The 39th Airlift Squadron is a United States Air Force unit based at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The unit flies the Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules. It is primarily tasked to transport cargo and personnel, and where circumstances require, airdrop them. It traces its history to 1942 and fought in the Pacific during the Second World War.
C-130s from the squadron and the Air National Guard taxi at Dyess AFB
Image: 39 Airlift Sq
Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of downtown Abilene, Texas, and 150 miles (240 km) west of Fort Worth, Texas.
Dyess Air Force Base
Main gate entrance sign
7th Bomb Wing Headquarters
Abilene Army Airfield, mid-1940s.