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US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kristin Delgado and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Davis, assigned to the 7th Munitions Squadron (MS), inspect 40mm Green Smoke Signal Flares during a Surge Exercise at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas (TX)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kristin Delgado and SENIO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command Scene Camera Operat... More

Airmen assigned to the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airmen assigned to the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airmen assigned to the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron watch a C-130J Super Hercules taxi on the tarmac at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 12, 2020. The 317th Airlift Wing sent Airmen on a commemorative d... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl., Hershel "Woody" Williams, received

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl., Hershel "Woody" Williams, received

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl., Hershel "Woody" Williams, received the Medal of Honor for his gallantry in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945. Williams fought for four hours through small-arms fire whi... More

Map of Abilene Army Air Field, 1942-1946 (U.S. Air

Map of Abilene Army Air Field, 1942-1946 (U.S. Air

Map of Abilene Army Air Field, 1942-1946 (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

A photograph of Capehart Family Housing at Dyess Air

A photograph of Capehart Family Housing at Dyess Air

A photograph of Capehart Family Housing at Dyess Air Force Base in 1956.

A U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. and a man inspect a piece

A U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. and a man inspect a piece

A U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. and a man inspect a piece of equipment. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

A US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer Bomber, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, takes off from Andersen AFB, Guam, in support of the 7th Air Expeditionary Wing's mission

A US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer Bomber, deployed from Dyess Air Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SRA Christina... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Cain, 346th Tactical

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Cain, 346th Tactical

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Cain, 346th Tactical Airlift Squadron, greets his wife, Deloris, son, James Jr., and daughters, Terry, and Deanne in 1968. Cain returned to Dyess after 83 days in Southeast Asia.... More

A C-130 unloads ground combat personnel in Southeast

A C-130 unloads ground combat personnel in Southeast

A C-130 unloads ground combat personnel in Southeast Asia. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Jackson Jr., B-52

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Jackson Jr., B-52

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Jackson Jr., B-52 Stratofortress aerial gunner for the 1969 Strategic Air Command Bomber Combat Competition crew, wins a stuffed dog for Jane Jackson, a Hardin-Simmons University ... More

Two U.S. Air Force secure jumping equipment on a child.

Two U.S. Air Force secure jumping equipment on a child.

Two U.S. Air Force secure jumping equipment on a child. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

U.S. Air Force Col. John Dean, Airlift Forces Element

U.S. Air Force Col. John Dean, Airlift Forces Element

U.S. Air Force Col. John Dean, Airlift Forces Element commander, inspects the loading of a C-130 prior to departing for an exercise. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

U.S. Air Force Sgt. Donald McHugh passes a flare to

U.S. Air Force Sgt. Donald McHugh passes a flare to

U.S. Air Force Sgt. Donald McHugh passes a flare to Staff Sgt. Robert Mulanax for relay to Sgt. William McElroy. The loadmasters, assigned to the 5th Air Commando Squadron, load flares and psychological warfare... More

U.S. Airman 1st Class Steve Trost, assigned to the

U.S. Airman 1st Class Steve Trost, assigned to the

U.S. Airman 1st Class Steve Trost, assigned to the 96th Civil Engineering Squadron pavement and grounds branch, routs cracks in one of the many Dyess roads. This operation is part of CES that helped them win be... More

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds air demonstration team

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds air demonstration team

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds air demonstration team fly in formation at the 4th Annual Dyess School Day, Nov. 15, 1970. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John Hammer performs

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John Hammer performs

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John Hammer performs an eddy current check on the skin of a KC-135 Stratotanker. The compact, lightweight eddy current machine induces a surface current into the metal and return... More

A mechanic assigned to the Military Airlift Command inspects avionics equipment aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft

A mechanic assigned to the Military Airlift Command inspects avionics ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public... More

An airman operates a cam channel flight recorder

An airman operates a cam channel flight recorder

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public... More

Doctors attend a patient in the emergency room at the US Air Force Hospital Dyess

Doctors attend a patient in the emergency room at the US Air Force Hos...

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A B-1B aircraft fuel cell dock under construction

A B-1B aircraft fuel cell dock under construction

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public... More

A dietitian cooks in the kitchen at the US Air Force Hospital Dyess

A dietitian cooks in the kitchen at the US Air Force Hospital Dyess

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public... More

A1C Douglas Handke removes the stabilizer actuator panel from the tail of a 96th Bomb Wing B-1B bomber aircraft as two other maintenance squadron members approach to assist

A1C Douglas Handke removes the stabilizer actuator panel from the tail...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

Offensive systems officer Captain (CPT) Lance E. Dickinson, 337th Bomber Squadron, pulls the engine covers from his B-1B aircraft during a drill

Offensive systems officer Captain (CPT) Lance E. Dickinson, 337th Bomb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

AMN Michael W. Napier, 28th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, consults a manual to diagnose a repair problem on a 96th Bomber Wing B-1B bomber aircraft as other maintenance personnel work on the aircraft

AMN Michael W. Napier, 28th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, consu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

A close-up view of the nose of a 96th Bomber Wing B-1B bomber aircraft

A close-up view of the nose of a 96th Bomber Wing B-1B bomber aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

An air-to-air right side view of a 337th Bomber Squadron B-1B aircraft in a steep vertical climb

An air-to-air right side view of a 337th Bomber Squadron B-1B aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

A 337th Bomber Squadron B-1B aircraft commander pushes the alert button on board during a drill.  This button will lower the hatch and activate the auxiliary propulsion unit (APU), preparing the aircraft for rapid takeoff

A 337th Bomber Squadron B-1B aircraft commander pushes the alert butto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Steven J. Belt, 96th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, inspects a B-1B aircraft engine augmentor

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Steven J. Belt, 96th Organizational Maintenan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

A right side view of a 337th Bomber Squadron B-1B aircraft, with its landing gear deployed, just after takeoff

A right side view of a 337th Bomber Squadron B-1B aircraft, with its l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

A front view of a 337th Bomber Squadron B-1B aircraft on the flight line as it prepares for takeoff

A front view of a 337th Bomber Squadron B-1B aircraft on the flight li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

A view of the cockpit aboard a B-1B aircraft

A view of the cockpit aboard a B-1B aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Relea... More

A1C Douglas Handke wears a safety harness as he hands bolts to another maintenance squadron member while removing the stabilizer actuator panel from a 96th Bomber Wing B-1B bomber aircraft

A1C Douglas Handke wears a safety harness as he hands bolts to another...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

Exhaust and cooling hoses are attached to a 96th Bomber Wing B-1B bomber aircraft as the plane sits in a maintenance hangar

Exhaust and cooling hoses are attached to a 96th Bomber Wing B-1B bomb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Douglas D. Handke, 28th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, removes a fuselage panel from a B-1B aircraft.  Handke is wearing a safety harness belt to prevent him from sliding off the aircraft's smooth surface

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Douglas D. Handke, 28th Organizational Mainte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

AIRMAN (AMN) Micheal W. Napier, 28th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, refers to a manual before inspecting a B-1B aircraft

AIRMAN (AMN) Micheal W. Napier, 28th Organizational Maintenance Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

Members of the 96th and 28th Organizational Maintenance Squadrons remove an engine cowling from a B-1B aircraft

Members of the 96th and 28th Organizational Maintenance Squadrons remo...

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A 337th Bomber Squadron B-1B aircraft takes off

A 337th Bomber Squadron B-1B aircraft takes off

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

Major (MAJ) James P. Robinson, instructor pilot, climbs aboard a 337th Bomber Squadron B-1B aircraft as Captain (CPT) Lance E. Dickinson, offensive systems officer, stands by during a drill.  Sergeant (SGT) Richard L. Kreutz, 96th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, prepares the ground communication cord

Major (MAJ) James P. Robinson, instructor pilot, climbs aboard a 337th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

A B-1B aircraft crew from the 337th Bomber Squadron scrambles to their aircraft during a drill

A B-1B aircraft crew from the 337th Bomber Squadron scrambles to their...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

A B-1B aircraft crew from the 337th Bomber Squadron scrambles to their aircraft during a drill

A B-1B aircraft crew from the 337th Bomber Squadron scrambles to their...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

A 337th Bomber Squadron B-1B aircraft accelerates on the runway before takeoff

A 337th Bomber Squadron B-1B aircraft accelerates on the runway before...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Releas... More

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron remove an inert AGM-69A short range attack missile (SRAM) from the bomb bay of a B-1B bomber aircraft

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron remove an inert AGM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Kit Thompson Release Status: Release... More

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron use a weapons loader to move an inert AGM-69A Short Range Attack Missile (SRAM) from underneath a B-1B bomber aircraft

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron use a weapons loade...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Kit Thompson Release Status: Re... More

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron inspect an inert AGM-69A short range attack missile (SRAM) after removing it from the bomb bay of a B-1B bomber aircraft

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron inspect an inert AG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Kit Thompson Release Status: Re... More

A B-1B bomber aircraft takes off on a night mission as the suns sets on the airfield

A B-1B bomber aircraft takes off on a night mission as the suns sets o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AIRMAN 1ST Class Jeff Trojahn Release Stat... More

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron roll a weapons loader into place beneath a B-1B bomber aircraft

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron roll a weapons load...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kit Thompson Release Status: Released... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Carolyn Ireland shows AIRMAN (AMN) Raul Salas how to check the inner-coolant loop in a B-1B bomber aircraft with an infared thermometer gun.  Both Airmen are from the Field Training Detachment

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Carolyn Ireland shows AIRMAN (AMN) Raul Salas ho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jeff Trojahn Release Status: Released ... More

Various hoses provide air conditioning, power and air for a maintenance crew servicing a B-1B bomber aircraft on the flight line.  Another B-1B is in flight in the background

Various hoses provide air conditioning, power and air for a maintenanc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kit Thompson Release Status: Released... More

SGT. Paul W. Harrison, 96th Organizational Maintenance Squadron crew chief, communicates with the pilot of a B-1B bomber aircraft before giving him the signal to taxi out and takeoff

SGT. Paul W. Harrison, 96th Organizational Maintenance Squadron crew c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Kit Thompson Release Status: Re... More

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron secure an AGM-69A short range attack missile (SRAM) to a trailer

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron secure an AGM-69A s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kit Thompson Release Status: Released... More

Wearing a chemical protective suit and M-17A1 field protective mask, SGT David Roca of the 32nd Combat Communications Squadron, 3rd Combat Communications Group (3rd CCG), takes aim with his M-16 rifle during a simulated attack. Elements of the 3rd CCG are operating at Dyess as part of a unit deployment exercise

Wearing a chemical protective suit and M-17A1 field protective mask, S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Released... More

Airmen from the 32nd Combat Communications Squadron, 3rd Combat Communications Group (3rd CCG), don their chemical protective masks and suits during a simulated attack. Elements of the 3rd CCG are operating at Dyess as part of a unit deployment exercise

Airmen from the 32nd Combat Communications Squadron, 3rd Combat Commun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Released... More

Weapon attachment points are revealed by the open doors of the bomb bay on a B-1B bomber

Weapon attachment points are revealed by the open doors of the bomb ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rob Bussard Release Status: Released ... More

Left side view of a B-1B bomber on the flight line

Left side view of a B-1B bomber on the flight line

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rob Bussard Release Status: Released ... More

Close-up of hard points on a B-1B bomber, suitable for attachment of a cruise missile

Close-up of hard points on a B-1B bomber, suitable for attachment of a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rob Bussard Release Status: Released ... More

An underside view of the bomb bay of a B-1B bomber, with doors open

An underside view of the bomb bay of a B-1B bomber, with doors open

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rob Bussard Release Status: Released ... More

A partial rear underside view of a B-1B bomber, showing the bomb bay doors closed

A partial rear underside view of a B-1B bomber, showing the bomb bay d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rob Bussard Release Status: Released ... More

Close-up of hard points on the underside of a B-1B bomber, suitable for attachment of a cruise missile

Close-up of hard points on the underside of a B-1B bomber, suitable fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Rob Bussard Release Status: Released... More

Weapon attachment points are revealed by the open doors of the bomb bay on a B-1B bomber

Weapon attachment points are revealed by the open doors of the bomb ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rob Bussard Release Status: Released ... More

A parachute opens over a pallet of equipment dropped from a C-130 Hercules aircraft as other pallets settle to the ground below. A total of 16 aircraft from the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing are participating in a mass airdrop exercise

A parachute opens over a pallet of equipment dropped from a C-130 Herc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Wimmer Release Status: Released to Pub... More

C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing begin lining up on the taxiway at the start of a mass airdrop exercise

C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing begin linin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Wimmer Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft begins to taxi off the apron at the start of a mass airdrop exercise

A 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft begins to taxi o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Blakely Release Status: Released to P... More

More than a dozen C-130 Hercules aircraft roll down a taxiway, heading to the runway for a minimum interval takeoff. A total of 16 aircraft from the 463rd TAW are participating in a mass airdrop exercise

More than a dozen C-130 Hercules aircraft roll down a taxiway, heading...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Wimmer Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Twelve C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing start up their engines after being loaded for a mass airdrop exercise

Twelve C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing star...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Blakely Release Status: Released to P... More

A view of the main gate of the base

A view of the main gate of the base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Blakely Release Status: Released to P... More

Twelve C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing feather their propellers as they sit at the edge of the runway before a minimum interval takeoff at the start of a mass airdrop exercise

Twelve C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing feat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Blakely Release Status: Released to P... More

An Air Force photographer, lower left, from the 1365th Audio Visual Squadron documents members of the 1ST Mobile Aerial Port Squadron pushing a pallet from a K-Loader onto the cargo ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The cargo is being loaded in preparation for a mass airdrop exercise

An Air Force photographer, lower left, from the 1365th Audio Visual Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public... More

Airmen move into the drop zone to recover pallets of equipment that were dropped by aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Squadron (463rd TAW). A total of 16 C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 463rd TAW are participating in a mass airdrop exercise

Airmen move into the drop zone to recover pallets of equipment that we...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Blakely Release Status: Released to P... More

Eighteen C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing turn onto the main runway in preparation for a minimum interval takeoff at the start of a mass airdrop exercise

Eighteen C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing tu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AIC Wimmer Release Status: Released to Pub... More

As a pallet of equipment drifts toward the drop zone, a second pallet is pulled from the cargo area of a C-130 Hercules aircraft. A total of 16 aircraft from the 463rd TAW are participating in a mass airdrop exercise

As a pallet of equipment drifts toward the drop zone, a second pallet ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Blakely Release Status: Released to P... More

Eighteen C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing begin to roll down the runway for a minimum interval takeoff at the start of a mass airdrop exercise

Eighteen C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing be...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Blakely Release Status: Released to P... More

A member of the 1ST Mobile Aerial Port Squadron uses hand signals to direct a K-Loader to the cargo ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Equipment is being loaded in preparation for a mass airdrop exercise

A member of the 1ST Mobile Aerial Port Squadron uses hand signals to d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Blakely Release Status: Released to P... More

Members of the 1ST Mobile Aerial Port Squadron push a pallet from a K-Loader onto the cargo ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The cargo is being loaded in preparation for a mass airdrop exercise

Members of the 1ST Mobile Aerial Port Squadron push a pallet from a K-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Blakely Release Status: Released to P... More

Sixteen C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing head for the drop zone as they depart for a mass airdrop exercise

Sixteen C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing hea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Blakely Release Status: Released to P... More

Two of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft participating in a mass airdrop exercise sit at the edge of the runway before a minimum interval takeoff at the start of a mass airdrop exercise

Two of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft partici...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Wimmer Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A member of the 1ST Mobile Aerial Port Squadron guides a K-Loader to the cargo ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Equipment is being loaded in preparation for a mass airdrop exercise

A member of the 1ST Mobile Aerial Port Squadron guides a K-Loader to t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Blakely Release Status: Released to P... More

Airmen from the Propulsion Branch of the 463rd Field Mainteance Squadron guide a propeller removed from a C-130 Hercules aircraft onto a rolling stand

Airmen from the Propulsion Branch of the 463rd Field Mainteance Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Blakely Release Status: Released to P... More

Five C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing (463rd TAW) warm up on the flight line before taxiing to the runway for a mass takeoff. A total of 16 aircraft from the 463rd TAW are participating in a mass airdrop exercise

Five C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing (463rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Wimmer Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A member of the 463rd Field Mainteance Squadron secures a clamp to the exhaust of a C-130 Hercules aircraft engine

A member of the 463rd Field Mainteance Squadron secures a clamp to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Blakely Release Status: Released to P... More

Two C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing get airborne as the remaining aircraft wait on the runway during a minimum interval takeoff at the start of a mass airdrop exercise

Two C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing get air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Blakely Release Status: Released to P... More

LGEN Richard A. Burpee, left, Commander, 15th Air Force, addresses some remarks to COL Albert D. Jensen, right, and COL William J. Ehrie, second from right, during the 96th Bombardment Wing (96th BMW) change of command ceremony. Ehrie is relieving Jensen as commander of the 96th BMW

LGEN Richard A. Burpee, left, Commander, 15th Air Force, addresses som...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Anaya Release Status: Released to Publ... More

LGEN Richard A. Burpee, left, Commander, 15th Air Force, passes the unit colors to COL William J. Ehrie during the 96th Bombardment Wing (96th BMW) change of command ceremony. Ehrie is relieving COL Albert D. Jensen, right, as commander of the 96th BMW

LGEN Richard A. Burpee, left, Commander, 15th Air Force, passes the un...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Anaya Release Status: Released to Publ... More

The co-pilot of a 96th Bombardment Wing (96th BMW) B-1B aircraft looks out a side window as the aircraft taxis off of the runway after arriving for exercise GIANT WARRIOR '90. The 96th BMW is based at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas

The co-pilot of a 96th Bombardment Wing (96th BMW) B-1B aircraft looks...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GIANT WARRIOR '90 Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

A shot of a section of the base after remodeling.

A shot of a section of the base after remodeling.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas(TX) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Lipor Release Status: Released to Public... More

US Congressmen sit in the web seating of a US C-130 "Hercules" Cargo plane. All are wearing desert camouflage BDUs. The only Congressman who is identifiable is Rhode Island Representative John F. Reed, second from left and has his head turned away from the camera. The C-130 crew is from the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. They flew the Congressmen to Baidoa, one of the primary feeding centers in Somalia. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

US Congressmen sit in the web seating of a US C-130 "Hercules" Cargo p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Pub... More

LT. GEN. Martin Ryan, left, 8th Air Force commander, COL. Doug Mang, 28th Bomb Wing commander, and LT. COL. Clinton Woods, 96th Civil Engineering Squadron commander, examine one of the largest places of wreckage from the crash site of a B-1B bomber aircraft from Dyess Air Force Base. EXACT DATE SHOT UNKNOWN

LT. GEN. Martin Ryan, left, 8th Air Force commander, COL. Doug Mang, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Van Horn State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. M. Rowan Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Medium Close-up of the left side set of wheels and landing gear on a US Air Force C-130 Hercules. A1C Scott Musgrove, right, a C-130 crew chief assigned to the 772nd Airlift Squadron, 463rd Airlift Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, inserts air into a tire that he just changes on the aircraft. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Medium Close-up of the left side set of wheels and landing gear on a U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT H. Deffner Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A member of 772nd Maintenance Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, holds the tip of a C-130 Hercules propeller blade as he helps guide the prop, that is being carried by a forklift, across the flight line. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A member of 772nd Maintenance Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mombasa International Airport Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Release... More

Left side rear view of a C-130 Hercules sitting on the tarmac at Moi International Airport, Mombasa, Kenya. Three members of the 772nd Airlift Squadron, 463rd, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, do maintenance checks after changing a tire on the aircraft. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Left side rear view of a C-130 Hercules sitting on the tarmac at Moi I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mombasa International Airport Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT H. Deffner Release Status:... More

Shot across the flight line at Mogadishu Airport at the opened rear entrance on a Russian An-124 Condor cargo plane from the Aviation Industrial Complex, Ulyanovsk. The Russian aircraft arrived at Mogadishu Airport carrying a load for the Brown and Root Services Cooperation, a US Government Contractor. The cargo is being unloaded with the assistance of the 1ST Mobile Aerial Port Squadron (MAPS), Dyess Air Force Base, Texas and the 2nd MAPS, Little Rock Air Force Base, Little Rock, Arkansas. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Shot across the flight line at Mogadishu Airport at the opened rear en...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lemuel Casillas Release Status: Rele... More

Medium shot of the left side fuselage on a C-130 Hercules. Three members of the 772nd Airlift Squadron, 463rd, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, do maintenance checks after changing a tire on the aircraft. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Medium shot of the left side fuselage on a C-130 Hercules. Three membe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT H. Deffner Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Low angle shot looking up at two members of 772nd Maintenance Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, remove the propeller on the right wing's inboard engine of a US Air Force C-130 Hercules on the tarmac of Mombasa International Airport, Kenya. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Low angle shot looking up at two members of 772nd Maintenance Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mombasa International Airport Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Release... More

Shot from a low angle up at members of the Aerial Port Squadrons from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas and Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, unloading medical supplies from the left side entrance of a KC-135 Stratotanker's cargo bay. The supplies were off loaded at Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Kenya and transferred to US Air Force C-130s (not shown) for delivery into Somalia. This is part of Operation Provide Relief, which is in direction support of Operation Restore Hope

Shot from a low angle up at members of the Aerial Port Squadrons from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPEPROVIDE RELIEF Base: Mombasa International Airport Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kimberly Yeary... More

LT. COL. Dan Darnell, commander of the Thunderbirds flight demonstration team, administers the enlistment oath to nineteen enlistees as part of the Air Force Delayed Enlistment Program. The ceremony is taking place on the flight line in front of the Thunderbirds' F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft prior to an air show

LT. COL. Dan Darnell, commander of the Thunderbirds flight demonstrati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Johnny Cantrell Release Status: Releas... More

A KC-135 air refueler crew from the 917th Air Refueling Squadron (ARFS) flies its last flight out of Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The 917th ARFS inactivated from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas on 30 June 1994 and moved to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas

A KC-135 air refueler crew from the 917th Air Refueling Squadron (ARFS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Troy J. Selby Release Status: Released... More

LT. COL. Paul Sowada, Commander 917th Air Refueling Squadron (ARFS), stands on the flight line in a flight suit, giving a farewell address to the members of Dyess Air Force Base. The inactivation of the 917th ARFS, which occurred 30 June 1994, transferred Dyess Air Force Base KC-135 Stratotankers to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas

LT. COL. Paul Sowada, Commander 917th Air Refueling Squadron (ARFS), s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Troy J. Selby Release Status: Released... More

The new 7th Wing Shield is displayed on a brick wall at the front gate. The change, which occurred 1 Oct 93, involved the deactivation of the 96th Wing and the 463rd Wing to create the new 7th Wing

The new 7th Wing Shield is displayed on a brick wall at the front gate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Troy J. Selby Release Status: Released... More

The new 7th Wing Shield is displayed on a brick wall at the front gate. This shield replaces the 96th Wing and the 463rd Wing shields which were both deactivated in order to form the new 7th Wing. The front gate clearly shows this change and Dyess' commitment to the community of Abilene, Texas

The new 7th Wing Shield is displayed on a brick wall at the front gate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Troy J. Selby Release Status: Released... More

C-130's stand by at MacDill AFB FL. (Tampa Bay is in the background). These are active duty C-130s from Little Rock Air Force Base 314th Airlift Wing; Dyess Air Force Base 7th Airlift Wing and Pope Air Force Base 23rd Airlift Wing. Exact Date Shot Unknown

C-130's stand by at MacDill AFB FL. (Tampa Bay is in the background). ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Paul McKenna, of the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas, helps Cuban passengers fasten their seat belts as they prepare for their flight to Miami, Fla

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Paul McKenna, of the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Vince Jones Release Status: Released to Pub... More

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