40th Airlift Squadron returns home from CENTCOM deployment

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 40th Airlift Squadron returns from a deployment at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 5, 2025. The homecoming reunites the 317th Airlift Wing for the first time in 12 months following a staggered deployment cycle. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Caleb Schellenberg)

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40th Airlift Squadron returns home from CENTCOM deployment

Friends and family members await the return of deployed Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 5, 2025. While deployed, the 40th Airlift Squadron played a critical role in supporting global mobility missions, flying the C-130J Super Hercules in support of joint operations, tactical airlift, and humanitarian efforts. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Caleb Schellenberg)

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40th Airlift Squadron returns home from CENTCOM deployment

Dyess Airmen reunite with their families after returning home from a deployment at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 5, 2025. Operating on a staggered schedule, Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing have been deployed non-stop for the last 12 months to the Middle East, while concurrently executing border support missions and Indo-Pacific high-end exercises. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Caleb Schellenberg)

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40th Airlift Squadron returns home from CENTCOM deployment

Family and friends await the return of deployed Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 5, 2025.The airlift wing has operated on a staggered schedule, deploying one of its two airlift squadrons at a time for the past year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman William Neal)

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40th Airlift Squadron returns home from CENTCOM deployment

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing embraces his family after returning from a deployment at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 5, 2025. While deployed, the 40th Airlift Squadron played a critical role in supporting global mobility missions, flying the C-130J Super Hercules in support of joint operations, tactical airlift, and humanitarian efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman William Neal)

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40th Airlift Squadron returns home from CENTCOM deployment

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing embraces his family after returning home from deployment at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 5, 2025. Operating on a staggered schedule, Airmen from the 317th AW have been deployed non-stop for the last 12 months to the Middle East, while concurrently executing border support missions and Indo-Pacific high-end exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman William Neal)

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40th Airlift Squadron returns home from CENTCOM deployment

Published Sept. 10, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Caleb Schellenberg
7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --