Crisis Response Leader Training (CRLT), Inc. will showcase its next-generation simulation and decision-support technologies at the NGAUS 2026 General Conference & Exhibition, demonstrating how immersive digital training can strengthen preparedness across National Guard formations, emergency management agencies, schools, healthcare systems, and critical infrastructure.
Built on Unreal Engine 5, CRLT's flagship platform, The Incident, combines immersive 3D simulation, collaborative tabletop planning, and performance analytics into a single training ecosystem. Designed for military and civilian organizations alike, the platform enables leaders to rehearse complex emergencies, improve interagency coordination, and develop decision-making skills before real-world incidents occur.
Unlike traditional tabletop exercises, CRLT delivers interactive, scenario-driven experiences that allow participants to assume operational roles, evaluate evolving situations, coordinate with multiple agencies, and review performance through comprehensive after-action reporting.
Current capabilities include:
• Browser-based and desktop deployment options for scalable enterprise training.
• Multi-user collaborative simulations supporting distributed teams.
• Interactive emergency response scenarios for active threats, severe weather, hazardous materials, transportation incidents, healthcare emergencies, and community resilience.
• Integrated learning management, performance measurement, and automated after-action review.
• Digital incident command tools supporting coordinated decision making.
• AI-assisted scenario management to create dynamic lesson plans.
CRLT is also developing several advanced technologies designed specifically for future National Guard and state-level operations.
The company's technology roadmap includes AI-powered virtual role players capable of responding to trainee decisions, intelligent scenario generation that rapidly builds customized training environments, and digital twin capabilities allowing organizations to train within highly accurate representations of real communities, military installations, campuses, and critical infrastructure.
Future development also includes common operational picture integration, geospatial visualization, infrastructure interdependency modeling, predictive consequence analysis, and cloud-hosted collaborative planning environments that enable geographically dispersed organizations to train together in real time.
These innovations are intended to support a broad range of National Guard missions, including Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA), emergency management, homeland defense, cyber incident response, critical infrastructure protection, disaster preparedness, and joint operations with federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local partners.
"Our mission has always been to improve decision making before lives are on the line," said Tod Langley, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CRLT. "Today's operating environment demands training that is immersive, repeatable, measurable, and accessible. We believe the future lies in combining advanced simulation, artificial intelligence support tools, and collaborative planning tools to help leaders prepare for increasingly complex emergencies."
CRLT continues to work with military, public safety, education, healthcare, and private-sector organizations to develop scalable training solutions that reduce costs while increasing readiness. By leveraging modern cloud technologies, game-engine visualization, and data-driven performance analytics, the company aims to provide organizations with an affordable capability that bridges planning, training, exercises, and operational preparedness. CRLT is intended as an organizational platform that provides "on-demand, from anywhere" training that lasts 20 minutes (for individual micro-learning sessions) to hours (with our embedded tabletop and functional exercise features).
Attendees are invited to visit CRLT during the NGAUS exhibition to experience live demonstrations, discuss emerging technology initiatives, and explore collaborative opportunities supporting National Guard readiness and whole-of-government resilience.
About Crisis Response Leader Training (CRLT), Inc.
Crisis Response Leader Training (CRLT), Inc. develops immersive simulation technologies that prepare leaders and organizations to manage complex emergencies through realistic training, collaborative planning, and measurable performance improvement.
Founded by a U.S. Army Special Operations combat veteran with more than three decades of military, intelligence, and emergency management experience, CRLT is currently completing SBA certification as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) while expanding partnerships that support National Guard modernization and whole-of-government preparedness.