Jeff has been involved in aerospace journalism since the mid 1990s. Prior to joining Aviation Week, Jeff served as managing editor of Launchspace magazine and the International Space Industry Report. He has been the editor and chief of Aviation Week's Aerospace Daily & Defense Report since 2007 and has been a regular contributor to Aviation Week magazine. He received his B.A. from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
The U.S. Army is using virtual reality to improve and integrate its training for convoy and urban operations, according to Lt. Col. Joseph Giunta, the Army's program manager for Ground Combat Tactical Trainers. Deficiencies in convoy training have been highlighted as more convoys come under fire in Iraq, according to Giunta.
Senior leaders at Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and the Marine Corps will meet at Camp Lejeune, N.C., next month to discuss ways of making the two organizations more interoperable, according to Brig. Gen. Robert Neller, director of the operations division at Marine Corps headquarters.
In anticipation of a human landing between 2015 and 2020, NASA plans to begin launching robotic scouts to the moon by 2008 to create new maps and hunt for its natural resources, according to Edward Weiler, the associate administrator for space science.
