Units
The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing (7 BW) of the Air Combat Command (ACC), which was activated on October 1, 1993. The 7 BW performs combat training with the Boeing B-1B Lancer bomber and is the Air Force's premier operational B-1B unit with 36 aircraft.
The 7 BW consists of the following groups:
- 7th Operations Group (Tail Code: "DY")
- Responsible for executing global conventional bombing directed by proper command authority. It is the Air Force's largest B-1 operations group comprising 36 B-1s.
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- 28th Bomb Squadron (B-1B) (Blue/White Chex tail stripe)
- 9th Bomb Squadron (B-1B) (Black tail stripe)
- 7th Operations Support Squadron
- 436th Training Squadron
- 7th Mission Support Group
- 7th Maintenance Group
- 7th Medical Group
The 317th Airlift Group (317 AG), an Air Mobility Command (AMC) tenant unit, performs Lockheed C-130 Hercules airlift operations with 33 C-130H1s. The unit is transitioning to new Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, with the first 2 of 28 delivered.
The 317th AG consists of the following squadrons:
- 39th Airlift Squadron "Trail Blazers" (C-130H) ("Dyess" Red tail stripe)
- 40th Airlift Squadron "Screaming Eagles" (C-130H/J) ("Dyess" Blue tail stripe)
- 317th Maintenance Squadron
- 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 317th Maintenance Operations Squadron
- 317th Operations Support Squadron
Dyess AFB is also home to several tenant units, including Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) Detachment 222.
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