• Dyess CDC rules Feb. 8-10

    The Dyess Child Development Center has modified its rules for the upcoming exercise to be held here Feb. 8-10. CDC hours will be Feb. 8 from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 9 -10 from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The school age program will be on the same schedule as the CDC.Registration for reserved

  • DYESS BIG COUNTRY AIR FEST TO BE HELD MAY 1

    The Dyess Big Country Airfest Airshow and Open House will be held here May 1.This year's show will highlight the 25th Anniversary of the B-1B at Dyess AFB and will feature the following: B-1B Lancer; B-17 Flying Fortress; B-24 Liberator; B-25 Mitchell; C-130 Hercules; F-16 Viper; F-15 Eagle and/or

  • Dyess Keeps it Moving with Fit Camp

    More than 250 people participated in the most recent "Keep it Moving" Fit Camp here December 2009.Fit Camp started with one camp at 4:45 a.m. two years ago that could only take 50 people. Each camp lasts six weeks. There are currently three camps, 4, 5 and 6 a.m."We all have different fitness levels

  • Military families gain access to free online tutoring

    Defense Department officials here launched a free, online tutoring service for servicemembers and their families. The site -- http://www.tutor.com/military -- offers round-the-clock professional tutors who can assist with homework, studying, test preparation, resume writing and more. Marine Corps

  • Free Marvel comics available at Dyess base exchange

    Captain America is coming to Dyess Air Force Base to deliver on a promise made to a World War II Soldier in a new Marvel comic book that takes readers from occupied France to the front lines of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.Other superheroes joining Captain America include sidekick

  • Improve tomorrow's Air Force with today's ideas

    Airmen with insight on how to increase productivity or work efficiency can use their ideas to improve their workplace and earn extra money through the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program. The IDEA program rewards Airmen for ideas that save Air Force money and resources. Someone

  • 2009 Team Dyess Award Banquet

    The Team Dyess Awards Banquet will be held Feb. 12 at 8:10 p.m. at the Abilene Civic Center. Social hour will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner, catered by Copper Creek, will be served at 7 p.m. Dress code for military members is semi-formal or mess dress (mandatory for officers). Civilians should wear

  • Dyess supports Haiti relief efforts

    Six Dyess Air Force Base C-130 Hercules aircraft were called upon to support relief efforts following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation of Haiti Jan. 12. Since the disaster struck, Dyess air crews have flown to various bases on the East Coast to pick up fuel, relief

  • Eight Airmen from Dyess

    Sometimes a small daily anecdote helps to remind us that in our business, flexibility is the well known secret to our success, and that the Air Force truly personifies "One Team, One Fight." Nothing exemplifies this better than the outstanding performances on Jan. 12 of Staff Sgts. Ronald Farris and

  • Dyess Airman found dead Jan. 19

    An Airman assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base was pronounced dead after being found in her off-base residence Jan. 19, 2010. A memorial service for Tech. Sgt. Angela C. Eggman will be held at the Dyess AFB Chapel on Monday Jan. 25, 2010 at 3 p.m. "Members of Team Dyess are saddened