A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, prepares to board evacuated Afghans at Dulles International Airport, Virginia, Sep. 6, 2021. Members out of Dyess made multiple lifts around the Continental United States in support of Operation Allies Welcome, a national effort led by the Department of Homeland Security to transport vulnerable Afghan evacuees around the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Reilly McGuire)