Military Combat Training

  • SensoryCo Creates Critical Scent Generators for Military Training Environments
    By Michelle Roe • April 10, 2023
    Recently, it was reported that the Princess of Wales visited the 1st Battalion Irish Guards in the Salisbury Plain Training Area. In her first visit to the field as the Colonel of the Irish Guards, she participated in the training exercises such as a battlefield drill designed to apply care to injured soldiers. Such training…
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  • SensoryCo Partner Spotlight: Inert Products LLC
    By Bryan Roe • January 5, 2021
    Inert Products, LLC provides Law Enforcement, Homeland Security and the United States Department of Defense with extremely durable, highly realistic inert training aids used in training against terrorist threats. Located in Scranton, PA, Inert Products, LLC produces and supplies support materials used by security forces in training to recognize, respond to, and mitigate the threat…
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  • Benefits of Multi-Sensory Training Solutions
    By Bryan Roe • August 30, 2016
    Burning rubber, thick smoke, chemical vapors…these are just some of the extreme sensory experiences that military and first responders face. Inexperience dealing with these dangerous and potentially life-threating situations can reduce effectiveness and even cause physiological trauma. How do we ensure that they are well-trained, safe and able to be successful in their efforts? SensoryCo…
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  • SensoryCo Helps First Responders and Military Prepare with Military Olfactory Desensitization
    By Bryan Roe • July 7, 2016
    First responders and military personnel are often in dangerous situations where they are assaulted by an ambush of sights, sounds and smells making it extremely difficult to respond in a rational manner. Research shows that repeated training exposure to these types of sensory overload can familiarize and desensitize our brains to these assaults, helping to…
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  • Olfactory Input in PTSD Prevention and Treatment for the Military
    By Bryan Roe • May 27, 2016
    Estimates state that at least 20% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have PTSD, and 50% of those with PTSD do not seek treatment. With behavioral health care becoming a major issue for this population, there has been increased motivation to find better solutions for prevention and treatment. Promising results have been found using virtual reality…
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  • Incorporating Scent Effects Into Training: Which Smell Generator Do You Need?
    By Bryan Roe • January 28, 2016
    First responders, military personnel and hazmat teams are often exposed to irritating and potentially dangerous odors. Malodors can be disorienting, nauseating or possibly provide a clue to other hazards. Incorporating a SensoryCo smell generator into training with safe, yet realistic scent effects can help these personnel prepare for risky conditions.
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  • Stink Bombs … Literally.
    By Bryan Roe • October 5, 2015
    We understand the power of a rancid odor. At SensoryCo, our team works with different scents to simulate real-life aromas, recreating the essence of the note that either appeals to the nose as a fragrance or alienates the sense of smell. Horrendous smells can actually “attack” the olfactory system causing nausea, gagging, shortness of breathe…
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  • Malodors Are Not Just For Training
    By Bryan Roe • March 20, 2015
    A recent interest in malodors is not exclusive to playing a part in military immersive training simulations. In the past, scent effects have both been used to prepare future soldiers for the disorientation certain smells can create. As well, they are used to teach students how to recognize the scents of danger before it’s too…
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