USAF Updates Expeditionary Training Simulator Systems

The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Operations Schoolhouse (EOS) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is receiving upgraded simulators and mobile training applications through new task orders awarded to Engineering & Computer Simulations, Inc. (ECS). The work continues ECS’ support since 2017 and ensures digital training tools remain aligned with mission requirements.

Upgrades include the Aircraft Maintenance Planning Simulator and the Maintenance Supervision and Production Course Aircraft Status Simulator, following recent improvements to the Installation Deployment Officer Simulator and several mobile training apps. These systems train personnel involved in logistics, command and control, aircraft maintenance, mission planning, and status reporting.

“These systems train the personnel who execute and sustain global operations,” said Shane Taber, chief technology officer at ECS. “Our role is to ensure the technology behind that training keeps pace with the mission. When the tools stay relevant, Airmen stay ready.”

Under the new task orders, ECS will sustain and update multiple simulation platforms, integrate new training content tied to current operational policies, refresh interfaces and back-end systems, enhance instructor tools for monitoring progress and feedback, and maintain cybersecurity and compliance for all deployed systems.

“We are modernizing systems that are vital to how the United States Air Force teaches expeditionary operations,” Taber said. “These upgrades reduce training gaps, reinforce decision-making skills, and deliver more accurate mission rehearsal for the Airmen who will use them.”

The task orders are scheduled for completion in 2026, supporting EOS’s multi-year sustainment and modernization objectives.