• Dyess begins food transformation initiative

    Beginning Oct. 1, Dyess AFB will undergo a food transformation initiative to improve the Longhorn Dining Facility, which will provide Airmen with improved food quality, variety and dining availability.The change comes as part of an Air Force wide initiative to improve food options provided to

  • Reality check for Dyess Airmen

    In a crowded theater hall they witnessed cars obliterated, windows shattered, bodies lying limp and cold, streets stained a dark red all while lives are changed forever. Dyess Airmen were afforded the opportunity to learn from these real life-changing moments Sept. 18, during a unique briefing that

  • 7th SFS honors fallen during Defender's Challenge

    Ten names were printed on the shirts of 7th Security Forces Squadron Airmen during a Defender's Challenge memorial run. Those were the names of ten Airmen who lost their lives in the war on terrorism.The 7th Security Forces Squadron participated in a Defender's Challenge the week of Sept. 23 through

  • Worry about the enemy not a toothache

    You're in a deployed environment in the middle of nowhere, and the toothache you thought was the least of your worries stateside has come back with a painful vengeance. Yet, there is no dental facility on your forward operating base and the nearest one is 100 miles away. This toothache that could

  • Dyess completes flying hour program

    On Sept. 25, Team Dyess surpassed its number of yearly allocated flying hours for the first time in six years.Each year, major commands dedicate flying hours to bases depending on budget and expenses, which are completed throughout the year. In the past, Dyess has returned portions of those hours to

  • New menu for 24-hour flight kitchen

    The Flight Kitchen, located at the Longhorn Dining Facility, will now be open 24-hours, seven days a week. The Flight Kitchen has also expanded its authorized customers to include on-duty mission essential personnel and all dorm residents. Additionally, the Flight Kitchen'smenu has been expanded to

  • 7 FSS hours of operations during government shut down

    The 7th Force Support Squadron has created a list of updated temporary hours of operation that will remain in effect until an appropriation bill is passed or a continuing resolution is enacted. For regular hours of operation, please visit www.dyessfss.com.

  • Commissary closure

    The Dyess Air Force Base Commissary is open today, Oct. 1, 2013, but will be closed beginning tomorrow due to the government shutdown. It will remain closed until further notice.

  • Operation Dyess Kids is on!

    The Airman & Family Readiness Center is scheduled to hold Operation Dyess Kids Sept. 27, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., for children ages 5 and up. During the event, children will enter the Deployment Control Center and go through an educational yet fun, mock processing line."This year we want to give

  • Air Force's 66th Birthday Celebrated with AF Ball

    The Dyess Air Force Ball was held Sept. 20, at the Abilene Civic Center, in commemoration of the Air Force's 66th birthday.Retired Chief Master Sgt. Of the Air Force Robert Gaylor spoke as the guest speaker for the night. Gaylor joined the Air Force one year after its inception 1948, and served on