18th AF leadership visits Dyess Airmen

Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, 18th Air Force commander and Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, 18th AF command chief, talks with Airmen within the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron during a visit to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 10, 2022. The leadership team received an in-depth brief on how the maintainers have used the Air Force Repair Enhancement Program to improve their capabilities to maintain the C-130J Super Hercules. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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18th AF leadership visits Dyess Airmen

Airman 1st Class Dustin Johnson, 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron propulsion journeyman, shows Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, how to properly drain oil out of the engine at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 10, 2022. The C-130J aircraft is capable of being rapidly reconfigured for various types of cargo such as palletized equipment, floor-loaded material, airdrop platforms, container delivery system bundles, vehicles, and personnel or conduct aeromedical evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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18th AF leadership visits Dyess Airmen

Staff Sgt. Dawson Thomason, 317th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation craftsman, left, talks to Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, middle, and Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, 18th AF command chief, right, about C-130J Super Hercules guide and track shoes at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 10, 2022. The guide and track shoes help the main landing gear move up and down. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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18th AF leadership visits Dyess Airmen

Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, is shown by Senior Airman Gumercindo Holmes, 317th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel system apprentice, how to tighten center cell bolts on an aircraft auxiliary tank training wing for an onboard jump door at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 10, 2022. Bibb visited Dyess AFB to gain a better understanding of the C-130J Super Hercules mission and role in supporting the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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18th AF leadership visits Dyess Airmen

Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, left, and Senior Airman Gumercindo Holmes, 317th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel system apprentice, put on triple layer gor-tex coveralls prior to entering an aircraft auxiliary tank training wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 10, 2022. As the 18th AF commander, Maj. Gen. Bibb helps ensure readiness and sustainment of approximately 36,000 active duty, Air Force Reserve and civilian Airmen at 12 wings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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18th AF leadership visits Dyess Airmen

2nd Lt. Jessica Nagle, 317th Operations Support Squadron intelligence officer, left, and Capt. Shawn Riley, 40th Airlift Squadron chief of tactics, right brief Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, 18th Air Force commander and Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, 18th AF command chief, on the 317th Airlift Wing’s full spectrum readiness training at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 10, 2022. During their visit, the 18th AF leadership team also received briefings on the Agile Combat Employment evolution, the 317th AW’s aircrew members development program and the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s Air Force Generation posturing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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18th AF leadership visits Dyess Airmen

Published Feb. 11, 2022
By Staff Sgt. David Owsianka
7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

Dyess Air Force Base, Texas -- Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, 18th Air Force commander and Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, 18th AF command chief, talks with Airmen within the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron during a visit to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 10, 2022. The leadership team received an in-depth brief on how the maintainers have used the Air Force Repair Enhancement Program to improve their capabilities to maintain the C-130J Super Hercules. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)