C-17 Training Systems

The C-17 Training System (TS) contractor logistics support (CLS) contract is managed through the C-17 TS Program Office at Wright Patterson AFB and supports C-17 aircrew training IAW AFI 11-202 Volume 1 Aircrew Training and AFI 11-2C-17 Volume 1, C-17 Aircrew Training. Air Mobility Command (AMC), as lead command, in coordination with Air Education & Training Command (AETC), Air Force Reserve Command (ARC) and Air National Guard (ANG) user commands, establish C-17 aircrew training requirements through the ATS/CLS contract. This contract spans formal training at Altus AFB (13 initial and instructor upgrade courses) and periodic (monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, etc.) classroom and simulator training at 15 regional sites. The C-17 TS trained 2,496 pilots and 1,600 loadmasters through Ordering Period 3 (OP 3 12 month period). Additionally, through calendar year 21, the C-17 TS provided training culminating in simulator device usage for a total of 65,149 hours and loadmaster devices for a total of 12,659 hours. The TS contract services include the following: • Operation, maintenance, sustainment, and support of 49, expanding to 55 C-17 aircrew

Training Devices (ATD) and 37 Maintenance

Training Devices (MTD). • Hardware and software engineering support • System-wide logistics support • Day-to-day system-wide management • Support of government quality assurance programs including the periodic simulator certification (SIMCERT) program and semiannual system review boards (SRB) • Development and maintenance of simulator and simulator facility design criteria • Simulator construction consulting services • Studies that apply Informational Systems Design (ISD) best practices • Development and maintenance of training information and materials including web based training programs • Annual reviews and updates for all lesson materials through Level of Effort (LOE); recruit special qualified ATS contract instructors who conduct aircrew training in both traditional classrooms and/or aboard ATD’s to each pilot • Instruction and Training of USAF Air and

Maintenance crews

The Aircrew Training System (ATS) provides initial training to pilots and loadmasters through individual instruction to aircrews and guarantee aircrew training standards by assessing proficiency levels. It also provides instruction at the “ crew” level including annual Cockpit Resource Management (CRM) instruction, periodic Visual Threat Recognition and Avoidance Training (VTRAT), and the annual Instrument Refresher Course (IRC). The ATS contractor instructor teams may travel, when required, to C-17 equipped units to instruct a variety of aviation ground training courses. In addition, the Maintenance Training System (MTS) maintains, updates all aircraft maintenance training devices,