John Lawhorn, an instructor at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Simulation Center in Grafenwoehr, Germany, trains Soldiers on the Blue Force Tracker during a Digital University course, June 16. Photo Credit: Spc. Michael Pfaff, 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Kentucky Army National Guard.Digital University Helps Keep Soldiers Aware On Battlefield -- Army.mil
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (July 21, 2009) -- Sweat is beading off his forehead. Sgt. Joshua A. Blazonis, a truck driver with the 41st Transportation Co. here, has located several threats of chemical attacks and it's of dire importance that his command and anyone else in the region know the location of such a deadly threat. Many lives are in this Soldier's hands.
He shifts in his seat and eyes the rugged-looking, green box next to him. A medusa's head of thick cables juts out of the casing and the vivid blue glow of the display illuminates Blazonis' face. Housed inside this green box is the U.S. military's most advanced global positioning technology, known as the Blue Force Tracker.
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My Comment: They just signed up for the cool video games that the Army has.