Equipment

The University of Mississippi’s National Center for Tactical Readiness features state-of-the-art facilities and technologies that provide advanced training, research, and simulation to prepare for real-world operational challenges.

State of the Art Equipment

The University of Mississippi’s National Center for Tactical Readiness uses state-of-the-art facilities and simulations to deliver immersive training and research for real-world challenges.

GRAIL combines immersive visual and auditory feedback with a high-performance dual-belt treadmills. Using advanced virtual and augmented reality, GRAIL provides a range of gait and balance training applications. Performing integrated assessments means you can build a safe practice environment for challenging circumstances in real life tactical scenarios to test your tactical athletes.

The NCTR environmental chamber is a specialized, enclosed system designed to safely expose tactical athletes to controlled environmental conditions for research, testing, and training purposes. Within the chamber, factors such as temperature can be precisely regulated to simulate extreme heat, like desert climates, or severe cold, such as arctic environments. Humidity levels can be adjusted to examine the effects of dehydration, sweating, and performance in both humid and dry settings.

The system also allows manipulation of air pressure to replicate high-altitude or underwater environments, while air composition can be altered to adjust oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, creating conditions similar to altitude exposure, confined spaces, or hazardous atmospheres. Additionally, light and noise can be controlled to influence circadian rhythms, visual exposure, or sensory stressors, making the chamber a versatile tool for replicating real-world challenges in a safe, research-focused environment.

The InBody 770 is a high-end, research and medical-grade body composition analyzer that uses bioelectrical impedance technology to provide a detailed breakdown of an individual’s body metrics.

It generates two comprehensive result sheets: one focused on body composition, including weight, fat mass, lean-to-fat proportions, segmental lean analysis by arm, leg, and torso, as well as visceral fat; and another centered on body water, measuring total body water, intracellular versus extracellular water, fluid distribution by segment, and key ratios such as ECW/TBW.

In addition to these core assessments, the InBody 770 also reports derived metrics like Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), Visceral Fat Area, and Phase Angle—a research-relevant measure of cell membrane integrity—along with other impedance and reactance details, making it a powerful tool for both clinical and performance-focused evaluation.

RightEye is an eye-tracking / visual performance / functional vision system used for visual testing of tactical athletes. Its purpose is to objectively measure, analyze, and train visual skills by tracking how the eyes move in response to visual stimuli. The platform combines eye-tracking hardware and software analytics  to capture and interpret eye movement data.

RightEye tests the “vision system” that goes beyond standard eye charts and static acuity tests. It supports multiple modules or “tests” oriented to different tasks: sports vision, dynamic vision, reading/learning skills, sensorimotor (neurological / vision integration) functions, etc.

Reflexion is a cognitive / neuro-training platform designed to assess, train, and monitor visual and cognitive performance, especially in athletic, rehabilitation, or performance settings. It incorporates hardware (touchscreens, LED panels, VR/mixed reality headsets) to deliver visual-cognitive “drills” or “games” targeting reaction time, eye-hand coordination, peripheral vision, decision making, and other “cognitions.”

The system is also used in concussion screening, rehabilitation, and monitoring brain health, by comparing performance over time and detecting deviations from baseline.

Proteus Motion is a high-end strength training / human movement system designed to provide 3D resistance and detailed assessment of strength, power, and acceleration in nearly every direction of human motion.  The key idea is 3D resistance: instead of restricting motion to one plane (as in a traditional weight machine or cable system), the system resists movement in all three dimensions.

Proteus aims to maintain consistent resistance throughout the movement, meaning that the force opposing your motion stays relatively steady regardless of direction changes or speed. The system also includes assessment modes: in just a few minutes, it can run a battery of movement tests across multiple axes to generate a “power report,” detect imbalances, and provide benchmark data.

Quick Board is a fully automated platform that trains the pathways between the brain and the feet. Quick Board is a sensor board + software system that integrates visual, cognitive, and motor tasks.  The system is used to Assess visual-motor and agility performance (reaction times, movement symmetry, quickness), Train or “exercise” using protocols / drills built into its software library (neurocognitive reaction drills, stability, vertical jump tasks, coordination, etc.), Rehabilitate injuries (orthopedic, neurological, concussion, balance, vestibular) by combining motor tasks with cognitive/visual demands.

VALD provides objective measurement tools and data systems to assess strength, power, movement quality, balance, asymmetry, and related performance or health metrics. The hardware components integrate with VALD Hub, a platform that centralizes performance data, allows benchmarking (using normative data), and supports longitudinal monitoring. The technology ecosystem includes: ForceDecks, ForceFrame, HumanTrak, DynaMo, and NordBord that collect raw biomechanical data (force, torque, rate of force development, etc.).