ɪt wʌz ɪkwˈɪpt wɪð θɹˈiː flˈaɪt sˈɪmjʊlˌeɪɾɚz: wˈʌn sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən, wˈʌn sˈiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪtʃ ænd wˈʌn sˈiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi dʒˈeɪ. ðə skwˈɑːdɹən bɪɡˈæn ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ɐ fˈʊlflˈaɪt mˈɪʃən sˈɪmjʊlˌeɪɾɚ ˌɛfˌɛfˌɛmˈɛs fɚðə sˈiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˌeɪtʃˈɛs ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, kˌoʊɪnsˈaɪdɪŋ wɪððə dᵻplˈɔɪmənt ʌv sˈiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˌeɪtʃˈɛs tə ðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst.
It was equipped with three flight simulators: one 707, one C-130H and one C-130J. The squadron began operating a full-flight mission simulator (FFMS) for the C-130Hs in 2003, coinciding with the deployment of C-130Hs to the Middle East.