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Dyess AFB C-130J Jet Black Lithograph

Dyess AFB C-130J Jet Black Lithograph art.

Dyess Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Abilene, Texas. The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing (7 BW) assigned to the Global Strike Command Eighth Air Force. – The 317th Airlift Group (317 AG), an Air Mobility Command (AMC) tenant unit, performs C-130J Super Hercules airlift missions with 28 aircraft assigned. The 317th Airlift Group is now the largest C-130J unit in the world. The 317th AG consists of the following squadrons:

  • 39th Airlift Squadron “Trail Blazers” (C-130J) (“Dyess” Texas State Flag tail stripe)
  • 40th Airlift Squadron “Screaming Eagles” (C-130J) (“Dyess” Texas State Flag tail stripe)
  • 317th Maintenance Squadron
  • 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
  • 317th Maintenance Operations Squadron (inactivated June 2013)
  • 317th Operations Support Squadron

Dyess AFB is also home to several tenant units, including Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) Detachment 222.