• Ride safely... ride smartly...

    With the Critical Days of Summer campaign in full swing, motorcycle and driving safety is a major focus throughout the Air Force. Every year families are devastated because of loved ones who die in motorcycle accidents. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic

  • Base housing is officially privatized

    Balfour Beatty Communities (BBC) has assumed responsibility of Dyess Base Housing as of June 6 and proposes to begin housing upgrades and construction of community amenities by Sept. 8.BBC will construct a community center with pool, fitness room, business center, outdoor center, gazebo with large

  • Dyess Airmen clean up Kirby Lake

    More than 30 Dyess Airmen volunteered part of their weekend to help rid Kirby Lake's banks of trash and debris.Tech. Sgt. Judah Davis, 7th Component Maintenance Squadron, led and organized the lake clean-up June 14 in conjunction with the Keep Abilene Beautiful organization. "For whatever reason,

  • 317th AG makes history with 21-ship formation

    The 317th Airlift Group and several other C-130 units launched 21 aircraft in support of a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise (JFE) June 21, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.The 21-ship formation, of both the C-130H Legacy and C-130J Super Hercules models from eight Air Force installations, traveled

  • 7th SFS rolls through base housing this summer

    If you happen to drive through base housing or be sitting on your porch enjoying a cold beverage and notice police riding around on bikes, they aren't just out for a leisurely stroll. Bike patrol season is upon us.Although it typically runs through the summer months, from Memorial to Labor Day, this

  • 317th AG supports JFE, JAATT

    The 317th Airlift Group transported nearly 1,500 soldiers and more than 57,000 pounds of equipment from June 6-8, 2014, while supporting a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise and Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training at Fort Bragg, N.C.   The exercises were a combined effort with the 82nd

  • Water safety is a matter of life or death

    Team Dyess lost one of their own to a kayaking accident on June 2, 2012.Airman 1st Class Miguel Villasenor, 7th Security Forces Squadron, drowned when his kayak overturned about 150 yards from shore at Lake Fort Phantom Hill in Abilene, Tx. Villasenor was only 26 years old."Words can't describe the

  • Attention Team Dyess

    Attention Team Dyess - Due to a malfunction of the outbound tiger teeth at the Arnold Gate, some vehicles may have experienced damage to their tires while exiting the installation. The malfunction has been addressed and please rest assured the teeth are safe to drive over. The safety and security of