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  • Work at Dyess preps REDHORSE team for deployment

    The 823rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers arrived here Sept. 24 to begin runway construction, saving Dyess money and providing them critical skills, training for forward-deployed locations including Iraq and Afghanistan. This itinerant unit deploys on regular

  • Dyess personnel support the CFC burger burn

    For the second year in a row, Dyess personnel showed their support and generosity at the Combined Federal Campaign burger burn Oct. 18 by donating $23,504 to local and international charities. The burger burn is the annual kick off of the CFC, a fundraising event that normally spans a six-week

  • 317th AG members return from another deployment

    Approximately 200 members of the 39th Airlift Squadron and 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron returned from Southwest Asia Oct. 20, just a week after the 40th Airlift Squadron deployed 200 Airmen to the area of responsibility. The 39th AS and 317th AMXS are part of the 317th Airlift Group, whose

  • Holiday Deadlines Rapidly Approaching for Troop Support

    While the holidays may still seem far away, Americans hoping to show their support to deployed troops must be aware of some rapidly approaching deadlines. According to the Military Postal Service Agency (MPSA), mail going parcel post must be sent by Nov. 14 while first class mail must be sent by

  • C130s to the rescue

    The 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron has a storied history, dating back to the early 1940s whose legacy lives on through vital airlift of passenger and cargo while providing aeromedical evacuation operations throughout Southwest Asia. "Our primary mission is providing intra-theater airlift

  • Troop Carrier Group gains today from yesterday’s hazards

    The 317th Airlift Group commander presentd more than 20 World War II Jungle Skippers with the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign and Bronze Star Medals in St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 5 to for actions they performed in 1944. Colonel Kevin Jackson said the opportunity to spend time with the men who sacrificed so much

  • 317th AG deploys

    Family, friends and fellow Airmen bid farewell to more than 200 317th Airlift Group Airmen before they deployed to Southwest Asia Oct. 12. As members of one of the most frequently deployed units in the Air Force, the Airmen and their family members are intimately familiar with the challenges and

  • Herks don't need no runways

    At 6:41 PM Sept. 24, a C-130 made history by taking off from Runway 16L at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. But Dyess doesn't have a parallel runway accessible from the ramp, so how did a Herc take off from "runway 16L?" In March, Air Combat Command made the decision to resurface Dyess' main runway and

  • New Employment Site Empowers Potential Job Candidates

    Applying for a job with the Department of Defense's oldest and largest exchange service is now easier than ever before thanks to an expanded, online career center. With opportunities in retail, food service, procurement, information systems and more, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's (AAFES')