The Abilene Trophy is awarded annually to the community in

Air Mobility Command The Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, U.S. Air Force. It is headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, east of St. Louis, Missouri, ...

that is most supportive of its local

Air Force Base An airbase (stylised air base in American English), sometimes referred to as a military airbase, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base, is an aerodrome or airport used as a mi ...

. Formally known as the Air Mobility Command Community Support Award, it has been awarded since its establishment in 1998. The award's sponsor is the

Abilene, Texas Abilene ( ) is a city in Taylor County, Texas, Taylor and Jones County, Texas, Jones counties, Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan ar ...

Chamber of Commerce A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to a ...

. (Abilene is home to

Dyess Air Force Base Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located about southwest of downtown Abilene, Texas, and west of Fort Worth, Texas. The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing assigned to the Global Strike Command Ei ...

, which has an AMC contingent, the 317th Airlift Group; however, the host unit for Dyess AFB, the

7th Bomb Wing The 7th Bomb Wing (7 BW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Global Strike Command Eighth Air Force. It is stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, where it is also the host unit. The 7 BW is one of only two B-1B Lancer stra ...

, is under the

Air Force Global Strike Command The Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is a List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. AFGSC provides combat-ready fo ...

, and thus Dyess AFB and its host community of Abilene would not be eligible for an award sponsored by its host city.)

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''Abilene Chamber of Commerce''
;Notes 1. Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce Wins Abilene Trophy - https://www.18af.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1166863/wichita-metro-chamber-of-commerce-wins-abilene-trophy/ 2. Dover wins Abilene Trophy - https://web.archive.org/web/20110719083801/http://www.amc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123141566 3. Charleston community wins Abilene Trophy for base support - https://web.archive.org/web/20110719083902/http://www.amc.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123092761 4. Abilene delivery - https://web.archive.org/web/20110719083931/http://www.amc.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?id=123054434 5. Little Rock AFB Community Council wins Abilene Trophy - https://web.archive.org/web/20100612042127/http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123199441 6. St. Louis Region captures Abilene Trophy - https://www.amc.af.mil/news/story?id=123339823{{dead link, date=October 2016 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes 7. Spokane awarded Air Mobility Command Abilene Trophy 2013 - https://web.archive.org/web/20140514212848/http://www.amc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123410066 Awards established in 1998 Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force 1998 establishments in the United States

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