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⚡EMPACT Fast Fact #02: Mission Knowledge, Mission Ready. Mission readiness starts with access to the right information at the right time.

When technical data, procedures, and mission-critical content live across disconnected systems, or outdated versions remain in circulation, it creates unnecessary friction for Warfighters preparing for and executing the mission.

EMPACT® centralizes and governs mission knowledge so the same authoritative information can support training, proficiency development, and guided ex*****on.

Because Warfighters shouldn’t have to question whether they’re training from, or executing with, the latest information.

Introducing EMPACT Fast Facts ⚡

We’re breaking down how EMPACT® connects the pieces of mission readiness, from knowledge and training to ex*****on, performance, and continuous improvement.

Fast Fact #01: Readiness isn’t a collection of disconnected activities. It’s a cycle.

For Warfighters, readiness doesn’t end when training is complete. Procedures change. Equipment evolves. Lessons are learned during ex*****on. Those lessons need to make their way back into how personnel prepare for the next mission.

EMPACT connects mission knowledge → training → competence → ex*****on → performance capture → continuous improvement so lessons learned don’t stop with one person, course, or mission.

The result: a force that can learn, adapt, and improve readiness continuously.

Follow along for all 10 EMPACT Fast Facts!

Next stop: AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference 2026!

The HTX Labs team is heading to National Harbor next week, September 14–16. We’re looking forward to connecting with Airmen and industry partners and having conversations about the challenges shaping mission readiness today.

Stop by Booth #1347 to meet the team and see EMPACT®, our Mission Readiness System, in action. We’d especially like to hear where you’re seeing proficiency gaps, training constraints, or opportunities to better support Airmen at the point of need.

📍 AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference
📅 September 14–16, 2026
📌 Booth #1347

See you next week!

We’re heading to in Indianapolis! Stop by Booth #633 for a brand-new interactive demonstration of our STRATFI initiative with the Maine Air National Guard (“Mainiacs”) and see how EMPACT delivers mission knowledge, technical data, and performance support at the point of need, helping Guard members build proficiency and strengthen mission readiness.

But we don’t just want to show you what we’re building. We want your input. Come tell us about the operational challenges you’re facing.

And if you take a few minutes to experience the demo, you’ll walk away with one of our exclusive custom NGAUS pins, available only at the conference while supplies last.

📍 Indianapolis
📌 Booth #633

See you at NGAUS!

We're on the ground at EANGUS this week and excited to connect with everyone attending! If you're here, stop by Booth #77 to say hello and learn more about how EMPACT®, our Mission Readiness System, helps warfighters manage and improve mission readiness.

Next week, we'll be at EANGUS 2026 in Daytona Beach! Mission readiness is an ongoing process. Mission knowledge changes, procedures evolve, and lessons learned shape future operations. A Mission Readiness System brings those pieces together to help warfighters strengthen readiness over time.

👉 Stop by Booth #77 to learn how EMPACT® is helping make that possible.

See you there.

This recap from by Team Orlando News really resonated with our team at HTX Labs.
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Air Force leaders outlined a clear vision for the future of military training: open architectures, commercial technologies, and connected enterprise services because, as Rodney Stevens (program executive officer for the Training Directorate at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)) put it, "Training is readiness." It's a compelling look at where the Air Force is headed and how it plans to modernize readiness at scale.

That vision closely aligns with why HTX Labs evolved EMPACT beyond a Training System into a Mission Readiness System. The article highlights the importance of reducing duplication through centralized model repositories and shared enterprise services, a challenge EMPACT addresses. By connecting mission knowledge, training, ex*****on, performance, and readiness data into a continuous readiness ecosystem, organizations can standardize content, eliminate redundant efforts, and continuously improve readiness.

Mark Stankiewicz, Chief Modeling and Simulation Officer (CMSO) and Director of Enterprise Modeling and Simulation within Studies and Analysis (SAF/SA), stated that "By building shared services like common model repositories and compute environments, we can reduce redundancy and improve access at scale. This is about creating a true ecosystem where data, tools and infrastructure are discoverable and reusable across the Air Force and our joint partners."

And as Stevens emphasized, "Everything we do is focused on preparing Airmen for the mission." That's the purpose of EMPACT as a Mission Readiness System, preparing Warfighters before the mission and supporting them throughout mission ex*****on.

This article is well worth the read.

Air Force leaders outline vision for modernized training, enterprise modeling and simulation at TSIS 2026 - Team Orlando News By Cassidy Mills, Senior Staff Writer July 6, 2026 Air Force leaders discussed efforts to modernize military training and enterprise modeling and simulation during presentations at the Training & Simulation Industry Symposium (TSIS) 2026 on June 17, including plans to adopt new technologies and incr...