• Loadmaster superintendent ensures troops, cargo deploy downrange

    With the U.S. military's support of two war fronts, to include a major drawdown in Iraq and buildup in Afghanistan, airlift support of troops and supplies in and out of the war zone is critical.This is where C-130E/H loadmasters such as Master Sgt. Gregory Keels, 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

  • Poems from prison

    "Come live with me in my prison cell, where live the free, who now sing so well, some song forgotten with its lovely bars, with none to intrude but the friendly stars." Capt. Charles T. Brown, a World War II prisoner of war, wrote 90 poems during his three-year imprisonment.Captain Brown served with

  • Share the road

    With the weather warming up, motorcycles will be coming out of garages and hitting the streets, from the experienced, seasoned riders to those riding for the first time. Then there are those driving in cars or over-sized trucks who aren't necessarily looking out for motorcycles. A motorcycle doesn't

  • Kids fill their parents' combat boots

    More than 500 children took part in a mock deployment known as Operation Dyess Kids June 4 at the Deployment Control Center. The "deployment" consisted of a fun version of an Air Force processing line, mission brief, physical training led by Dyess Marines and a tour of a C-130 Hercules and a C-130J

  • Dyess civilian dies of surgery complications

    Tina Hernandez, a medical clerk at the Flight Surgeons office at Dyess AFB medical clinic, was pronounced dead June 3 due to surgery complications. A memorial service for Ms. Hernandez will be held today at 2 p.m. at the Dyess AFB Chapel."Members of Team Dyess are saddened by the unfortunate loss of

  • Making a difference one bowling pin at a time

    Sixty bowlers on twelve teams raised $4,239 during the Dyess Bowl for Kids Sake May 7 in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters at the Dyess Bowling Alley here. One team dubbed the B1RS raised $1,331, the most a Dyess team has ever raised for the event.The B1RS enlisted the help of the 9th Bomb

  • Air University education database down

    A computer system managing various aspects of Air Force education experienced a serious technical malfunction May 13, impacting Air University distance learning, related education records, and test control facilities Air Force-wide.Specifically affected are enlisted and officer distance learning for

  • Units make history with Air Force's first homeland-defense ORI

    Three units representing every component of the U.S. Air Force made history here May 16-23 when they successfully completed the first-ever homeland-defense Operational Readiness Inspection.The unique ORI, held at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, was administered by the Air Mobility

  • 123rd completes Operational Readiness Exercise

    The 123rd Airlift Wing and two other Air Force units completed their final training exercise here March 20-26 in preparation for a historic Operational Readiness Inspection that will, for the first time ever, test a deployed wing's effectiveness in a homeland-security/homeland-defense

  • ’Defenders’ neutralize threat to Bagram Airfield

    Members of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron with assistance from U.S. Army and Marine Corps personnel proved their combat power May 19, 2010, repelling an early morning attack here.The attack began with indirect fire which caused no significant damage, said Lt. Col. James Lowe, 455th