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March 12, 2019
Aircraft simulators: Training Airmen for real-world flights JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — Being one of two Air Force installations that train Airmen to operate on a KC-10 Extender, Joint Base MDL has an important job of ensuring its students get the best possible training available. The KC-10 aircrew training simulator facility provides the students with instructors who not only have years of teaching experience but also their own unique knowledge of operating the aircraft during their time serving in the military. “These simulators give the crewmembers [the ability] to utilize the written instruction on how to fly the aircraft through […]
March 12, 2019
Medium Mine Protected Vehicle Refresher Training Awarded on CBID II On Thursday, January 24, Pinnacle Headquarters hosted government teams from PEO STRI, MSCOE, and PM MRAP VS, for a kick-off meeting for the next CBID II project for Medium Mine Protected Vehicle (MMPV) Type II Refresher Training development. The MMPV is a blast protected, wheeled vehicle platform that operates in explosive hazardous environments. This latest delivery order awarded under CBID II includes development of 55 hours of Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) of refresher courseware for the M1270 (MMPV) Type II vehicle and its associated systems. This $1.75M training development project […]
January 18, 2019
Pinnacle delivers first CBID II training instruction To read this article in its original format please click here. Pinnacle Solutions Inc. received the final acceptance of Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) for the Explosive Hazard Pre-detonation (EHP) Debris Blower System under CBID II, Delivery Order 0002 (DO) after the final customer review. This was the first project awarded under the CBID II contract in August 2017. For the end user, the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCOE) at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, Pinnacle produced a web-based, IMI application for the system to complement new equipment training. Installed […]
January 11, 2019
Pinnacle Solutions wins $20M modification award To read this article in its original format please click here. The U.S. Department of Defense announced that Pinnacle Solutions Inc. has been awarded a $20-million modification of a previously awarded contract for KC-10 training system. This modification provides for the exercise of the fourth year option and incorporates within scope changes to contractual requirements that result from a mutual agreement of the parties, and brings the total contract value to $100-million. Work will be performed at Travis Air Force Base, California; Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey; and Fairfield, California. Work is expected to […]
August 22, 2018
Pinnacle Recognized for Outstanding Training System Integration Project To read the interview in its original format please click here. Pinnacle rehosted legacy, closed architecture computer subsystems on the KC-10 Weapon Systems Trainer (WST) to open architecture subsystems with source code and government purpose rights. The KC-10 presented a peculiar challenge for a rehost effort due to the integration and extent of the legacy architecture. Legacy subsystems and interfaces dependent on the legacy host extended into the avionics interfaces, hydraulic motion, control loading, Instructor Operator Station (IOS) software, and autotest. To address the obsolete host architecture, the computer systems and interfaces […]