• Dyess dental clinic named 2014 Medium Dental Clinic OTY

    The dental clinic at the 7th Aerospace Medicine Squadron here, has been recognized as the 2014 Air Force Medical Service Medium Dental Clinic of the Year.Dental clinics have a large impact on the Air Force mission that is often over looked as simply taking care of someone's smile."Our job is to

  • 1st Quarter 2015 NJPs

    The military justice system is designed to support commanders in maintaining good order and discipline in their units and to ensure mission accomplishment. Two important aspects of the military justice system are courts-martial and nonjudicial punishment under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of

  • Thunderbird No. 1 makes a Cooper homecoming

    With a loud, "Good morning, Cougs!" greeting from the leader of the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Team, Thunderbird No. 1 was welcomed home with the applause of a few hundred students from Cooper High School in Abilene, Texas, May 1.The commander of the Thunderbirds, Lt. Col. Chris Hammond,

  • 317th AG participates in multinational CJOAX 15-01

    Members of the 317th Airlift Group from Dyess Air Force Base, flew to Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C., April 7, to participate in Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01.The exercise takes place multiple times each year to certify the Air Force and Army's ability to deploy strategic

  • CMSAF: ‘Each Airman is a part of our family’

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody visited Dyess Air Force Base alongside his wife, retired Chief Master Sgt. Athena Cody, to personally thank the Airmen of Team Dyess and their families for the sacrifices they make to serve in the Air Force."I look at each and every one of you as part

  • Celebrating 30 years: Retired colonel remembers arrival of first B-1B

    "There's a love affair between the Abilene and Dyess community," said retired Col. Morton Langholtz as he reflected on the impact of the B-1B Lancer since its Abilene homecoming in 1985. This year marks the 30th anniversary of what Abilene called, The Evolution of Strategic Aviation.Langholtz, the

  • Dyess to partner with Taylor County Sheriff's Office for base beautification

    The second of eight proposals initiated under the Air Force Community Partnership process piloted by Dyess and local civic leaders in recent months will be implemented on April 6, when the inmates from the Taylor County Detention Center will be seen on the installation performing base beautification