US Marines Aim To Improve Simulated Training

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Hope Hodge Seck

1st Lt. Nathan Sidwell (left) and 1st Lt. Tyler Spring, KC-130J copilots with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, use the KC-130J flight simulator to rehearse flight patterns for taking off and landing on Okinawa.

The Marine Corps is launching a series of working groups aimed at finding ways to make the service’s simulated training hyper-realistic and more effective.