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Dyess kids step into the world of deployment

Children of Dyess Airmen wait to tour a C-130J during Operation Dyess Kids Sept. 27, 2013, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The purpose of Operation Dyess Kids was to help children understand why parents deploy and what they go through during a deployment, as well as to encourage parent-child communication. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylsee Wisseman/Released)

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39th AS makes first J-model deployment

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Brock, left, 39th Airlift Squadron commander, receives final words of encouragement from Col. Jeffrey Brown, 317th Airlift Group commander, Sept. 3, 2013, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The 39th Airlift Group recently deployed more than 180 Airmen in support of U.S. Central Command missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylsee Wisseman)

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39th AS makes first J-model deployment

A C-130 J-model from the 317th Airlift Group takes off Sept. 3, 2013, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Members of the 39th Airlift Squadron recently deployed in support of U.S. Central Command. This is the first deployment that has had a complete fleet of C-130 J-model aircraft from the 317th AG. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylsee Wisseman)

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39th AS makes first J-model deployment

One last U.S. Air Force Airman boards a C-130 J-model before take-off Sept. 3, 2013, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The 39th Airlift Group recently deployed in support of U.S. Central Command missions. While deployed, Airmen will support theater commander’s requirements with combat-delivery capability through tactical airland and airdrop operations as well as humanitarian efforts and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylsee Wisseman)

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From boots on the ground to wings in the air

Previously assigned to the 86th Contingency Response Group, U.S. Air Force Capt. Frank Zientek, 317th Airlift Group, was one of 20 Air Force paratroopers who jumped with 1,000 troops into Iraq’s northern front on March 26, 2003. His mission was to secure the perimeter of Bashur Airfield while setting-up a base defense operations center. (Courtesy photo)

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From boots on the ground to wings in the air

During his career as an enlisted Airman, U.S. Air Force Capt. Frank Zientek, 317th Airlift Group, served as a parachute instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Throughout this special duty assignment, Zientek was afforded the opportunity to parachute into multiple football and baseball games, airshows, as well as the Preakness horse race. (Courtesy photo)

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From boots on the ground to wings in the air

Prior to commissioning as an Air Force officer, U.S. Air Force Capt. Frank Zientek, 317th Airlift Group, served as a security forces Airmen. During that time, he was selected to become a Phoenix Raven, which is a specially trained security forces member that conducts missions that deal with protecting Air Force assets and personnel at austere airfields around the globe. (Courtesy photo)

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From boots on the ground to wings in the air

At the age of 26, U.S. Air Force Capt. Frank Zientek, 317th Airlift Group, began his studies toward receiving his officer’s commission in January 2005. He continued with minimal breaks for two-and-a-half years, doubling up on classes as he hunted Internet access at remote places around the world. Zientek now serves as a C-130 pilot and has flown multiple combat sorties in both Afghanistan and Iraq. (Courtesy photo)

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Challenge accepted

(From left to right) U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Scott Thompson, Col. Jeffrey Brown, Senior Airman Sean Hopkins and Staff Sgt. Joshua Obena pose for a group photo Sept. 6, 2013, at the Global Reach for America hangar on Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Col. Brown, 317th Airlift Group commander, spent time working with Hopkins after losing a physical training challenge he offered up to his entire group. Brown stated that any Airman who beat him in a run, he would do their job for two hours. Hopkins ran his mile-and-a-half in 8:17, while Brown finished with an 8:51. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shannon Hall/Released)

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Challenge accepted

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sean Hopkins, right, works under the wing of a C-130J with Col. Jeffrey Brown, 317th Airlift Group commander, Sept. 6, 2013, at the Global Reach for America hangar on Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Hopkins is a repair and reclamation journeyman on the C-130’s at the 317th Maintenance Squadron. He spent two hours working alongside Brown, showing him how to rig main landing gear track shoes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shannon Hall/Released)

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Challenge accepted

U.S. Air Force Col. Jeffrey Brown, 317th Airlift Group commander, sits under a wing on a C-130J Sept. 6, 2013, at the Global Reach for America hangar on Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Brown advised his group that if anyone could beat him in a run, he would do their job for two hours. Senior Airman Sean Hopkins, 317th Maintenance Squadron, took him up on that challenge and ran his mile-and-a-half in an 8:17, while the Brown finished with an 8:51. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shannon Hall/Released)

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317th AG deploys in support of AFRICOM

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ramon Granados, 39th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks on as a C-130J turns on its engines Aug. 10, 2013, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. With this being the first 317th Airlift Group deployment supporting U.S. Africa Command in several years, leadership at the 39th AS views the trip as a learning and growing opportunity they wouldn’t have at other locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Peter Thompson/Released)

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317th AG deploys in support of AFRICOM

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ramon Granados, 39th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks on as a C-130J turns on its engines Aug. 10, 2013, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. This is the first time in more than two years that the 317th Airlift Group has supported U.S. Africa Command. Most recently, in early 2011, the group provided one of their first C-130Js in support of operations in North Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Peter Thompson/Released)

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317th AG deploys in support of AFRICOM

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mark Hancock, 317th Operation Support Squadron, prepares a C-130J for take-off Aug. 10, 2013, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. More than 2 Dyess Airmen will be integrating with units from the 37th Airlift Squadron of Ramstein Air Base, to stand in alert postures and prepare for any taskings U.S. Africa Command might have. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Peter Thompson/Released)

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317th AG deploys in support of AFRICOM

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John Aguilar Porrata-Doria, 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals a C-130J Aug. 10, 2013, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. 317th Airlift Group C-130Js, aircrews and maintainers recently departed from Dyess Air Force Base, to support U.S. Africa Command at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Peter Thompson/Released)

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317th AG deploys in support of AFRICOM

A C-130J takes off Aug. 10, 2013, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The 39th Airlift Squadron was only given a few months notice for their deployment to U.S. Africa Command, however, even with short notice, they were able to gear training towards broadening their focus to single and multiple formations with numerous mission capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Peter Thompson/Released)

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317th AG deploys in support of AFRICOM

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ramon Granados, 39th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, center, looks over an aircraft checklist Aug. 10, 2013, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. 317th Airlift Group C-130Js, aircrews and maintainers recently departed from Dyess Air Force Base, to support U.S. Africa Command at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Peter Thompson/Released)

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New 317th AG commander

U.S. Air Force Col. Jeffery S. Brown, 317th Airlift Group commander, speaks to the audience Aug. 5, 2013, during a change of command ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Brown is the new commander of the group, which is home to the 39th and 40th Airlift Squadrons and the largest C-130J fleet in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Damon Kasberg/Released)

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Accepting command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, 18th Air Force commander, presents Col. Jeffery S. Brown, 317th Airlift Group (AG) commander, with the group guideon Aug. 5, 2013, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The passing of the guideon represents Brown’s acceptance of command over the 317th AG. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Damon Kasberg/Released)

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Relieving command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, 18th Air Force commander, relieves Col. Walter Ward, 317th Airlift Group (AG) commander, of command of the 317th AG during a change of command ceremony Aug. 5, 2013, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Damon Kasberg/Released)

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