Tapestry to support 7th Army Training Command
Tapestry Solutions has been awarded a contract worth up to $58 million to provide mission command training support services to the 7th Army Training Command of the US Army, the company announced on 23 May. The contract has a one-year base period and four option years.
The 7th Army Training Command provides realistic, tailor-made training solutions to US, NATO and partner nations in overseas locations throughout Europe and Africa.
Under the terms of the contract, Tapestry will continue to support live, virtual and constructive training exercises at the Joint Multinational Simulation Center (JMSC) in Grafenwoehr, Germany; its satellites in Kaiserslautern, Germany and Vicenza, Italy; and the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. Theater Security Cooperation exercises throughout NATO will also be supported.
Tapestry has provided support to the US and allied training exercises throughout Europe under the JMSC Battle Simulation Training contract since 2011. The company designs, plans and conducts computer-based simulations to prepare commanders and their staff for full-spectrum military operations. This includes all levels of training from unit-level to joint and multinational exercises in classroom and force-on-force environments.
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