Enhancing Performance Under Stress: Stress Inoculation Training for Battlefield Airmen
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| Acknowledgments We express our thanks to the psychologists and subject matter experts who provided information for this report from the Department of the Air Force, Elizabeth Heron, PhD, MPH (342 TRS PSYCLOPS, Lackland Air Force Base AFB Lt Col Mark Staal, PhD. (Chief, Psychological Applications, 24th Special Tactics Squadron Lt Col James Young, PhD. (Chief, Special Operations and Aerospace Psychology, 720th Special Tactics Group and Lt Col Patrick O’Maille, PhD. (Deputy Command Psychologist, Joint Special Operations Command. We also thank, from the Department of the Navy, LT John Price, Psy.D. (Command Psychologist, Naval Special Warfare Center, and CDR Eric Potterat, PhD. (US. Special Operations Command, Naval Special Warfare Group ONE Headquarters and from the Department of the Army, Coreen Harada, Ed.D. (Comprehensive Soldier Fitness, Performance and Resilience Enhancement Program COL Morgan Banks, PhD. (Director, Psychological Applications, US. Army Special Operations Command MAJ Bobby Sidell, Psy.D. Command Psychologists, st SWTG, JFK Special Warfare Center and School and Nancy Wesensten, PhD. (Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. We also would like to acknowledge the combat controllers, pararescuemen, and trainers who participated in our focus groups and all battlefield airmen and military personnel who risk their lives in service to our country. We are grateful for the many thoughtful discussions, suggestions, and support from AETC commanders and staff Col Lee Pittman (AETC AETC/A3T); Col Gregory Reese (AETC 37 TRG/CC); Col James Clark (USAF AETC AT Col Bruce Willett (USAF AETC AETC/ A3T); Sherry Hernandez (USAF AETC AETC/A3T); Kevin Adelsen (AETC AETC/A3TB); Neal Baumgartner (AETC AETC/A3TH); Richard Handley (AETC AETC/A3TH); and Jessica Calentine (AETC AETC/A3T). We also extend our gratitude to Bobby Theologis (LT, USAF, Doctoral Fellow at the Pardee RAND Graduate School, fora thorough review on sleep deprivation. Last, we wish to thank Dick Hoffman, Rajeev Ramchand, and Robert Sinclair for their thorough reviews and many helpful suggestions. xiii Abbreviations AETC Air Education and Training Command AFB Air Force Base APG Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona BUD/S Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training CCT combat control team (combat controller) EMT Emergency Medical Technician FLETC Federal Law Enforcement Training Center PAST Physical Ability Stamina Test PCS Permanent Change of Station PJ pararescuemen PTSD post traumatic stress disorder SEAL Sea-Air-Land (combat team) SET stress exposure training SFQC Special Forces Qualification Course SIT stress inoculation training SOCEP Special Operations Center for Enhanced Performance SOWT special operations weather team TACP tactical air control party TAPAS Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System VR virtual reality |