A brief review of some of the more important needs imposed by current and projected Department of Defense training problems is followed by descriptions of such automated aids as the LAMPS MARK III Weapons System and the Air Force's F-16 Instructional System Development (ISD) effort. These aids have been designed and developed in response to the need for empirically tested instructional methods to train personnel to operate increasingly sophisticated and complex weapons systems. Also considered are recent developments in automated task analysis, objectives hierarchies, media selection, syllabus construction, and training support analysis, and implications for computer assisted instruction and computer managed instruction are discussed. (RAO)