.commarinesstory251919-educator-s-worksho http://www.marines.mil/Pages/PhotoDetails.aspx?ItemUrl=http://www.marines.mil/unit/29palms/PublishingImages/2011/February/ISMT/20110208-M-HB381-004.JPG