• Commander's Corner - Base Theater Closure

    The Commander's Corner is a forum for the Dyess community to make suggestions or voice concerns about Dyess directly to Col. Glen VanHerck, 7th Bomb Wing commander. Each week the Dyess Public Affairs office solicits questions via the official Dyess Facebook page, offering people an opportunity to

  • Defense Officials Aim to Reduce Adverse Effects of Furloughs

    Following Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's announcement yesterday that most Defense Department civilian employees will experience up to 11 furlough days from early July through September, senior defense officials emphasized their goal to reduce adverse effects on the workforce and the

  • 7th AMXS Airmen receive safety award

    The 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental shop was recently awarded the 12th Air Force Unit Safety Award of Distinction in recognition of the combined efforts of their unit weapons safety representatives.The 7th AMXS provides combat-ready B-1 Bomber aircraft and trained

  • Hagel announces fewer furlough days for DOD employees

    After weeks of review, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has concluded budget cuts will require most of the department's civilian employees to be furloughed beginning in July, but that because of other efforts to deal with the shortfall, only half of the 22 days originally envisioned as temporary

  • 54 Airmen graduate ALS

    Fifty-four Airmen graduated Airman Leadership School here May 9. The 54 students of class 13-D spent more than five weeks learning leadership, followership, how to write enlisted performance reports and more. Names with an asterisk (*) indicate individuals who graduated with distinction. Below are

  • Paper and sawdust: Helping to fuel Afghanistan

    Shredded paper, sawdust and water may seem unimportant to most people, but to an Afghan it can mean fuel to stay warm or cook food. These are small but vital comforts that members of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan try to provide to the people of Afghanistan on a weekly basis.As part of

  • DOD Comptroller: Sequestration devastates U.S. military readiness

    During a Senate hearing yesterday on President Barack Obama's $9.5 billion military construction budget request for fiscal 2014, Defense Department Comptroller Robert F. Hale said the severe and abrupt budget cuts imposed by sequestration are devastating the U.S. armed forces.Hale and John Conger,

  • B-1 engine test cell undergoes improvements

    The 7th Component Maintenance Squadron's T-9 test cells are currently undergoing renovations to increase the longevity of the facilities and their ability to suppress the deafening roar of the B-1 Bomber's General Electric F101 engines.The T-9 test cells are used to analyze B-1 engines after being

  • SecAF approves captain's board cancellation

    First lieutenants will no longer meet a promotion central selection board to make captain, Air Force officials announced May 7.Effective immediately, the Secretary of the Air Force approved the elimination of the Captain's Central Selection Board.The Air Force is returning to the same promotion