Following the completion of the first Maximum Endurance Operation with external fuel tanks, the 317th Airlift Wing continues to showcase tactical airlift capabilities for operating across vast distances and into remote islands during its two-week exercise, Hazard Spear.
Within the last six months, three NCOs from the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron have exemplified the Air Force’s mission command initiative by serving as a team lead during off-base exercises, a position typically reserved for company grade officers and SNCOs.