<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
was	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
,	O
intended	O
to	O
inform	O
,	O
educate	O
,	O
and	O
recruit	O
prospective	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
represents	O
the	O
first	O
large-scale	O
use	O
of	O
game	O
technology	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
government	O
as	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
strategic	O
communication	O
and	O
recruitment	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
use	O
of	O
game	O
technology	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
recruiting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
1.0	O
,	O
subtitled	O
Recon	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
released	O
version	O
on	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2014	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
over	O
41	O
versions	O
and	O
updates	O
released	O
including	O
updates	O
to	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
:	O
Proving	O
Grounds	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
on	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
deliver	O
virtual	O
military	O
experiences	O
to	O
participants	O
at	O
air	O
shows	O
,	O
amusement	O
parks	O
,	O
and	O
sporting	O
events	O
around	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
had	O
been	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
versions	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
arcade	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
applications	O
published	O
through	O
licensing	O
arrangements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
official	O
online	O
functionality	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
latest	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Americas	B-Application
Army	I-Application
:	O
Proving	O
Grounds	O
,	O
was	O
withdrawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
enables	O
players	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
soldiers	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
in	O
a	O
round-based	O
team	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
with	O
combat	O
at	O
squad-level	O
and	O
three	O
fireteams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
review	O
described	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
realistic	O
portrayal	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
combat	O
of	O
any	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
promotes	O
adherence	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
's	O
seven	O
core	O
values	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
includes	O
optional	O
medical	O
training	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
real-world	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
players	O
have	O
reported	O
using	O
the	O
training	O
they	O
received	O
in-game	O
to	O
save	O
lives	O
in	O
emergency	O
situations	O
;	O
one	O
such	O
account	O
,	O
by	O
Paxton	O
Galvanek	O
,	O
received	O
national	O
media	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
achieves	O
a	O
high	O
realism	O
level	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
visual	O
and	O
acoustic	O
representation	O
of	O
combat	O
,	O
firearm	O
usage	O
,	O
and	O
mechanics	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
critics	O
have	O
alleged	O
that	O
it	O
fails	O
to	O
convey	O
wartime	O
conditions	O
as	O
accurately	O
as	O
it	O
claims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
3	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
its	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
3	O
was	O
completely	O
remade	O
using	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	O
and	O
introduced	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
required	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
training	O
to	O
play	O
online	O
,	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
3	O
allows	O
one	O
to	O
jump	O
into	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
limited	O
capability	O
,	O
and	O
training	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
unlock	O
desired	O
equipment	O
and	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
3	O
also	O
removed	O
jumping	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
practice	O
of	O
unrealistic	O
bunny	O
hopping-type	O
evasive	O
maneuvers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
3	O
reorganizes	O
the	O
fire	O
teams	O
that	O
players	O
were	O
grouped	O
into	O
;	O
the	O
Designated	O
Marksman	O
was	O
made	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
fire	O
teams	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
separate	O
two-man	O
shooter/spotter	O
element	O
as	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
fitting	O
of	O
a	O
sniper	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
released	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
3	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
two	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
,	O
Shantytown	O
and	O
Stronghold	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
including	O
gameplay	O
for	O
"	O
Every	O
Soldier	O
a	O
Sensor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ES2	O
gameplay	O
in	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
3	O
brought	O
awareness	O
of	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
every	O
soldier	O
being	O
observant	O
on	O
every	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
3	O
gameplay	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
rewarded	O
for	O
observing	O
and	O
reporting	O
back	O
things	O
that	O
they	O
came	O
across	O
during	O
the	O
mission	O
that	O
were	O
suspicious	O
or	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
3	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
inventory	O
item	O
,	O
the	O
M106	O
Fast	O
Obscurant	O
Grenade	O
(	O
FOG	O
)	O
,	O
into	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
also	O
provided	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
loader	O
front	O
end	O
to	O
easily	O
create	O
player	O
accounts	O
,	O
view	O
news	O
,	O
manuals	O
,	O
Personnel	O
Jacket	O
and	O
player	O
stats	O
,	O
launch	O
a	O
game	O
server	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
the	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
:	O
Proving	O
Grounds	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
created	O
using	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
:	O
Proving	O
Grounds	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
open	O
beta	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
brings	O
back	O
many	O
features	O
from	O
previous	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
stresses	O
small	O
unit	O
tactical	O
maneuvers	O
and	O
training	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
current	O
day	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
:	O
Proving	O
Grounds	O
was	O
designed	O
with	O
certain	O
principles	O
and	O
ideals	O
in	O
mind	O
including	O
Army	O
values	O
,	O
the	O
Soldier	O
's	O
Creed	O
,	O
teamwork	O
,	O
training	O
,	O
and	O
completing	O
the	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
:	O
Proving	O
Grounds	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
weapons	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Remington	O
870	O
MCS	O
shotgun	O
and	O
M14	O
EBR-RI	O
Designated	O
Marksman	O
Rifle	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
weapons	O
like	O
the	O
M9	O
pistol	O
,	O
M4/M4A1	O
and	O
the	O
M249	O
light	O
machine	O
gun	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
previous	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
's	O
concept	O
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
Colonel	O
Casey	O
Wardynski	O
,	O
the	O
Army	O
's	O
chief	O
economist	O
and	O
a	O
professor	O
at	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Military	O
Academy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
was	O
managed	O
by	O
two	O
other	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
officers	O
serving	O
with	O
Wardynski	O
at	O
the	O
Office	O
of	O
Economic	O
and	O
Manpower	O
Analysis	O
(	O
OEMA	O
)	O
:	O
Major	O
Chris	O
Chambers	O
and	O
Major	O
Brett	O
Wilson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effort	O
proved	O
successful	O
as	O
more	O
than	O
13	O
million	O
players	O
have	O
registered	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
accounts	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
260	O
million	O
hours	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
various	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
developers	O
licensed	O
commercial	O
game	O
engine	O
technology	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
game	I-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
the	O
foundation	O
for	O
its	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
is	O
intended	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
positive	O
impression	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
well-known	O
overt	O
use	O
of	O
computer	O
games	O
for	O
political	O
aims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Chambers	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
deputy	O
director	O
of	O
development	O
for	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
,	O
admits	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
recruitment	O
tool	O
,	O
and	O
Chris	O
Morris	O
of	O
CNN/Money	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Army	O
readily	O
admits	O
[	O
America	O
's	O
Army ]	O
is	O
a	O
propaganda	O
device	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
and	O
its	O
official	O
web	O
page	O
contain	O
links	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Go	O
Army	O
"	O
recruitment	O
website	O
,	O
another	O
recruiting	O
tool	O
that	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
Army	O
Subcommittee	O
Testimony	O
from	O
February	O
2000	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
higher	O
chance	O
of	O
recruiting	O
than	O
"	O
any	O
other	O
method	O
of	O
contact	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guiding	O
American	O
players	O
to	O
the	O
website	O
is	O
a	O
major	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
twenty-eight	O
percent	O
of	O
all	O
visitors	O
of	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
's	O
web	O
page	O
click	O
through	O
to	O
this	O
recruitment	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
version	O
2.0	O
of	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
full	O
title	O
of	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
:	I-Application
Special	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
booklet	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
MOVES	O
Institute	O
,	O
an	O
article	O
by	O
Wagner	O
James	O
Au	O
explains	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
wants	O
to	O
double	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Special	O
Forces	O
soldiers	O
;	O
consequently	O
,	O
orders	O
trickled	O
down	O
the	O
chain	O
of	O
command	O
and	O
found	O
application	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
release	O
of	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2003	O
,	O
The	O
Boston	O
Globe	O
columnist	O
said	O
"	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
just	O
a	O
time-wasting	O
shoot-	O
'	O
em-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
is	O
a	O
'	O
serious	O
game	O
 '	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
wave	O
of	O
computer	O
simulations	O
that	O
provide	O
entertaining	O
lessons	O
about	O
real-world	O
activities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Device
's	I-Device
Army	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rise	I-Device
of	I-Device
a	I-Device
Soldier	I-Device
,	O
a	O
different	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
this	O
time	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
2.5	O
Assist	O
started	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
fix	O
for	O
a	O
no	O
longer	O
working	O
server	O
list	O
for	O
Mac	O
OSX	O
based	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
still	O
working	O
today	O
as	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
2.x	O
deploy	O
client	O
that	O
people	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
early	O
2008	O
that	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
3	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
"	O
fall	O
2008	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
3	O
entered	O
beta	O
testing	O
in	O
late	O
2008	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
3	O
was	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
game	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
still	O
several	O
similarities	O
between	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
,	O
including	O
similar	O
training	O
exercises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Responsibility	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
passed	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
Army	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
AMRDEC	O
Software	O
Engineering	O
Directorate	O
at	O
Redstone	O
Arsenal	O
in	O
Huntsville	O
,	O
Alabama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Army	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	O
houses	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
management	O
staff	O
for	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
outreach	O
products	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
numerous	O
Military	O
and	O
Government	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
taking	O
suggestions	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
in	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
called	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
:	O
Proving	O
Grounds	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
on	O
Steam	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
:	O
Proving	O
Grounds	O
brings	O
back	O
many	O
features	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
stresses	O
small	O
unit	O
tactical	O
maneuvers	O
and	O
training	O
that	O
reflects	O
the	O
current	O
day	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
mission	O
editor	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
brought	O
back	O
from	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Device
's	I-Device
Army	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rise	I-Device
of	I-Device
a	I-Device
Soldier	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
action-packed	O
realism	O
that	O
players	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
expect	O
from	O
the	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
game	I-Application
brand	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
offers	O
the	O
most	O
true-to-life	O
Army	O
experience	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
soldier	O
and	O
lead	O
him	O
through	O
the	O
excitement	O
of	O
an	O
Army	O
career	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
Gameloft	O
and	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
released	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Operations	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Global	O
VR	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
:	O
True	O
Soldiers	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
both	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
Real	O
Heroes	O
program	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
focused	O
on	O
specific	O
soldiers	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
recognized	O
for	O
various	O
acts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soldiers	O
 '	O
likenesses	O
and	O
biographies	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
action	O
figures	O
sold	O
at	O
retail	O
stores	O
and	O
distributed	O
at	O
Army	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
those	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Real	O
Heroes	O
program	O
made	O
media	O
appearances	O
at	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
events	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Army	O
Experience	O
,	O
gaming	O
competitions	O
and	O
Technology	O
Education	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
game	O
historian	O
Carrie	O
McLeroy	O
,	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
has	O
"	O
grown	O
in	O
ways	O
its	O
originators	O
could	O
n't	O
have	O
imagined	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dozens	O
of	O
government	O
training	O
and	O
simulation	O
applications	O
using	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
platform	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
to	O
train	O
and	O
educate	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
developers	O
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
Software	O
Engineering	O
Directorate	O
and	O
the	O
Army	O
's	O
Aviation	O
and	O
Missile	O
Research	O
Development	O
Engineering	O
Center	O
in	O
Huntsville	O
,	O
Alabama	O
,	O
to	O
manage	O
the	O
commercial	O
game	O
development	O
process	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
platform	O
to	O
create	O
government	O
training	O
and	O
simulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
has	O
pushed	O
to	O
reuse	O
the	O
same	O
elements	O
for	O
many	O
purposes	O
"	O
,	O
said	O
Colonel	O
Wardynski	O
,	O
the	O
originator	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
we	O
build	O
something	O
in	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
,	O
the	O
U.S.	O
government	O
owns	O
it	O
completely	O
...	O
and	O
 [ it ] 	O
can	O
,	O
therefore	O
,	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
any	O
application	O
or	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
went	O
live	O
,	O
requests	O
started	O
coming	O
in	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
purposes	O
other	O
than	O
recruiting	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
training	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
of	O
VAE	O
was	O
the	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
game	I-Application
reworked	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
Discovery	O
Education	O
featured	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
in	O
a	O
live	O
webinar	O
in	O
which	O
over	O
1000	O
students	O
and	O
educators	O
participated	O
with	O
game	O
developers	O
and	O
software	O
engineers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
first	O
issue	O
published	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
:	O
Proving	O
Grounds	O
debuted	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
in	O
a	O
fully	O
digital	O
comic	O
series	O
through	O
IDW	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
Comics	O
series	O
,	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
and	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
unveils	O
the	O
story	O
line	O
that	O
influences	O
the	O
plot	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
missions	O
and	O
maps	O
and	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
better	O
understanding	O
of	O
their	O
assignment	O
and	O
the	O
challenges	O
they	O
will	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
comics	O
series	O
allowed	O
readers	O
to	O
further	O
explore	O
the	O
Army	O
universe	O
and	O
delve	O
deep	O
into	O
the	O
lives	O
of	O
Soldiers	O
who	O
are	O
deployed	O
or	O
at	O
home	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
comics	O
are	O
free	O
and	O
available	O
to	O
read	O
on	O
a	O
browser	O
or	O
mobile	O
device	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
website	O
,	O
or	O
through	O
IDW	O
publishing	O
using	O
comiXology	B-Application
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Books	I-Application
,	O
Nook	B-Application
,	O
Kindle	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
must	O
create	O
new	O
experimental	O
combat	O
teams	O
,	O
forged	O
together	O
in	O
secret	O
Proving	O
Grounds	O
,	O
and	O
uncover	O
the	O
General	O
's	O
insidious	O
plot	O
before	O
time	O
runs	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
has	O
been	O
generally	O
positively	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
military	O
entertainment	O
complex	O
(	O
militainment	O
)	O
with	O
criticism	O
that	O
it	O
contributes	O
to	O
a	O
militarization	O
of	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
technological	O
aspect	O
of	O
war	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
moral	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
How	O
We	O
Fight	O
,	O
alluding	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
government	O
's	O
series	O
of	O
films	O
named	O
Why	O
We	O
Fight	O
,	O
which	O
supported	O
the	O
war	O
effort	O
for	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
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