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Dec. 16, 2021
WAPS Test Changes

Starting with the 22E6 and E5 promotion testing cycles, the Air Force will begin using Situational Judgment Test questions as part of the Promotion Fitness Examination (PFE).
Dec. 16, 2021
Focus On the 7th Munitions Squadron (7MUNS)

Since Sept. 11, 2001, most people that served in the military thought that a bomb maker was a bad guy. But not all bomb makers are bad guys. There are 232 good guy bomb makers supporting the 7th Bomb Wing mission on Dyess AFB, Texas, working in a facility located on aptly named, Ammo Road.
Dec. 9, 2021
Global Strike Challenge '21 announces 'Best of the Best'

Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2021 at the multi-month competition’s capstone event Dec. 8, here.Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile operations and maintenance, helicopter operations and
Dec. 3, 2021
Dyess AFB Command Chief Responds to Outdated “Five Air Force Bases You Want to Avoid” Task and Purpose Article

On Nov. 24, 2021 the news outlet Task and Purpose re-released a commentary written by Sarah Sicard titled, “5 Air Force Bases You Want to Avoid” originally published in March of 2016. In the article, Dyess AFB was listed at the top of the page as the worst base in the United States Air Force. This
Dec. 2, 2021
Dyess Airmen take on Mosaic Tiger exercise

Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, recently participated in exercise Mosaic Tiger at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Nov 15-19, 2021.Mosaic Tiger is a five day, multi-phase exercise focused on quick turn deployment to a simulated war environment. The training included
Nov. 24, 2021
31 Earn Norwegian Foot March Badge; One of the most challenging foreign military badges at Dyess AFB

Considered by many to be the most challenging foreign area badge to earn, 69 military participants embarked on the Norwegian Foot March in the early hours of Saturday, Nov. 21, 2021.
Nov. 19, 2021
Focus On the 7th Security Forces Squadron (7th SFS)

Political pundits often say elections have consequences, meaning things either become better or things become worse. In the U.S. Air Force, a change of command can make things better or worse. Often it takes a new leader, a squadron commander, several weeks to make his or her imprint on a unit to be
Nov. 19, 2021
Total Force Returns to Dyess Air Force Base with Conclusion of Bomber Task Force Mission in Europe

Two hundred Dyess Airmen returned home Nov. 18 from a six-week Bomber Task Force mission in Europe. The mission first arrived Oct. 6, 2021, in Fairford, England, and for the past six weeks, the units have supported multiple agile combat employment exercises alongside allies in Europe and
Nov. 17, 2021
Bomber Task Force Europe: Lancers complete RAF Fairford rotation, return to Texas - Press Release

The 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron’s B-1B Lancers and nearly 200 support personnel completed their Bomber Task Force Europe deployment at RAF Fairford, today, returning to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.The strategic bombers supported a range of missions through their month and half-long rotation, and
Nov. 10, 2021
317th AW partner with VR team to create training modules

A member of the Mass Virtual company records members of the 40th Airlift Squadron and 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oil and lubricants section as they conduct defueling procedures during a C-130J Super Hercules virtual reality module video scan at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 9,

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