• VFW and Ladies Auxiliary sponsor Dyess AFB Appreciation Day

    Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6873 and Ladies Auxiliary sponsor Dyess Air Force Base Appreciation Day for military families May 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1049 Veterans Drive across from the main gate. There will be free refreshments, hamburgers, hotdogs, snow cones, cotton candy and sodas. There

  • Dyess holds Shopping in the Park

    The 7th Annual Shopping in the Park event will be held May 22 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The entrance to the event and parking will be at the Memorial Park Center, north of the main gate on Arnold Boulevard. This flea market is free and open to the public. The event features numerous booths to browse and

  • 317 AG maintainers recognized for exceptional performance

    The 317th Airlift Group maintainers are no strangers to working long hours and constant deployments. So when the opportunity to get friends and family together to recognize superior performers and celebrate our success came about, it was sure to be one heck of a party. The 317th Airlift Group

  • AAFES Senior Enlisted Advisor to Visit Dyess Air Force Base

    The senior enlisted advisor, from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) is scheduled to visit Dyess Air Force Base, May 11-12. AAFES Senior Enlisted Advisor Chief Master Sgt. Jeffry Helm will meet with wing leadership, customers and inspect facilities during his time at Dyess AFB.AAFES is a

  • Free day at the zoo

    The Abilene Zoological Society presents Zoolute May 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Abilene, Texas Zoo. Zoolute is an appreciation day for service members where everything is free to active and retired military ID card holders and their families, including lunch while supplies last. Other events and

  • 7 SFS ensures safety of 30,000 spectators during airshow

    When 30,000 spectators and supporters amassed on Dyess Air Force Base, hundreds of members of the 7th Bomb Wing were ready to support them, including the 7th Security Forces Squadron.Security forces Airmen spent months preceding the Dyess Big Country Airfest planning and preparing to help make it a