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Show HILLTOP TIMES Wimp 8 TIMES December 11, 2014 F-35 team honored with top modeling and simulation award U.S. Air Force An Airman practices on an F-35 Lightning II full mission simulator at the 33rd Fighter Wing's F-35 Academic Training Center on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., The pilot and maintainer qualifications are accomplished through simulations to ensure efficient mission readiness. As the first of its kind in the Department of Defense, the wing is responsible for F-35 Lightning II pilot and maintainer training. By STAFF SGT. MARLEAH ROBERTSON 33RD FIGHTER WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS ORLANDO, Fla — The National 'fraining and Simulation Association selected the F-35 Lightning II 'fraining System for the 2014 Modeling & Simulation Award, here. The award recognizes the U.S. Air Force's 33rd Fighter Wing, the F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin for delivering an effective, immersive training experience for F-35 pilots and maintainers. The F-35 team is one of six winners, across industry and defense, honored for advancing modeling and simulation technologies. The 33 FW on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, was re-designated under the Air Education and 'fraining Command on Oct. 1, 2009, to establish the F-35 Lightning II training mission. The pilot and maintainer qualifications are accomplished through simulations to ensure efficient mission readiness. "F-35 pilots and maintainers prepare with a revolutionary training system," said U.S. Air Force Col. Todd Canterbury, 33 FW commander. "We train like we fight to provide the foundation that the United States and our international partners require to take the F-35 into its initial operational capability." In an effort across 12 nations, the F-35 Lightning II program continues to serve as the centerpiece of the 21st century global security strategy. As the first of its kind in the Department of Defense, the wing is respon- U.S. Air Force U.S. Marine Corps F-35 Lightning II maintainer students train at the ejection seat maintenance trainer at the 33rd Fighter Wing's F-35 Academic Training Center on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., September 2012. The pilot and maintainer qualifications are accomplished through simulations to ensure efficient mission readiness. As the first of its kind in the Department of Defense, the wing is responsible for F-35 Lightning II pilot and maintainer training for the DOD and, in the future, at least eight coalition partners. sible for F-35 Lightning II pilot and maintainer training for the DOD and, in the future, at least eight coalition partners. Recently, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, also established an F-35A Lightning II training mission. "The comprehensive training technology suite delivers the experiences that enable F-35 teams to maximize the aircraft's sensor information and stealth," said Mary Ann Horter, F-35 Sustainment Support vice president at Lockheed Martin's Mission Systems and 'fraining business. "flexibility is fundamental to the design, providing the ability to accommodate the three aircraft variants and all F-35 services." To date, more than 140 pilots and 1,500 maintainers from the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have graduated from the 33 FW's F-35 Integrated 11 -aining Center. I Hill AFB Campus PARK UNIVERSITY. 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