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Photo essay: Dyess C-130 maintainers on the job

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  • By Airman 1st Class Jonathan Stefanko
  • 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --  In the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess AFB, maintenance Airmen from the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron keep the group's fleet of C-130 Hercules aircraft ready for any mission they may be called to do.

In addition to the 317th AMXS, the 317th AG is comprised of the 39th and 40th Airlift Squadrons, 317th Maintenance Squadron, 317th Operations Support Squadron and the 317th Maintenance Operations Squadron, according to the Dyess AFB Web site. The group comes under the operational control of 18th Air Force and Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

The Web site also states the "317th AMXS supports the nation's warfighting capability by performing flight line maintenance on 33 assigned C-130 aircraft, valued at more than $1 billion, accomplishing global reach missions. Personnel, spanning nine Air Force specialties, provide all aspects of flight line maintenance including dedicated crew chiefs who bear responsibility for the health of their aircraft."

The C-130 is also one of the Air Force's oldest airlifters still in operation today, AMC facts show. With new versions such as the C-130J Super Hercules, the airframe's capability to support tactical and other varied airlift missions is a key component to the U.S. military's global mobility mission.