20 Enhancing Performance Under Stress Stress Inoculation Training for Battlefield Airmen lation. Each of these exercises provides operators with the opportunity to use their technical skills while being exposed to a variety of stressors typical of the deployed environment. These stressors may include time restrictions,
information overload, ambiguous information, and simulated fire.
education. Predeployment and postdeployment briefings about resilience and the stress response have recently been initiated for operators (and their families) following graduation from technical training. However, this education has not been standardized and is not necessarily provided to all battlefield airmen.
When provided, operators may receive education on combat physiology, such as the body’s physiological response to stress. Some of these briefings have included an introduction to specific
strategies for managing stress, including situational awareness,
controlled breathing, attentional conditioning, and muscle control. However, it is unclear the extent to which those operators receiving this briefing have an opportunity to practice or receive feedback on their use of these strategies.
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