CDR JOSEPH SULLIVAN is an instructor at the Naval Postgraduate School in the Department of Computer Science and a member of the Modeling, Virtual Environments, and Simulations (MoVES) Academic Group. CDR Sullivan graduated from Catholic University of America in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, attended Aviation Officer Candidate School, and was commissioned in 1986. After completing his initial tour at Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Five (HS-5), CDR Sullivan was assigned instructor duty at Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Ten (HS-10). At HS-10, he trained student pilots for carrier-based helicopter missions, including low-level terrain navigation. After a tour on the USS New Orleans (LPH-11) as member of the Air Department, he was assigned to the Naval Postgraduate School where he earned a Masters of Science in Computer Science. His most recent operational tour was as Operations Officer at Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Eight (HS-8) where he was responsible for the training and readiness of all aircrew. As a member of the MoVES Academic Group, CDR Sullivan is pursuing a doctorate degree and leads all efforts in rotary wing training systems including advising thesis students, prototype development, and training assessment. CDR Sullivan developed the original Map Interpretation and Terrain Association Virtual Environment System (MITAVES) that was tested at HS-10 in 1997 and is the basis for all helicopter training systems efforts at the Naval Postgraduate School.