Luke Leadership tests Virtual Range Simulator

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Berkland, 56th Fighter Wing commander, utilizes a virtual range simulator during a demonstration, Dec. 15, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The range’s interactive feedback assists with building fundamental skills like breath control, trigger squeeze, and sight picture with minimal logistical movement in ways that traditional dry-fire cannot. By reinforcing proper fundamentals in the simulator, Airmen can transfer those improved habits directly to live-fire training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elias Carrero)

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Luke Leadership tests Virtual Range Simulator

Michael Clark, LaserShot Simulations representative, provides insight into the feedback system of a virtual range simulator during a demonstration, Dec. 15, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Virtual ranges give Airmen a cost-effective way to build strong, repeatable shooting habits without increasing ammunition use. Its interactive feedback assists with building fundamental skills like breath control, trigger squeeze, and sight picture with minimal logistical movement in ways that traditional dry-fire cannot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elias Carrero)

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Luke Leadership tests Virtual Range Simulator

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Enrique Diaz, 56th Security Forces Squadron weapons and tactics, speaks on the benefits of training with virtual range simulators during a demonstration, Dec. 15, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. By reinforcing proper fundamentals in the simulator, Airmen can transfer those improved habits directly to live-fire training. Whether tasked to deploy, needing to meet marksmenship requirements, or looking to gain more “trigger” time, the simulator provides an easily accessible, complementary training option that enhances readiness alongside real-world range time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elias Carrero)

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Luke Leadership tests Virtual Range Simulator

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Berkland, 56th Fighter Wing commander, completes a shooting challenge on a virtual range simulator during a demonstration, Dec. 15, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The range’s interactive feedback highlights issues like recoil anticipation and breath control that traditional dry-fire cannot reveal. Whether tasked to deploy, needing to meet marksmenship requirements, or looking to gain more “trigger” time, simulators provide an easily accessible, complementary training option that enhances readiness alongside real-world range time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elias Carrero)

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Luke Leadership tests Virtual Range Simulator

Published Dec. 22, 2025
56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Berkland, 56th Fighter Wing commander, utilizes a virtual range simulator during a demonstration, Dec. 15, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The range’s interactive feedback assists with building fundamental skills like breath control, trigger squeeze, and sight picture with minimal logistical movement in ways that traditional dry-fire cannot. By reinforcing proper fundamentals in the simulator, Airmen can transfer those improved habits directly to live-fire training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elias Carrero)