Cubic Corp. will be working under a $15.6 million contract to provide its new P5 Combat Training System to restore live instrumented air combat training at the Air National Guard’s Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center. Hurricane Katrina destroyed the center’s live instrumentation capability at the center, which is used by ANG, Air Force Reserve, active Air Force, and Navy aircrews. Air Armament Center at Eglin AFB, Fla., which oversees P5CTS deployment for all the services, has slated delivery and operational capability at Gulfport early next year.
Active-duty Airmen and Guardians haven’t missed any paychecks yet as a result of the ongoing government shutdown. But with tens of thousands of military spouses working as civilians for the federal government, many families still face financial strain and stress.
