The Abilene Trophy is awarded annually to the community in

Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the U.S. Air Force. It is headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, east of St. Louis, Missouri. Air Mobility Command was established on 1 June 1992, and was formed from elements ...

that is most supportive of its local Air Force Base. 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 and Jones Counties in Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the state of Texas. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statis ...

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 ad ...

. (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 The 317th Airlift Wing (317 AW) is a United States Air Force unit, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Assigned to Air Mobility Command (AMC) Eighteenth Air Force, the 317 AW operates as a tenant unit at Dyess AFB, an installation under t ...

; however, the host unit for Dyess AFB, the 7th Bomb Wing, is under the

Air Force Global Strike Command Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. AFGSC provides combat-ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global stri ...

, 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 - http://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 - http://www.amc.af.mil/news/story.asp?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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