The Man Behind The Australian Commando Integrated Combat Package

KILLER COMMANDO: America Poaches Australia's Toughest Man -- News.com.au

* Paul Cale to train special forces in US
* Aussie commando strangled Taliban commander
* 'We train people like we train dogs'

BEING forced to strangle a Taliban commander during hand-to-hand combat drove one of the country's most elite warriors to change the way our special forces train for modern warfare.

Australian Commando Paul Cale, an elite soldier from 2 Commando Regiment, created a world-leading close-quarter fighting course after he was caught in a "scuffle" during a night mission while on deployment to Afghanistan in 2007.

This is the first time he has been publicly identified.

"We made entry on some compounds where Taliban leadership was," he said.

"They basically hid where there were little holes in the wall and we had to clear that, then the next minute they were on top of us so it became a hand-to-hand battle.

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Update: Diggers defend killer Commando Sergeant Paul Cale -- Herald Sun

My Comment: He is taking personal and practical experience and applying it to a training program. Kudos to his work for I am sure that it will be saving the lives of soldier's in future combat.

Virtual Training Is The Future Of Military Training

Death Comes With A Jolt As Virtual Training For Troops Gets Real -- Times Online

It recreates the sights and sounds of warfare, the smells of an Afghan bazaar and even death comes with a jolt. American troops have begun to use the most complex combat simulator so far created and the Pentagon hopes that it will transform the training of American forces being sent to the battlegrounds of Helmand and beyond.

The latest in virtual reality, shown to The Times recently, is a wargame video program played inside a headset — a Darth Vader-like helmet and visor — and designed to immerse a soldier or Marine several thousands of miles from Afghanistan as completely as possible. Various combat scenarios are fed into the headset and the wearer is expected to react. He can use the replica M204 grenade launcher or a machinegun that he carries, each programmed to display a realistic effect.

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My Comment: Give a few more years, I will not be surprised to see this being marketed to gamers.