The Future of Simulation Training in the National Guard

When it comes to military training most people envision active duty service members at bases such as Fort Moore or Fort Liberty. However, with over 430,000 citizen Soldiers the National Guard also faces a large responsibility when it comes to preparing personnel for domestic crises and overseas conflict.

Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Kinneer is the Operations Officer (S3) at Fort Indiantown Gap Training Center in Pennsylvania, where he also holds the title of Director of Plan Operations, Training, and Security. In over two decades of experience in the National Guard, including roles such as the State Simulations Officer at Fort Indiantown Gap, Lt Col Kinneer is passionate about integrating simulation technologies into training and leveraging his expertise to enhance operational readiness within the National Guard.

This past February, Lt Col Kinneer joined a panel of fellow National Guardsmen to discuss simulation training at IDGA’s Military Simulation Training Summit. The two-day event is set to return from February 24-25 in Orlando, Florida. This year’s summit will showcase the evolution of simulation and simulated training across the military branches and NATO nations. The conference will also extensively explore interoperability, expansion, and implementation of military-simulated training.

Below is the full conversation Lt Col Kinneer had with IDGA before participating in the summit.