Recognition of combat vehicles [ROC-V] training.

ROC-V is a Windows-based thermal/sight computer training program developed by the Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) Night Vision Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD). The ROC-V interactive software helps soldiers identify combat vehicles by sight and their thermal signatures. In addition, ROC-V provides practical experience in thermal sensor image controls--soldiers adjust thermal images to find targets and bring out thermal identification cues.

ROC-V software features high-resolution imagery; a large vehicle set, including helicopters; expanded tactical vehicle descriptions; occluded target views; samples of vehicle sounds; and a separate "iron sight" day-view version. The training modules can display US vehicles with or without their combat identification panels (CIPs). In addition, tutorials explain how the CIPs work and what their identification effects are. The interactive software also includes training and testing for the proposed Soldier's Manual Common Task: Identify day-visual vehicles (Skill Level 1).

The Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, has configured ROC-V software for institutional US government users to download. For user name and password to access the website, contact Mike Day at [e-mail]. The ROC-V website is https://rocv.army.mil/ROCV/

Future versions of ROC-V will include low- and high- angle rotary and fixed wing aviation and tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for identification training, Potential users and sight system developers, such as project managers who want to discuss the development of ROC-V features to support their missions, should contact the author at commercial [phone], Extension 7515 or DSN 872-6700, Extension 7515.

MAJ(R) William M. Rierson, FA Joint Combat Identification Evaluation Eglin AEB, FL