Recently, team members at the Information Technology Lab (ITL) at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) participated in a training with the Vicksburg Fire Department (VFD). Kathy Bailey, project management specialist at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Information Technology Lab (ITL), takes a turn practicing basic fire extinguishing skills using the VFD’s virtual reality headset. The VFD has been using VR technology for training purposes throughout the community for three years now. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Alvin Foster)