Maj. Kip Traush, 225th Air Defense Group chief of innovation for the Battle Control Center Spark Cell, submits his idea of Battle Management Training NEXT (BMTN) to Air Force Spark Tank 2021. BMTN is a "video game-like" system that teaches operators during qualification courses and continuation training allowing human instructional resources to be reallocated to wartime preparation and the agility to reprioritize and rapidly train to additional emerging threats. BMTN provides a host of first-ever combined capabilities consolidated into one system, configurable across missions and potential platforms. (Video courtesy of Maj. Kip Traush)
The Western Air Defense Sector participated in the 2025 Combat Air Forces Weapons and Tactics Conference, or CAF WEPTAC, at the Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, from Jan. 6-17, 2025. This is an annual event that brings together hundreds of warfighters from the Air Force to discuss current issues, to look at future issues, and to provide solutions for the joint employment of forces.
