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40th Airlift Squadron heads downrange, supports USAFRICOM

40th AS heads downrange, supports USAFRICOM

Airmen from the 40th Airlift Squadron prepare to load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules prior to departing for a deployment to Djibouti, Africa, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 7, 2019. While home-based training helps prepare for deployments and other missions, the deployments help the Airmen become familiar working with various types of equipment in different locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

40th AS heads downrange, supports USAFRICOM

Senior Airman Michael Borg, 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshal’s a C-130J Super Hercules as the aircrew taxis on the flightline at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 7, 2019. In preparation for the deployment to Djibouti, Africa, the 317th Operations Group generated training sorties similar to the missions they will complete at their deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

40th AS heads downrange, supports USAFRICOM

A C-130J Super Hercules from the 40th Airlift Squadron soars through the skies as it heads for a deployment to Djibouti, Africa, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 7, 2019. The Airmen will provide supplies and equipment to the deployed service members while also transporting personnel to various locations throughout the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

40th AS heads downrange, supports USAFRICOM

Airmen from the 40th Airlift Squadron wait to send off their fellow service members as they prepare to depart for a deployment to Djibouti, Africa, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 7, 2019. In preparation for the deployment, the 317th Operations Group generated training sorties similar to the missions they will complete in the deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

40th AS heads downrange, supports USAFRICOM

Airmen from the 40th Airlift Squadron sit inside of a C-130J Super Hercules prior to departing for a deployment to Djibouti, Africa, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 7, 2019. The Airmen will provide supplies and equipment to the deployed service members while also transporting personnel to various locations throughout the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

Dyess Air Force Base, Texas -- Airmen from the 40th Airlift Squadron prepare to load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules prior to departing for a deployment to Djibouti, Africa, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 7, 2019. While home-based training helps prepare for deployments and other missions, the deployments help the Airmen become familiar working with various types of equipment in different locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)