德国某军营内的美军飞行模拟器，已成为北约航空界关键训练的核心基地。
A U.S. Army flight simulator at a barracks in Germany stands as a center of critical training for NATO’s aviation community.
根据美国陆军发布的一份声明，位于伊莱斯海姆的安斯巴赫美军驻军区斯托克军营内设有伊莱斯海姆飞行模拟器综合体（IFSC），为德国武装部队明年秋季列装CH-47F Block II“支奴干”直升机提供了独一无二的训练机会。
The U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach’s Stock Barracks in Illesheim houses the Illesheim Flight Simulator Complex, or IFSC, providing one-of-a-kind training opportunities ahead of the German Armed Forces preparing to field CH‑47F Block II Chinook helicopters next fall, according to an Army release.
声明指出，由美国陆军欧洲与非洲司令部运营的IFSC，为德国部队接收这60架重型运输、双旋翼直升机提供了必要的训练支持。
The IFSC, which is operated by U.S. Army Europe and Africa, provides the necessary training needed to prepare German forces to receive 60 of the heavy-lift, tandem-rotor helicopters, the release says.
两名德国空军飞行员最近已在IFSC接受了训练，他们将成为首批在2027年秋季新直升机抵达后执飞的飞行员。
Two German Air Force pilots who will be part of the first cohort to fly the new aircraft once they arrive in fall 2027 recently trained at the IFSC.
“在模拟器中，你可以演练所有不想在真实飞行中遇到的情况，”一名访问飞行员L中校表示。按照惯例，德国空军（Bundeswehr Luftwaffe）并未透露其姓名。“无论是应急程序、高难度着陆，还是在极端天气下的飞行任务，都可以在这里安全练习。”另一位访问飞行员H少校则说：“在真实飞行中能做的一切，模拟器中同样可以做到。”
“In the simulator you can train all the scenarios you do not want to experience while flying a real aircraft,” said Lt. Col. L, a visiting pilot whose name was withheld, as is standard in the German Air Force, or Bundeswehr Luftwaffe. “Emergency procedures, challenging landings and extreme weather operations can all be practiced safely.”“Everything you can do in a real flight, you can also do in a simulator,” the other visiting pilot, Maj. H, said.
声明称，这批直升机将部署在德国联邦国防军的两处基地，旨在增强德国的重型运输和物资投送能力。
The fleet will be stationed at two Bundeswehr installations and is meant to boost Germany’s heavy-lift and transport abilities, per the statement.
这两名德国飞行员还曾在阿拉巴马州拉克堡的美军陆军航空卓越中心接受过训练。
The two German pilots also trained in the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
拉克堡是美国陆军最大的直升机训练机构，每年为超过1300名美军士兵提供培训。从2028年起，德国空军飞行员也将每年前往拉克堡，接受初步的直升机训练并完成“课程训练”，包括CH-47直升机资格认证。
Fort Rucker is the Army’s largest helicopter training institution and trains more than 1,300 U.S. soldiers every year. Beginning in 2028, German Air Force aviators will also trek to Fort Rucker annually for initial helicopter training and complete “track training,” including the CH‑47 qualification.
美国陆军并未说明预计每年有多少德国飞行员将在拉克堡接受训练，但声明指出，德国空军计划组建一支由200多名训练有素的飞行员组成的队伍，以操作其未来的直升机机队。
The Army did not say how many German aviators are expected to train at Fort Rucker each year, but the release noted that the German Air Force plans to staff more than 200 trained pilots to operate its future fleet.
根据新闻稿，德国已开始派遣直升机飞行员前往CH-47平台进行改装训练。
Germany has already begun sending helicopter pilots for conversion training to the CH‑47 platform, according to the release.
由于IFSC模拟器软件是针对美国陆军飞机配置量身定制的，而非联邦国防军的配置，德国飞行员需要额外学习才能过渡到其空军的飞机。
Since the IFSC simulator software is tailored to U.S. Army aircraft configurations and not the Bundeswehr’s, the German pilots will need additional learning to transition to their Air Force’s aircraft.
德国空军飞行员无需跨越大西洋进行高级模拟器训练，IFSC使他们只需从驻地驾车三到五小时即可到达。
Instead of German Air Force pilots needing to travel across the Atlantic for advanced simulator training, the IFSC allows them to drive just three to five hours from their home station.
公告称，通过利用美国陆军在欧洲的现有设施，北约伙伴无需建造自己的模拟器综合体，从而降低了成本。尽管IFSC的日程优先安排美国陆军士兵，但该综合体通常支持至少五个北约伙伴国的飞行员。
By using the existing U.S. Army facilities in Europe, NATO partners reduce costs by not needing to build their own simulator complex, the announcement says. Even though the IFSC schedule prioritizes U.S. Army soldiers, the complex routinely supports at least five NATO partners’ pilots.
新闻稿写道：“对于需要最新、高质量飞机模拟训练的北约伙伴来说，美国安斯巴赫驻军的斯托克兵营继续证明其价值：一个小型设施通过世界一流的训练产生战略影响。”
“For NATO partners requiring up-to-date, quality aircraft simulation training, USAG Ansbach’s Storck Barracks continues to prove its value: a small installation delivering strategic impact through world‑class training,” the release reads.