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F-15C and F-15E Mission Training Center (MTC

current T2 CLS contract include modifications for enhancement and concurrency, on-site CLS, and the TSSC with 24 hour On-Call support.
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Program Manager: Mr. Aaron “Splash” Hart aaron.hart.6@us.af.mil
The Boeing Company was awarded commercial services contracts under the Distributed Missions Operations (DMO) branch to provide training services for F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle aircrews. Mission and procedures training for the F-15C and F15E MTCs can be conducted as a single or multipleship formation, as well as operate with other DMO Network (DMON) sites and weapons system simulators. Boeing continues to provide services at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom; and Kadena Air Base, Japan for operational pilot training and maintenance engine run training. Each F-15C Mission Training Center includes four high-fidelity cockpits, 360-degree Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS), four instructor operating stations, threat stations, brief/ debrief systems, and a synthetic combat environment. Since first contract award, F-15C MTC services have surpassed 112,815 sorties flown by the Air Force, of which over 5,889 distributed missions were accomplished via the DMON since Oct 2007.

The first F-15E MTC contract was awarded August 2003. F-15E MTCs are operating at Mountain Home AFB, ID; Seymour Johnson AFB, NC; Nellis, AFB, NV; and RAF Lakenheath with the capability to support formal training unit (FTU) qualification, operational unit training, and maintenance engine run training. Each F-15E location includes at least two pilot and two weapon system operator high-fidelity cockpits in a split configuration, 360-degree CRVS, two instructor operating stations, two manned combat stations, and two brief/debrief systems, and a synthetic combat environment. Since first contract award, F-15E MTC services have surpassed 64,912 sorties flown by the Air Force, of which over 2,657 distributed missions were accomplished via the DMON since October 2007.
The Simulators Division transitioned the F-15C MTC and F-15E MTC programs into one combination contract for F-15 MTC follow-on services in June 2016. The latest 2021 contract award to Boeing is expected to carry MTC services to December 2026. The F-15 MTC services combined approach is intended to provide overall benefit to the warfighter by further maximizing training effectiveness, training continuity, system stability, and capture Air Force initiatives that will advance DMO training capability. The F-15C and F-15E MTCs remain the foundation for the future of
F-15 Mission Training Center (MTC)
The first F-15C MTC contract was awarded November 1997 and was the first fighter program to use a commercial training simulation services approach, whereas the contractor builds and owns the simulators while the Air Force buys training services.