BY JOHN CROPLEY, The Daily Gazette

GLENVILLE, N.Y. — The 109th Airlift Wing is getting a full-motion flight simulator that will allow air crews to practice arctic flight operations in Glenville rather than Greenland.

It’s a major upgrade in training capabilities for the unit, and one that will make Stratton Air National Guard Base a destination for crews that fly the four-engine C-130 cargo plane.

Its benefit will extend to the community, wing commander Col. Christian Sander said, with a small bump in the workforce at the base and increased bookings at area hotels.

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