• Dyess program builds relationships with local businesses

    The 7th Contracting Squadron hosted its second annual Air Force Small Business Outreach Program event Aug. 20, 2014, at the Dyess Event Center here. The Small Business Outreach Program is designed to educate local businesses on potential opportunities for them to participate in acquisitions at

  • Changes to academic degree and developmental education expectations

    Air Force officials announced actions designed to set clear expectations, restore Airmen's time and refocus officer promotions on job performance.The Air Force has addressed long-standing perceptions that to be promoted, officers must complete an advanced academic degree, and those officers selected

  • Joint EOD training at Dyess

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams from Dyess Air Force Base and Fort Hood, Texas, trained here Aug. 11-12 to increase knowledge and experience for home station and deployment operations.During two days of training, Airmen from the 7th Civil Engineer Squadron EOD flight worked alongside U.S. Army

  • Thursdays with the Chief: Meet Senior Airman Ryan White

    Senior Airman Ryan White, 7th Component Maintenance Squadron support technician, shadowed the 7th Bomb Wing command chief as part of the "Thursdays with Chief" program.The program helps Airmen understand the big Air Force picture and allows them behind closed doors to experience first-hand the work

  • Teach the Chief: Meet Airman 1st Class Caitlynn White

    Airman 1st Class Caitlynn White, 7th Force Support Squadron force management technician, was shadowed by the 7th Bomb Wing command chief as part of the "Teach the Chief" program.This program was implemented for senior leaders to gain first-hand experience and knowledge about what enlisted members

  • Attention Team Dyess: Change to Visitor Control Center hours

    In a continuing effort to better serve the needs of Team Dyess, the 7th Security Forces Squadron is modifying the hours of operation for the Visitor Control Center.  Effective Aug. 18, the Visitor Control Center and Pass and ID will have new full service hours. The new hours will be Monday through

  • Dyess brings free movies back to the big screen

    The Dyess base theater opened its doors Aug. 8, for the first playing of a movie here in nearly two years. The movie theater closed in 2012 when the Army and Air Force Exchange Service reformatted their movies in such a way that it was no longer fiscally feasible for AAFES to fund a projector. It

  • Remembering Lou Murray

    The Dyess honorary commander program is designed to help Abilene business and civic leaders gain a more complete understanding of the day-to-day operations of Dyess Air Force Base. By understanding the operations tempo and functions of the Airmen assigned here, honorary commanders are able to