USAF wants F-35 flight simulator facility at Eielson AFB

The latest budget proposal submitted by the U.S. Air Force contains a request for $37 million to build an F-35 flight simulator facility at Eielson Air Force Base.

If approved, the facility will have six bays to train pilots flying the 48 F-35As that are expected to be stationed there in 2020.

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