• AETC recruiter team comes to Dyess

    If you've ever wanted to have the opportunity to recruit sharp individuals into the Air Force as an Air Force recruiter the AETC recruiter briefing team can answer any questions you may have concerning this challenging and rewarding career. The team will brief on all aspects of special duty

  • Bank-issued credit and debit diminishing Airmen's return on investment

    The convenience and use of bank-issued debit and credit cards at BXs and PXs cost the military community dearly in 2008. Last year alone, bank-issued card processing expenses at Dyess's Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) facilities jumped 3 percent, ultimately sapping more than $374,000 from

  • Dyess Airman receives combat medal

    An Airman with the 7th Security Forces Squadron recently received an Air Force Combat Action Medal here for personally engaging in combat with terrorist forces in Iraq. Senior Airman Gerard Basel was on a vehicle convoy in Iraq when enemy insurgents detonated a improvised explosive device near his

  • Dyess to restore native grasslands on base

    Observers driving along the main gate may notice a few landscape changes as the 7th Civil Engineer Squadron is in the process of restoring native grass around base to allow engineers to repair utility right of ways in areas heavily encroached by mesquite trees. Shops across Dyess are increasingly

  • More troops, families to qualify for New GI Bill benenfits

    Troops nearing retirement eligibility may be able to tap into the transferability benefits provided in the new Post-9/11 GI Bill, even if they're unable to serve four more years of duty due to service policies, a senior defense official said. The Post-9/11 Veterans Education Bill that takes effect

  • Feb. 22 airpower summary: B-1B destroys enemy bunker

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Feb. 22, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer destroyed an anti-Afghan bunker