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5th Air Force

Balikatan 25: 317th AW delivers varsity airlift to the Indo-Pacific

A C-130J Super Hercules equipped with external fuel tanks, assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, leaves for a Max Endurance Operation enroute to support Exercise Balikatan 25 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 17, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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Balikatan 25: 317th AW delivers varsity airlift to the Indo-Pacific

Airmen with the 317th Airlift Wing prepare for a Max Endurance Operation outside a C-130J Super Hercules equipped with external fuel tanks enroute to support Exercise Balikatan 25 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 17, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Caleb Schellenberg)

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Balikatan 25: 317th AW delivers varsity airlift to the Indo-Pacific

Airmen with the 317th Airlift Wing perform engine maintenance on a C-130J Super Hercules in preparation for a Max Endurance Operation enroute to support Exercise Balikatan 25 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 17, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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Balikatan 25: 317th AW delivers varsity airlift to the Indo-Pacific

Airmen with the 317th Airlift Wing prepare for a Max Endurance Operation enroute to support Exercise Balikatan 25 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 17, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Caleb Schellenberg)

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Balikatan 25: 317th AW delivers varsity airlift to the Indo-Pacific

Pilots with the 39th Airlift Squadron step to a C-130J Super Hercules equipped with external fuel tanks ahead of a Max Endurance Operation enroute to support Exercise Balikatan 25 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 17, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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Balikatan 25: 317th AW delivers varsity airlift to the Indo-Pacific

A C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, equipped with external fuel tanks prepares to takeoff for a Max Endurance Operation enroute to support Exercise Balikatan 25 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 17, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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Balikatan 25: 317th AW delivers varsity airlift to the Indo-Pacific

A C-130J Super Hercules equipped with external fuel tanks, assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, leaves for a Max Endurance Operation enroute to support Exercise Balikatan 25 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 17, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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Balikatan 25: 317th AW delivers varsity airlift to the Indo-Pacific

A pilot with the 39th Airlift Squadron uses an electronic flight bag as he prepares for a Max Endurance Operation enroute to support Exercise Balikatan 25 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 17, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Caleb Schellenberg)

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Balikatan 25: 317th AW delivers varsity airlift to the Indo-Pacific

A C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, equipped with external fuel tanks prepares to takeoff for a Max Endurance Operation enroute to support Exercise Balikatan 25 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 17, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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Balikatan 25: 317th AW delivers varsity airlift to the Indo-Pacific

Airmen with the 39th Airlift Squadron prepare for a Max Endurance Operation enroute to support Exercise Balikatan 25, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 17, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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Balikatan 25: 317th AW delivers varsity airlift to the Indo-Pacific

Published April 22, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell
7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

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