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317th Airlift Wing enhances training with VR systems

A virtual reality headset hangs in the foreground as Staff Sgt. Christopher Clinton, 317th Maintenance Group virtual reality development noncommissioned officer in charge, supervises a training session at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 23, 2020. Historically, these instructors would have 25-30 students on one aircraft attempting to train on multiple systems. With VR training, maintenance Airmen are familiar with procedures before ever attempting on a real-world aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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317th Airlift Wing enhances training with VR systems

Staff Sgt. Christopher Clinton, 317th Maintenance Group virtual reality development noncommissioned officer in charge, observes Airmen during a training session at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 23, 2020. The 317th MXG is actively working with technology contractors to enable the VR program to reveal maintenance training trends across C-130J locations like Dyess, Little Rock, Ramstein, and Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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317th Airlift Wing enhances training with VR systems

Airman Kenneth Fantauzzi, 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs maintenance tasks in a virtual reality environment at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 23, 2020. The 317th Maintenance Group seeks to save money and increase retention among maintainers through the more efficient training processes virtual reality labs create. In the VR lab, maintenance Airmen can learn in a distraction-free, climate-controlled environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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317th Airlift Wing enhances training with VR systems

Instructors from the 317th Maintenance Group train students in the Virtual Reality Lab at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 23, 2020. By learning in the VR lab first, new C-130 aircraft maintainers are more familiar with maintenance processes when they arrive at a real-world aircraft for hands-on training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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317th Airlift Wing enhances training with VR systems

Airman 1st Class Christian Terrazas, 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, uses a virtual reality headset during a training session at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 23, 2020. Currently, the 317th Maintenance Group’s Virtual Reality Lab instructors can guide C-130 aircraft maintainers through wheel, tire, and brake change procedures, auxiliary power unit (APU) operations, and power-on procedures, all in a virtual environment. The 317th MXG hopes to expand the virtual reality training to include other scenarios and operations in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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317th Airlift Wing enhances training with VR systems

Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rewkowski, 317th Maintenance Group electronic and environmental instructor, provides feedback during a student’s virtual reality training session at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 23, 2020. According to the 317th MXG, one benefit of virtual training is the stress and distraction-free environment of the VR lab. Students can train without the concerns of breaking aircraft parts or impacting aircraft availability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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317th Airlift Wing enhances training with VR systems

Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rewkowski, 317th Maintenance Group electronic and environmental instructor, monitors a student’s virtual reality training session at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 23, 2020. According to the VR lab’s instructors, typically only one real-world C-130J Super Hercules aircraft is available at a time for hands-on maintenance training; the VR lab creates what is essentially 16 aircraft for Airmen to conduct training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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317th Airlift Wing enhances training with VR systems

Staff Sgt. Christopher Clinton, 317th Maintenance Group virtual reality development noncommissioned officer in charge, observes Airmen during a training session at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 23, 2020. In 2018, the 317th MXG began researching how to use VR systems to enhance training for maintenance Airmen. Now, the maintenance group has used the VR lab to successfully train about 60 students for 20 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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317th Airlift Wing receives newest C-130J Super Hercules

A brand new C-130J Super Hercules idles on the flightline at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 12, 2017. The new aircraft, which has been received as a part of fleet-wide redistribution across Air Mobility Command, will replace an older aircraft, which will then be transferred to Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. David Miller)

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317th Airlift Wing receives newest C-130J Super Hercules

The newest C-130J Super Hercules arrives on the flightline at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 12, 2017. The aircraft, which was built and produced by Lockheed Martin, is the most recent C-130J aircraft off of the production line and is now officially a part of the 317 Airlift Wing fleet. (U.S Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Katherine Miller)

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317th Airlift Wing supports Navy Parachute Team

The U.S. Navy Parachute Team “Leap Frogs” complete a demonstration in Texas, Feb. 10, 2023. The Navy Parachute Team began in 1969 when Navy SEALs and Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) members volunteered at weekend air shows. The team was officially commissioned the Leap Frogs in 1974 by the Chief of Naval Operations with the mission to demonstrate Navy excellence throughout the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emma Anderson)

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317th Airlift Wing supports Navy Parachute Team

The U.S. Navy Parachute Team “Leap Frogs” complete a demonstration in Texas, Feb. 10, 2023. The Navy Parachute Team is made up of active-duty Navy SEALs , Special Warfare Combat Crewmen (SWCC), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians, Navy Divers (ND) and support personnel. The Navy Parachute Team began in 1969 when Navy SEALs and Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) members volunteered at weekend air shows. The team was officially commissioned the Leap Frogs in 1974 by the Chief of Naval Operations with the mission to demonstrate Navy excellence throughout the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emma Anderson)

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317th Airlift Wing supports Navy Parachute Team

A U.S. Navy Parachute Team member completes a demonstration in Texas, Feb. 10, 2023. The 317th Airlift Wing provided airlift support to the team, completing key training objectives and demonstrating joint interoperability. The Navy Parachute Team began in 1969 when Navy SEALs and Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) members volunteered at weekend air shows. The team was officially commissioned the Leap Frogs in 1974 by the Chief of Naval Operations with the mission to demonstrate Navy excellence throughout the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emma Anderson)

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317th Airlift Wing supports Navy Parachute Team

The U.S. Navy Parachute Team “Leap Frogs” complete a demonstration in Texas, Feb. 10, 2023. The Navy Parachute Team is made up of active-duty Navy SEALs , Special Warfare Combat Crewmen (SWCC), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians, Navy Divers (ND) and support personnel. The Navy Parachute Team began in 1969 when Navy SEALs and Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) members volunteered at weekend air shows. The team was officially commissioned the Leap Frogs in 1974 by the Chief of Naval Operations with the mission to demonstrate Navy excellence throughout the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emma Anderson)

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317th Airlift Wing supports Navy Parachute Team

A U.S. Navy Parachute Team member looks out of a C-130J Super Hercules in Texas, Feb. 10, 2023. The 317th Airlift Wing provided airlift support to the team, completing key training objectives and demonstrating joint interoperability. The Navy Parachute Team began in 1969 when Navy SEALs and Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) members volunteered at weekend air shows. The team was officially commissioned the Leap Frogs in 1974 by the Chief of Naval Operations with the mission to demonstrate Navy excellence throughout the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emma Anderson)

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317th Airlift Wing supports US Southern Command exercise

A forklift deposits one of five pallets of food on a truck for delivery to Tradewinds 2018 exercise participants in the Bahamas, June 5, 2018. Approximately 1,700 people from 20 countries participated in this exercise, which aims to improve key security-mission areas through the equal exchange of knowledge and expertise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Timothy Fritz)

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317th Airlift Wing supports US Southern Command exercise

Servicemembers of the U.S. Air Force and Army stand under a C-130J Super Hercules in the Bahamas, June 5, 2018. Six Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing participated in Tradewinds 2018, a U.S. Southern Command combined and joint exercise, conducted in three phases, that tests the response and readiness of allied forces in the event of a catastrophe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Timothy Fritz)

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317th Airlift Wing Vice Commander, command photo

Col. Michael Fellona, 317th Airlift Wing Vice Commander, command photo

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317th Airlift Wing vital to Hurricane Irma relief efforts

Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing have been supporting Hurricane Irma relief efforts since its destructive path through the Caribbean beginning Sept. 6. The storm made direct hits on Barbuda, St. Barthélemy, St. Martin, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands, and raked the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. David Miller)

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317th Airlift Wing vital to Hurricane Irma relief efforts

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chad Hurt, 39th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, escorts U.S. Marines off of a C-130J Super Hercules at St. Martin, Sept. 14, 2017. Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing departed Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on Sept. 13 and arrived at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras to pick up needed supplies and U.S. Marines supporting Joint Task Force –Leeward Islands were transported to provide humanitarian aid in support of U.S. Agency for International Development - Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. David Miller)

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