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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sara Jo Danis, 18th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, explains an air refueling operation to Maudie Taylor, May 2, 2019. Taylor, one of several local influencers at Dyess Air Force Base, was taking part in a civic leader tour to Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The tour allowed the civic leaders to see several important facets of the Air Force mission, including an air refueling of a B-52 Stratofortress, an Air Force research laboratory tour, and a medical demonstration aboard a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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Civic leaders from Dyess Air Force Base tour a C-17 Globemaster III at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 2, 2019. They were taking part in a civic leader tour sponsored by the 307th Bomb Wing and hosted by the 445th Airlift Wing. The tours give local influencers the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the Air Force mission and share that knowledge with other local civilian leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Adam Willis, 445th Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Brian McClanahan, 489th Bomb Group commander, speak with Tyler Sitzes at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 2, 2019. Sitzes was one of several local civilian influencers from Abiline, Texas taking part in a civic leader tour to learn more about the 445th AW and its mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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Civic leaders from Dyess Air Force Base view inactive missiles staged at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, May 2, 2019. During the two-day tour, the group was able to visit multiple locations, including the museum, several units within the 445th Airlift Wing and an Air Force research laboratory. Civic leader tours provide the opportunity for local civilian influencers to gain a broader understanding of the Air Force mission outside their local bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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Life vests lay in stacks as civic leaders from Dyess Air Force Base listen to a presentation about aircrew flight equipment at the 445th Airlift Wing, May 1, 2019 at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. They learned more about the important role aircrew flight equipment plays in completing sorties and saving lives. The group visited multiple areas within the 445th AW to learn more about Air Force operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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Leadership from the 445th Airlift Wing greet civic leaders from Dyess Air Force Base upon their arrival at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, May 1, 2019. The Dyess AFB contingent took part in a two-day civic leader tour to learn more about Air Force operations at other bases. The civic leaders and share that information with other local civilian influencers in and around Abilene, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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Mindi Nagy listens in on the conversation of a KC-135 Stratotanker crew on the way to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 1, 2019. Nagy was one of dozens of civic leaders from Dyess AFB taking part in a tour to learn more about the Air Force mission. The civic leader tour was organized by the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB and hosted by the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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A civic leader from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas takes a photograph from the boom operator station on a KC-135 Stratotanker, May 1, 2019. Dozens of civic leaders traveled to Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio to learn more about the Air Force Reserve mission. During the two-day event, they were able to visit multiple sites on the base, including the 445th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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Dyess AFB civic leaders head for Ohio

Published May 6, 2019
By Master Sgt. Ted Daigle
307th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

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