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33D Fighter Wing Update 33d Fighter Wing F-35 Brief Maj Michael “Jeb” Ebner, 58 FS, USAF 1 Overview • Team Eglin • Integrated Training Center • Facilities • Planning & timelines • F-35 Info • Key Take Aways 2 Team Eglin AFRL MUNITIONS AFOTEC DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY 53rd WING AIR ARMAMENT CENTER th 20 SPCS 33rd FW NAVY EOD 919th SPECIAL SCHOOL COAST ARMY ARMY OPS WING TH 3 GUARD RANGERS 7 SFG Integrated Training Center • Joint ITC - BRAC directed “ This recommendation establishes Eglin Air Force Base, FL, as an Initial Joint Training Site that teaches entry-level aviators and maintenance technicians how to safely operate and maintain the new Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) (F-35) aircraft” • $400M+ in MILCON and upgrades • 1600+ military, DoD civilian & contractor personnel • Involves “shared resources” • Airspace • Facilities • CLS 4 F-35 Integrated Training Center (Eglin AFB) Command Relationships AETC CNAF 2nd MAW 19 AF 2 AF TECOM NETC 33 FW 82 TRW CV TRNGCMD CSFWP MAG-31 ATC 982 TRG 82 TRG MATSG-21 CNATT (Lemoore) OG/CC MXG/CC (Beaufort) Director (Sheppard) (Sheppard) (Pensacola) (Pensacola) CD CD DEP USN OVERSIGHT 58th FS 24 CTOL Mx Sqdn 372 TRS 359 TRS DO (Sheppard) TSSC DO 33 OSS FTD 19 USAF Acft Mx Sq Mx Flt (Eglin) VMFAT-501 Trng Acad 20 STOVL AF AMUs CNATT MX Dept MARDET VFA-101 Mx Ops Sqdn CNATT 15 CV Navy Det MX Dept OPCON/ADCON OPCON USAF USMC USN/USMC ADCON Fleet Up TACON (limited) USN LM USAF/DoN Attached/Other Host Support 5 8 Integrated Training Center Campus USAF HANGAR DoN HANGAR Existing New Growth 1309 NOMAD WAY Track & USMC CFT \\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ////////// ////////////// ATC \\\\\\\\\\ ////////// Student DINING Conditioning DORM 9 facility HALL Eglin & Duke Upgrades Eglin AFB Duke Field LHA Deck New Concrete 10 33 FW Focus Current Planning Dates ~ Summer 2011 ~ Mar 2011 Pilot Training Maint Training Ready For Stand Up Sustained Training Capabilities Production OT USMC USMC 33 FW Core Cadre Ops Annual Req USAF Req USAF Ops Annual •Facilities Req USN Req USN Ops Annual ReqINTL ReqINTL •Equipment Ops Annual Req Req •People •Meet Annual Service/Partner •Processes •Required number of Pilots Requirements for Pilots Trained and Maintainers Trained to •Small Group Tryouts support Instructors, OT, 33 •Meet Annual Service/Partner FW Core Cadre, Service Initial Requirements for Maintainers •Day In the Life (DITL) OPS Squadron IOC/RFO Trained Exercises 11 F-35 Training Pilot Simulators Maintenance Simulators Electronic Classrooms ASMT PTA Pilot Training Aid Aircraft Systems Training Infrastructure System Maintenance Trainer MRT ESMT Mission Rehearsal Trainer Ejection System Maintenance Trainer Distributed Management of FMS Records, Courseware, WLT Software, Tech Data, Full Mission Simulator Configurations Weapons Loading Trainer JSF Aircraft 14 F-35 Partnership Canada United States UK (65-80) (2,443) (138 STOVL) Australia Netherlands (100) (85) Turkey Denmark (100) (48) Italy Norway (69 CTOL (56) 62 STOVL) Potential FMS 15 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited Fleets F-35 Will Replace Domestic and UK International Denmark F-35 Norway F-16 Joint Netherlands F-16 USAF Strike Fighter Italy A-10 Turkey Australia F/A-18 Canada F/A-18 USN Australia F-111 F/A-18 USMC AMX AV-8B Sea Harrier Italy Harrier RN/RAF Harrier GR7 Tornado DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. JSF Family Of Aircraft One Program -- Three Variants Meeting Service and International Needs F-35A F-35C Larger Wing and Conventional Carrier Variant Horizontal Tail Area Take -Off and (CV) Landing Probe and Drogue (CTOL) Refueling (Basket) In-Flight Refueling Door (Boom) Strengthened Internal Landing Gear 25mm 4-Barrel Gattling Gun and Tailhook Centerline F-35B Wingfold and Gun Pod Ailerons Added with 25mm Gun Short Take -Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) 3-Bearing Probe and Drogue Swivel Nozzle Refueling (Basket) Lift Fan Roll Posts 17 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Multi-Mission Capability Air-to-Air Carrier Air-to-Surface Short Takeoff • Very Low Observable Stealth Intelligence, Conventional • Fighter Performance Surveillance, Reconnaissance Electronic Attack Command • Integrated Sensor Fusion &Control • Net-Enabled Operations • Peace Keeping Capabilities • Advanced Sustainment 21 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited Fully Integrated Avionics & Sensors Exceptional Situational Awareness Weapons Carriage Requirements Non-Technical Data CTOL Internal Gun Store Fully Certified During SDD EXTERNAL WEAPONS INTERNAL EXTERNAL WEAPONS GBU-10 Paveway II 2,000-lb LGB (MK-84 Warhead) 426 -Gallon Wing Tank GBU-32 JDAM 1,000-lb (MK-83/BLU-110 Warhead) GBU-24A/B Paveway III 2,000-lb LGB (MK-84 / BLU-109 Warhead) Stormshadow GBU-12 Paveway II 500-lb LGB GBU-38 JDAM 500-lb (MK-82 Warhead) (MK-82 Warhead) GBU-16 Paveway II 1,000-lb LGB (MK-83 Warhead) GBU-31 JDAM 2,000-lb AGM-158 JASSM (MK-84 Warhead) MK-83 BLU-110 LDGP 1,000-lb LDGP MXU-648/CNU-88 Baggage Pod AGM-154A/C JSOW Glide Bomb MK-83 BSU-85 HDGP AGM-154A/C JSOW Glide Bomb GBU-31 JDAM 2,000-lb AIM-120B/C AMRAAM (BLU-109 Warhead) MK-84 2,000-lb LD/HDGP Brimstone/Joint GBU-31 JDAM 2,000-lb GBU-38 JDAM 500-lb MK-84 BSU-50 Ballute 2,000-lb HDGP (MK-84 Warhead) Common Missile (MK-82 Warhead) AIM-9X Sidewinder GBU-32 JDAM 1,000-lb AIM-120C AMRAAM AIM-132 ASRAAM GBU-12 Paveway II 500-lb LGB (MK-83/BLU-110 Warhead) BDU-57/58/60 (MK-82 Warhead) Laser-Guided Training Round Weapons Currently Under Development GBU-31 JDAM 2,000-lb MK-82 500-lb LD & HD (BLU-109 Warhead) CBU-99/100 Rockeye II UK 500# PGB Phase I SDB Missionized Gun Cluster Munition Brimstone/Joint AIM-132 ASRAAM Common MissileMK-76/MK-58/BDU-48 23 © 2010 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics CompanyDISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Key Take Aways • Eglin F-35 ITC is Unique • Only joint site for pilot and maintainer training on all three variants for all US Services and Coalition Partners. • ITC training success tied to: • Aircraft utilization/Availability • Effective use of shared resources • F-35 will have a huge footprint across the U.S. • Ranges, Targets and EW emitters will be key to effective training • High-fidelity targets key for advanced sensors 24 • Questions • Briefer Info: Maj Michael Ebner, 58 FS, [email protected] 25 Backup Slides 26 AF Ops/AMU Hangar 58 FS ‘Gorillas’ 24 x F-35A 270 ft x 400 ft 77,000 sq-ft 27 DoN Hangar VFA-101 VMFAT-501 VMFAT-501 ‘Warlords’ • Apr 2010 20 x F-35B UK 6 jets VFA-101 ‘Grim Reapers’ • Oct 2011 15 x F-35C 450 ft x 400 ft 110,000 sq-ft 28 Academic Training Center 10 Full Mission Sims 600 ft x 450 ft 260,000 sq-ft Ejection seat trainer MX Weapons Load Trainer Area LHA DECK – STOVL Training 30.
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