News November 21, 2016 Explotrain at I/ITSEC 2016 “The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) is the world’s largest modeling, simulation, and training conference. It is always held near the beginning of December in Orlando, Florida, USA, and it consists of peer-reviewed paper presentations, tutorials, special events, professional workshops, a commercial exhibit hall, a serious games competition, and STEM events for teachers and secondary students. I/ITSEC is organized by the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA), which promotes international and interdisciplinary cooperation within the fields of modeling and simulation (M&S), training, education, analysis, and related disciplines at this annual meeting. The NTSA is an affiliate subsidiary of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). Hence, I/ITSEC also emphasizes themes related to defense and security.” www.iitsec.org
News November 2, 2016 INERT PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH EXPLOTRAIN Since its inception in 2007, Inert Products has worked diligently to source and provide the highest level of training equipment available worldwide. In that time, Inert Products has grown to be the leading manufacturer of realistic training aids within the industry. Constant analysis of training requirement needs and expectations ensures that only the best products available today are offered. This ongoing process has presented Inert Products with an opportunity to increase and expand our coverage within the Battlefield Effects market. Effective November 1st, 2016, Inert Products will proudly begin offering Battlefield Effects manufactured by Explotrain, LLC of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. This new partnership will enhance and solidify Inert Products’ ability to provide highly specialized training equipment and patented technologies with a broader scope and increased depth. The collaboration of both company platforms provides the most comprehensive solutions offered within the training and simulation marketplace. “The partnering of our two companies creates an unmatched capability within the industry. Combining the effect simulators and systems developed exclusively by Explotrain, with the vast product line of IEDs and functional training devices offered by Inert Products, provides for total coverage in any training scenario.” – Robert Rozzi, CEO of Inert Products Interactive training systems developed by Explotrain will enhance and enable the functional devices created by Inert Products, providing a new level of training technology and capabilities with a broader offering of high level training solutions. Integration of these product lines provides the total solution approach and will continue to elevate capabilities throughout the training and simulation industry. In the coming months, Inert Products and Explotrain plan to announce several advancements which will impact training standards throughout the industry. Inert Products and Explotrain are aligned in their mission, to provide the best possible training platforms to those who defend and protect us.
News September 30, 2016 MCASE Active Shooter Exercise Okaloosa County AS360 staff participated in various capacities at the Mass Casualty Active Shooter Exercise (MCASE) event in Okaloosa County. The exercise included 19 agencies over three days including regional medical centers. Explosive Blast Simulators provided by Explotrain LLC were utilized to simulate realistic secondary device detonations. AS360 CEO Kenneth Worley served as the “shooter.” AS360 COO Ryan Christen acted as the Exercise Director and Chief of Planning. Additional AS360 members served as tactical responders, medics, and HSEEP evaluators. “We also want to offer special thanks to Explotrain LLC! Todays active shooter training exercise was a great event that helped prepare our community’s responders. A big part of that success is due to the battlefield effects supplied by Explotrain. The added realism put extra stress on the responders and added tremendous value to our evolutions! Critical lessons were learned today that could not have been achieved without Explotrain.”
News August 27, 2016 Explotrain in the News Explotrain recently donated the use of our Explosive and IED Simulators for a Mass Casualty Active Shooter Exercise at the Okaloosa County Courthouse. The lessons learned in this training exercise resulted in near immediate modifications and improvements to first responder protocols to counteract the threat of secondary devices.