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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Malcolm Mercado, 317th Airlift Group loadmaster, rigs a Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) during training Feb. 22, 2012, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. JPADS is an airdrop system that uses Global Positioning Satellite, steerable parachutes and an onboard computer to steer loads to a designated point of impact on a drop zone – similar joint direct attack munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/Released)

317th AG conducts first JPADS training

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Malcolm Mercado, 317th Airlift Group loadmaster, rigs a Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) during training Feb. 22, 2012, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. JPADS is an airdrop system that uses Global Positioning Satellite, steerable parachutes and an onboard computer to steer loads to a designated point of impact on a drop zone – similar joint direct attack munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/Released)

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Members of the 40th Airlift Squadron line up to walk through the flight line entry control point at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 6, 2017. The 40th AS will be replacing the 39th AS in Afghanistan to continue conducting tactical airlift missions. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Guerrero)

Members of the 40th Airlift Squadron step onto the flight line at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 6, 2017. 40th AS Airmen were sent to Afghanistan to maintain combat-delivery and airlift capabilities for U.S and coalition forces in the region. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Guerrero)

A C-130J Super Hercules takes off from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 6, 2017. The 40th Airlift Squadron will be supporting combat missions throughout their area of responsibility in Aghanistan, Iraq, and the Arabian Gulf. They will be relieving the 39th AS who has been there since January. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Guerrero)

Members of the 40th Airlift Squadron wait next to the flight line before deploying at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 6, 2017. The 40th AS deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Resolute Support. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Guerrero)

Members of the 40th Airlift Squadron say their farewells to fellow aircrew members at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 6, 2017. As well air drops, the 317th Airlift Group, 40th and 39th Airlift Squadrons can be ready at a moment’s notice to provide humanitarian aid and aeromedical evacuations. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Guerrero)

Members of the 40th Airlift Squadron load into a C-130J Super Hercules at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 6, 2017. Members of the 39th Airlift Squadron will be replaced by the incoming members of the 40th AS in Afghanistan. The 317th Airlift group currently supports missions around the globe to include Germany, Djibouti, and Afghanistan. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Guerrero)

A C-130J Super Hercules taxis on the flight line on Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 6, 2017. Three C-130Js took off throughout the day to transport members of the 40th Airlift Squadron to Afghanistan where they will be deployed for four months and will relieve the 39th Airlift Squadron. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Guerrero)

A B1-B Lancer takes off at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 11, 2017. The B1-B Lancer has been in the U.S. Air Force arsenal for over 30 years and has virtually unlimited global reach with refueling, the highest speed at Mach 1.2, and heaviest payload at 75,000 pounds, of any other U.S. bomber. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Guerrero)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kevin Minnick, 489th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, communicates with pilots inside a B1-B Lancer at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 11, 2017. Crew chiefs are responsible for preparing the aircraft for takeoff and basic maintenance should something happen before flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Guerrero)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Anh-Hu Nguyen, 7th Operations Support Squadron, co-pilots a B1-B Lancer at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 11, 2017. The B1-B Lancer, also nicknamed the “Bone”, has a crew of four members; a pilot, co-pilot, offensive weapons officer and a defensive weapons officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Guerrero)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Peter Catsuliz, 345th Bomb Squadron and Capt. Anh-Hu Nguyen, 7th Operations Support Squadron, run through pre-flight checklists at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 11, 2017. Pre-flight checklists ensure the safety of both the aircraft and the crew before flight and must be strictly adhered to. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Guerrero)

A U.S. Air Force B1-B Lancer takes off at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 11, 2017. These highly versatile, multi-mission weapon system platforms support missions all over the globe to include performing the Continuous Bomber Presence mission in the Pacific theater and drug interdiction operations for U.S. Southern Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kylee Thomas)

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