• Team Dyess units compete in 2015 Global Strike Challenge

    The 9th Bomb Squadron, 7th Operation Support Squadron, 28th Bomb Squadron and 7th Maintenance Group participated in the fifth annual Global Strike Challenge here July and August 2015.GSC brings units together across the Air Force in a competition to boost morale, promote unit cohesiveness and

  • Arnold Gate Construction

    Arnold Gate will be getting some TLC starting August 31. The asphalt from the off-base traffic light to the Visitor Control Center will be replaced, and while vehicle access will be maintained, expect delays coming into and leaving base. The construction is slated to be completed by the beginning of

  • How GPS changed airdrops

    When thinking of the Global Position System, satellites orbiting the earth may come to mind; but at Dyess, the 317th Airlift Group is using GPS to enhance the accuracy of airdrops."The term JPADS basically encompasses precision airdrops," said Capt. James Morris, 40th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super

  • Force Support Squadron plans big changes

    The 7th Force Support Squadron at Dyess is planning to implement several changes to the Hangar Commons, the Dyess Fitness Center, Mesquite Grove, the base theater and Legends Café scheduled to begin this month.With the intention of creating an upgraded event center, the Commons is scheduled to

  • Delaware Gate Hours

    With the start of school right around the corner, the 7th Security Forces Squadron will be opening the Delaware Gate for pedestrian access to Dyess Elementary. The hours will be Mon-Fri: 7:10-8:30 a.m./2:30-3:30 p.m. On Aug. 20 the gate will be open for back to school night from 5-7 p.m.

  • New program replaces Evaluations Management System

    The U.S. Air Force implemented the new program, Virtual Personnel Center, for processing evaluations that went live on June 30. This system replaced the use of Evaluations Management System and Case Management System.The vPC program is an electronic dashboard within the MyPers website that allows

  • Dyess Motorcycle Rodeo

    A motorcycle safety rodeo took place at Dyess Air Force Base July 1, 2015, in the parking lot of the Base Exchange.The event was a joint effort between Dyess, the Green Knights and officers from the Abilene Police Department to raise awareness on motorcycle safety and safe handling techniques.The

  • Dyess holds first Big Country Innovation Challenge

    Team Dyess held its first Big Country Innovation Challenge at the 317th Airlift Group auditorium here, June 26.The challenge promoted the development of new ideas or concepts to improve operations at Dyess and across the Air Force. Nine ideas from 13 competitors were illustrated through a web-based

  • Summer of five transitions encourages innovation

    What if, instead of muting and storing your cell phone during a commander's call, you took it out of your pocket and began typing and texting in plain sight?At a commander's call hosted by Col. Michael Bob Starr, 7th Bomb Wing commander, that's exactly what happened.Starr invited Airmen of all ranks

  • EOD Range Active

    EOD will be conducting live demolition training on the range between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on 2 July, 2015.For questions, please contact EOD at (325) 696-4109.