317th Airlift Wing
| 317th Airlift Wing | |
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A C-130 Hercules from the 317th Airlift Group prepares to take off from Bagram Air Base in support of Operation Enduring Freedom | |
| Active |
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| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Airlift |
| Part of | Air Mobility Command 18th Air Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Dyess Air Force Base |
| Motto | "I Gain By Hazard" |
| Equipment | C-130 Hercules |
| Decorations | Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col. James G. Young |
| Vice commander | Col. Steven P. Wick |
| Command Chief | CCM Arthur J. Williams IV |
| Insignia | |
| 317th Airlift Group emblem | |
The 317th Airlift Wing is a United States Air Force unit, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Assigned to Air Mobility Command (AMC) Eighteenth Air Force, the wing is a tenant unit at Dyess Air Force Base, an installation under the control of the 7th Bomb Wing of the Air Force Global Strike Command.
Previously designated the 317th Airlift Group, the unit was redesignated as a wing on 6 July 2017.
The 317th is an airlift organization, flying the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules. Since December 2003, the 317th has been in a continuously deployed status in support of the global war on terrorism, with elements being deployed into combat areas. It has been engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, as well as supporting other air expeditionary units around the world.