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Lockheed to Provide Training, Support at 7 Air Force, National Guard Stations

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will manage C-5 aircrew training at Lackland Air Force Base,  Texas, and provide logistical support for six other training locations on a contract worth up to $30 million over five years.

The company will provide training support for all C-5 pilots, flight engineers, loadmasters and maintenance engine run personnel at Lackland.

Logistical training locations will include Dover Air Force Base, Del., Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Martinsburg Air National Guard Base, W.Va., Memphis Air National Guard Base, Tenn., Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y., and Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass.

“Lockheed Martin is proud to provide a robust training program to prepare C-5 aircrews for their critical humanitarian and operational missions, ” said Jim Weitzel, vice president of training and engineering services in Lockheed Martin’s global training and logistics business. “Training is personalized to ensure each student has the skills needed to engage in missions more quickly and affordably.”

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