• Warrior of the Week

    This week's warrior is Senior Airman Jeremiah GranadosUnit: 7th Aeromedical Dental Squadron Job title: Dental Technician in Charge, Dental Records and ReceptionJob description and its impact on the overall mission: Oversees all administrative aspects of the dental reception desk, maintains the

  • Dyess to build new reserve center, C-130J hanger

    Distinguished visitors from across the state gathered with Dyess Air Force Base members Nov. 16 to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new C-130J Hercules aircraft maintenance hangar and an Armed Forces Reserve Center.The hangar costs $21 million and includes fire wall separation between bays and

  • Mass casualty exercise tests first responders

    The 7th Medical Group recently finished their second mass casualty exercise here Nov. 13.The exercise provided first responders and medical technician's with real world scenarios to ensure response time and capabilities are efficient."Our main purpose of this exercise was to see how all components

  • 7 MDG services affected by deployments

    Due to medical technician deployments, the 7th Medical Group has limited services and discontinued ambulance services indefinitely.The 7 MDG has more than 15 Airmen deployed until March 2010. Of those, more than 10 are directly involved in patient care in the clinic or ambulance service."The fire

  • Dyess earns finest in ACC

    The 7th Bomb Wing was selected as the winner of the Air Combat Command 2010 Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award, beating out 21 other major operating bases throughout ACC.The 7th Bomb Wing also won two out of three special categories. The recipients were 7th Force Support Squadron and

  • Executive order seeks more veterans in government

    President Barack Obama signed an executive order Nov. 9 aimed at hiring more veterans to work in the federal government. A governmentwide Council on Veterans' Employment will be chaired by Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. The order calls on each federal

  • Policy opens federal job opportunities for qualifying military spouses

    A new executive policy has pushed open the door for qualifying military spouses to enter the federal workforce, enabling them to apply for more jobs advertised on USAJOBS.Executive Order 13473, which went into effect Sept. 11, 2009, identified three groups of qualifying spouses now eligible to apply

  • Officials release new selective re-enlistment bonus list

    Pentagon officials recently released the latest selective re-enlistment bonus list which contains 91 Air Force specialties. The revised listing places a greater emphasis on retaining Airmen with 17 months to six years of service, said Tech. Sgt. Christopher Dowlearn, NCO in charge of Air Force

  • DSC annual charity auction RSVP date extended to Nov. 12

    The last day to RSVP to the Roaring Twenties Annual Charity Auction sponsored by the Dyess Spouses Club has been extended to Nov. 12. The auction will be held at the Heritage Club Ballroom here Nov. 14. Proceeds will go toward scholarships and various charities in the Dyess and Abilene community.