At Beale AFB, recently mandated Enlisted Foundations Courses Feature VR Technology

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Beale Air Force Base’s (AFB) Recce-U recently acquired virtual reality (VR) technology to be implemented in the Air Force Enlisted Airmanship Continuum Foundation Courses. These Foundations Courses, introduced in October 2023, became mandatory prerequisites to the Enlisted Professional Military Education (EPME) courses as of December 31, 2025. A review of the enlisted professional development structure revealed a disconnect between initial skills, training, and formal EPME, deeming the previous system of base-level Professional Enhancement Seminars as insufficient. This led to the creation of the Enlisted Airmanship Continuum Foundations Courses to bridge this gap in knowledge and execution.