Arlington, Texas is the headquarters for Link Simulation & Training. At this location -- which employs approximately 750 people -- major activities include software and systems development, visual systems design, advanced simulation technology development and training systems support within domestic and international military training.

Some key initiatives being worked from Arlington include the U.S. Air Force F/A-22 pilot training device and maintenance training device program, U.S. Navy F/A-18 simulator programs and Air Force F-16 pilot and maintenance trainer programs. In addition, Arlington is also home to the U.S. Army's Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer - Aviation Reconfigurable Manned Simulator program.

Link's sweeping range of training services in the development, operation and support of training programs also is overseen from Arlington. These services include aircrew training systems operations and management, instructional systems development, web-based training, technical support services, distance learning, and research support and engineering. In all, Link has approximately 1,300 technical staff providing training services at military installations around the world.

About the Community

Arlington, Texas is located between Dallas and Fort Worth, only minutes from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Today a city of nearly 280,000, Arlington is part of a larger metroplex area that has over 4,000,000 people.

The city has long been known as a family entertainment hub within the metroplex. Today, in fact, Arlington lays claim to the Texas Rangers baseball team and Six Flags Over Texas theme park. Other nearby entertainment highlights within the metroplex include the Dallas Cowboys football team, Dallas Mavericks basketball team, Dallas Stars hockey team and the Dallas West End Marketplace. Over in Fort Worth is that city's historic Sundance Square and its stockyards area that serves as a restaurant, rodeo and entertainment center.

Rounding out the metroplex's offerings are museums, art centers and the symphony.

On the collegiate level, Arlington is home to the University of Texas at Arlington.

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