Dyess welcomes 18th Air Force leadership

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles Bolton, 18th Air Force commander, receives a Lethal Expeditionary Airman Development course immersion at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 2, 2025. The 317th Airlift Wing’s LEAD course rapidly develops maintenance Airmen with the Agile Combat Employment objectives necessary to operate in contested, degraded, and operationally limited environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Caleb Schellenberg)

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Dyess welcomes 18th Air Force leadership

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles Bolton, 18th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Blount, 18th AF command chief, speak with Airmen assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing during an immersion visit breakfast at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 2, 2025. The 18th AF command team spent the day meeting Airmen and touring various facilities to get a firsthand look at how the 317th AW is at the leading edge of tactical airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Caleb Schellenberg)

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Dyess welcomes 18th Air Force leadership

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles Bolton, 18th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Blount, 18th AF command chief, pose for a photo with Airmen assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing after an immersion visit breakfast at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 2, 2025. The 18th AF command team spent the day meeting Airmen and touring various facilities to get a firsthand look at how the 317th AW is at the leading edge of tactical airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Caleb Schellenberg)

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Dyess welcomes 18th Air Force leadership

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charlie Bolton, 18th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Blount, 18th AF command chief, attend a briefing alongside 317th Airlift Wing leadership at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 2, 2025. The 18th AF command team spent the day meeting Airmen and touring various facilities across the installation to observe how the 317th AW is at the leading edge of tactical airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Caleb Schellenberg)

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Dyess welcomes 18th Air Force leadership

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles Bolton, 18th Air Force commander, receives a briefing from Capt. Allyson Swift, 317th OSS Wing Tactics Chief, in the cockpit of a C-130J Super Hercules at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 2, 2025. The 18th AF command team spent the day meeting Airmen and touring various facilities across the installation to observe how the 317th AW is at the leading edge of tactical airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Caleb Schellenberg)

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Dyess welcomes 18th Air Force leadership

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles Bolton, 18th Air Force commander, receives a maintenance mission and infrastructure tour from Maj. Cheyenne Clement, 317th Maintenance Squadron commander, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 2, 2025. The 18th AF command team spent the day meeting Airmen and touring various facilities across the installation to observe how the 317th Airlift Wing is at the leading edge of tactical airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Caleb Schellenberg)

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Dyess welcomes 18th Air Force leadership

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles Bolton, 18th Air Force commander, coins Senior Airman Christian Foster, 317th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuels systems journeyman, during an immersion at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 2, 2025. The 18th AF command team took the opportunity to recognize superior performers for their contributions to generate and employ tactical combat airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Caleb Schellenberg)

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Dyess welcomes 18th Air Force leadership

Published April 11, 2025
By Airman Caleb Schellenberg
7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --