Dyess welcomes new 317th AG commander Published April 28, 2006 By Airman 1st Class Carolyn Viss 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The 317th Airlift Group welcomed a new commander in a change-of-command ceremony here Tuesday.Colonel Kevin ‘Moondog’ Jackson replaces Col. Paul Montgomery, who is moving on to be the vice wing commander at Yokota Air Base, Japan.Colonel Jackson was most recently Chief, War Fighting Division, Training and Exercises Directorate, Headquarters United States Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.Other recent assignments include Chief, North East Asia Exercise Branch, Operations Directorate, Headquarters USPC, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.Colonel Jackson is a graduate of the University of Southern Illinois at Edwardsville and received his commission via the AFROTC program in 1983.He is a dual-rated aviator, graduating from undergraduate navigator training in 1984 and undergraduate pilot training in 1988.He is a command pilot and flew more than 4,500 hours of flight time in C-130E aircraft. Colonel Jackson completed a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management from Webster University in 1998.He is a graduate of the Air Force Squadron Officer School, Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School, C-130 Weapons Instructor Course, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College.His decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Medal with one OLC, the Aerial Achievement Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, and the Combat Readiness Medal with three OLCs.