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Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, November 20th, 2013

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DHS, Army, First Responders Demonstrate Virtual Training Platform Officials from the Army, Department of Homeland Security and Sacramento, Calif., this week are demonstrating a virtual training platform that can be used to train multiple first responders across agencies, disciplines and jurisdictions. The pilot Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE) platform allows first responders from different disciplines, such as police and fire, to collaboratively participate in complex first response scenarios in a virtual environment, improving coordination and communication while training them to…

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