C-130s continue to drop retardent over Texas fires

Air National Guard MAFFS units staged at Dyess Air Force Base were requested to support two fires in western Texas.One C-130 from the 146th Air Wing of the California Air National Guard (ANG), Port Hueneme, California, is responding to the Fuller Ranch Fire in Scurry County.One C-130 from the 146th

More than a lucky strike

Modular Airborne Firefighting System continues Texas fires support

Air National Guard MAFFS units from across the United States continue to be staged at Dyess AFB in Abilene, Texas, where they are coordinating their flying operations with the National Interagency Fire Center, the nation's support center for wildland firefighting in Boise, Idaho.Today crew

302nd Air Expeditionary Group continues to fight Texas wildfires

The 302nd Air Expeditionary Group continues to battle the wildfires that are raging throughout areas of southern Texas. The 302nd, comprised of both Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units, has been assisting with firefighting efforts throughout the week. The AEG currently has six deployed

DOD authorizes Armed Forces Service Medal for Haiti relief efforts

The Department of Defense has approved the Armed Forces Service Medal for personnel assigned to Operation Unified Response who participated in humanitarian relief assistance to the people of Haiti following a 7.0 earthquake Jan. 12, 2010.Members who supported Operation Unified Response between Jan.

Dyess celebrates April Child Abuse Prevention Month and Month of the Military Child

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Month of the Military Child. But how many of you know the history behind the movements? For example, did you know the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was used in the first child abuse case? Or a grandmother was the one who

Dyess assists with Texas wildfires

The 7th Bomb Wing and 317th Airlift Group here are lending a helping hand in support of firefighting efforts throughout South Texas.From logistics to meals to maintenance, team Dyess will support four C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems and more than 60 crew

Dyess Airmen participate in warrior fun run

Dyess holds wing retreat

WWII vets take trip of a lifetime

As hundreds of Dyess Airmen engage in another operational readiness exercise April 11, 18 Airmen and one Marine volunteered to help more than 200 World War II veterans from Abilene and surrounding areas take "the trip of a lifetime" April 12 to see memorials constructed in their honor in Washington