From left to right, Chief Master Sgt. Joshua Swanger, 317th Airlift Wing command chief; Col. Rhett Boldenow, 317th AW commander; 33rd District of Texas Rep. Marc Veasey; Col. Brandon Parker, 7th Bomb Wing commander; and Chief Master Sgt. Trevor James, 7th Maintenance Group superintendent, gather in front of a C-130J Super Hercules on the flightline at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 29, 2018. Dyess leadership gave Veasey a tour of a C-130 and a B-1B Lancer. The representative visited to become oriented with the missions of the two wings at Dyess. Veasey serves on the House Armed Services Committee, which is a group that’s instrumental to the decision on the annual defense authorization act, which authorizes defense budget. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman River Bruce)