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  • Premiere airlift group responds to hurricane relief need

    The final two 317th Airlift Group C-130 and their crew members returned Sept. 15 after flying in support of Hurricane Ike relief efforts across Texas.All together, starting early in the morning, seven Dyess crews flew 21 sorties in response to this crisis. They moved 98 passengers, 12 of which were

  • Mission Support Group enables Airmen to deploy

    Editor's note: this is the second of a four-part series on each of the 7th Bomb Wing groups and their roles in the upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection. While jets are taking off from the runway here and abroad, six squadrons in the 7th Mission Support Group are working together to support the

  • Dyess Airmen present professional image

    In keeping with Air Force policy, Dyess Airmen are required to wear a combination of the blues uniform on Mondays, as of Sept. 8. Dyess is implementing the wear of blues in accordance with a letter dated Sept. 4 from Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, who discussed the issue with

  • Cookie Bus deliveries boost Dyess Airmen's morale

    It may be back-to-school time, but it wasn't the normal big yellow bus that put smiles on the faces of Dyess Airmen Sept. 6-7 as they toiled day and night over the weekend during the Operational Readiness Exercise. Known as the "Cookie Bus," the blue step van has been running from facility to

  • Safety 'paramount' to a successful exercise, inspection

    Working long shifts in the hot sun during the Operational Readiness Exercises and upcoming inspection can take a toll on Airmen, and in order to successfully deploy jets and personnel, Airmen must use good operational risk management. Safety practices that should be implemented at all times include

  • Makin' it move: Air Terminal Ops Airmen get cargo to the AOR

    Working late into the night, the sergeant knew cargo he prepared would help with the Global War on Terror. It must be thoroughly prepared and inspected, and his vigilance could make or break the success of a sortie. He's part of Air Terminal Operations, an elite group of 12 who have the final say on

  • ‘Is this stuff still good?’ - Food-product dating made easy

    Understanding how food-product dating works might not be a subject you've lost any sleep over. But, if you're a typical consumer, it has probably been a source of confusion that's resulted in some perfectly good food being thrown in the garbage or poured down the drain. Many consumers incorrectly

  • 317th AG helps evacuate residents, patients in hurricane's path

    As most Dyess Airmen enjoyed a four-day weekend in celebration of Labor Day, much of the 317th Airlift Group was busy preparing to send airplanes and aircrews to the Gulf Coast to help evacuate residents in the path of Hurricane Gustav. Four Dyess C-130s and aircrews eventually were sent early