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                        An unmanned ground vehicle is tested at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 10, 2020. Tyndall AFB is one of the first military bases to implement the semi-autonomous UGV’s into their defense regiment. The “computerized canines” will aid in reconnaissance and enhanced security patrolling operations across the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1 st Class Tiffany Price)
                
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                        An unmanned ground vehicle is tested at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 10, 2020. Tyndall AFB is one of the first military bases to implement the semi-autonomous UGV’s into their defense regiment. The semi-autonomous robot dogs will aid in reconnaissance and enhanced security patrolling operations across the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1 st Class Tiffany Price)
                
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                        Col. Gregory Beaulieu, 325th Mission Support Group commander, drives an unmanned ground vehicle on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 10, 2020. Once the robotic UGV are programmed with a path to follow, they will patrol semi-autonomously, only controlled when needed by a virtual-reality headset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tiffany Price)
                
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Computerized canines to join Tyndall AFBPublished Nov. 13, 2020
                    
                    By Airman 1st Class Tiffany Price
                    
                    
                    325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
            **TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) --**Over the last year, Tyndall Air Force Base and the 325th Security Forces Squadron have been working with Immersive Wisdom and Ghost Robotics to develop a Virtual Security Operations Center to enhance security and safety for the base population.
Tyndall AFB will be one of the first Air Force bases to implement semi-autonomous robot dogs into their patrolling regiment, integrated with Immersive Wisdom’s 3D Virtual Ops Center. These computerized canines demonstrated their abilities Nov. 10 at an event attended by **Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox**, **Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center** commander, and leadership from the 325th Fighter Wing and the Tyndall AFB Program Management Office.
“We are very excited,” said Maj. Jordan Criss, 325th Security Forces Squadron commander. “We are the first unit within the Department of Defense to use this technology for enhanced security patrolling operations.”
While these robots walk on all fours and resemble a dog, they are not intended to replace the military working dogs. Instead, they will aid in patrolling operations and, in doing so, allow Tyndall AFB’s defenders to focus their efforts on security actions that require a physical presence.
“These robot dogs will be used as a force multiplier for enhanced situational awareness by patrolling areas that aren’t desirable for human beings and vehicles.” Criss said.
Criss explained that the robot dogs will be given a patrol path which will be set and monitored by the Security Forces Electronic Security Sensor System noncommissioned officer in charge.
“We will be able to drive them via (Immersive Wisdom in) a virtual-reality headset within our Base Defense Operations Center,” Criss said. “We will be able to see exactly what the robot dog is detecting through its mobile camera and sensor platform if desired, we will also be able to issue verbal commands to a person or people through a radio attached to the dogs.”
The semi-autonomous canines allow defenders that would otherwise be patrolling these areas to focus on training, security and overall situational awareness across the base.
“These dogs will be an extra set of eyes and ears while computing large amounts of data at strategic locations throughout Tyndall Air Force Base,” Criss said. “They will be a huge enhancement for our defenders and allow flexibility in the posting and response of our personnel.”
“Immersive Wisdom and Ghost Robotics are proud to deliver this enhanced security capability to the 325th Fighter Wing and all the men and women who live and work on Tyndall Air Force Base,” said Brian Behling, vice president of Government for Immersive Wisdom. “This combination of technologies – Immersive Wisdom’s virtual C2 shepherding Ghost Robotics’ semi-autonomous canine units – will revolutionize base defense as we know it.”
This technology has the potential to replace and exceed the capabilities of certain static defense equipment especially in a contingency, disaster, or deployed environment. This makes Tyndall AFB, post Hurricane Michael, the perfect home for the Air Force’s newest computerized canines.LR 



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