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Dyess, Little Rock conduct largest formation flight in C-130J history
Jul 16, 2020 - The C-130 community rewrote history July 14, successfully piloting the largest formation flight ever of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft in support of a Joint Forcible Entry exercise over Dyess Air Force Base and Big Bend, Texas. [Read more...]
317th ISO: keeping the C-130s ready
Jan 18, 2019 - A car requires regular tune-ups and inspections to ensure that the vehicle is running correctly. The C-130J Super Hercules follow a similar cycle, requiring regular inspection and maintenance so that they don't have issues during a mission. [Read more...]
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PACAF and AMC Provide Airlift for Vigilant Ace 18
Dec 06, 2017 - In preparation for exercise Vigilant Ace 18, three U.S. Air Force Bases: Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dyess AFB, TX, and Little Rock AFB, AR, came together to provide airlift support for the annual exercise, Vigilant Ace 18. [Read more...]
317th AW prepares for tomorrow’s fight
Oct 27, 2017 - After 26 years of combat operations, the Air Force continues to answer the nation’s call. As adversaries change and evolve, Mobility Airmen not only continue to respond to today’s fight, but also improve readiness for tomorrow’s potential threats. [Read more...]
317th Airlift Wing vital to Hurricane Irma relief efforts
Sep 28, 2017 - Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing have been supporting Hurricane Irma relief efforts since it began its destructive path through the Caribbean. The storm made direct hits on Barbuda, St. Barthélemy, St. Martin, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands, and raked the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain. [Read more...]
774th EAS conducts first combat airdrop in two-and-a-half years
Aug 30, 2017 - Months of planning and weeks of preparing culminates to an airdrop lasting a few seconds. While the time and effort that goes into planning a combat airdrop may seem long for something that lasts less than a minute, for the ground troops, the equipment they received will have a lasting impact. [Read more...]
317th Airlift Wing activation: Another historic milestone
Jul 07, 2017 - Dyess witnessed a historic moment Thursday when the 317th Airlift Group was deactivated and then reactivated as the 317th Airlift Wing under a new wing commander, Col. David Owens. [Read more...]
Dyess Airmen participate in Exercise JADE HELM 2017
May 11, 2017 - Airmen assigned to the 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 39th Airlift Squadron participated in a joint exercise on May 2 to 5. [Read more...]
774th EAS aircrew deploys, flies together
Mar 09, 2017 - Aboard a C-130J Hercules, loadmasters in the cargo bay and pilots up in the flight deck perform their pre-flight tasks with practiced ease. [Read more...]
Dyess airmen return home from deployment
Jan 26, 2017 - More than 50 Airmen along with four C-130J Super Hercules' assigned to the 317th Airlift Group and 7th Bomb Wing returned to Dyess after a four month deployment Jan. 18-21. [Read more...]
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