• Dyess receives first-of-its kind $26 million C-130J simulator

    The 317th Airlift Group held a dedication ceremony for a new $26 million C-130J simulator here April 22.Dyess is the first installation to receive this modern C-130J simulator with Vital-10 technology. Vital-10 is an advanced visual display package with a higher resolution and a more realistic

  • Earth: the only place to live in our solar system...so keep it clean!

    April 22 marks the observance of Earth Day and the Air Force has campaigned to take action with the theme, "Conserve Today, Secure Tomorrow" with a focus on sustainability. There are several ways to keep Dyess and the Big Country clean not just for Earth day, but every day.Conserve today:· Run your

  • Easter comes early to Dyess

    Each year the Dyess Youth Center hosts an Easter Egg Hunt for military children. Click here to see photos from this years event. 

  • B-1B Lancer software upgrade will ensure future warfighting capabilities

    In order to keep the B-1B Lancer's capabilities ready to operate now and well into the fast-paced integrated battlefield of the future, the 419th Flight Test Squadron began testing Sustainment Block 16A software upgrades here April 1.The SB 16A software is a fielding configuration sofware that will

  • Dietary supplements: the bad and the ugly

    The Food and Drug Administration has found nearly 300 fraudulent products promoted mainly for weight loss, sexual enhancement and bodybuilding, often represented as being "all natural". According to the FDA website, they have received numerous reports of harm associated with the use of these

  • Dyess Airmen participate in SAPR stand-down day

    On April 14, Dyess Airmen participated in a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response stand-down day.During this down day, Airmen were required to attend large group events, as well as a small group event.For the large group event, a commander's call was held by Col. Steven Beasley, 7th Bomb Wing vice

  • Abilene presents 49th Annual World's Largest Barbecue

    The Abilene Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee held the 49th Annual World's Largest Barbecue April 12, at the Abilene Civic Center.Each year the MAC sponsors the barbecue to thank and recognize all servicemembers in the Big Country area. "We recognize when servicemembers deploy, there

  • Message from the 7th BW Commander

    Team Dyess,Many of you have questions regarding the recent closure of the Dyess Fitness Center's indoor pool. The bottom line is that Air Force Instructions (AFIs) require lifeguards at all swimming pools, but as part of the budget cuts we have taken to our morale, welfare and recreation services,

  • Link 16: The B-1B’s future link to the battle field

    During a speech in 1989, former President Ronald Regan discussed his thoughts on the Soviet Union's philosophies of the time and said, "Information is the oxygen of the modern age... it seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified, booby-trapped borders. Breezes of

  • 7th MDG enhances awareness of public health

    The week of April 7-13 marks National Public Health Week here and the 7th Medical Group Public Health Office is celebrating by showcasing what Public Health does for Team Dyess."National Public Health Week is an observation that was started by the American Public Health Association to recognize how