• Hundreds of Dyess Airmen deploy to Southwest Asia

    More than 290 Airmen deployed to Southwest Asia Jan. 20, in support of Operation Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. The bulk of the deployment is in support of B-1 operations in Southwest Asia with members coming from the 9th Bomb and 7th Operations Support Squadrons, 7th Maintenance and 7th Medical

  • 4 Dyess Airmen try out for Air Force soccer team

    The U.S. Air Force Soccer tryouts began Jan. 10 with 37 world-wide determined Airmen competing against each other here with the hopes of making the Air Force men's soccer team. The soccer team association has held their trials every year for a month in an effort to select the best players to

  • Dyess set to deploy large group of Airmen

    Airmen and several B-1 aircraft from the 7th Bomb Wing began deploying to Southwest Asia today in support of Operation Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. The Airmen who left this morning are the first of several groups, that are scheduled to leave in upcoming weeks. More than 295 Dyess Airmen from the 9th

  • 317th AG invites Airmen, retirees to meet AF's great heroes of past, present

    The 317th Airlift Group opens its auditorium to welcome all active-duty Airmen and retired servicemembers to meet one of the Air Force's great heroes Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. The group's goal is to increase the knowledge level for their current Airmen on the heritage of airlift and the 317th Airlift Group

  • Dyess names its superior performers for ORI

    The 7th Bomb Wing Commander Col. Robert Gass announced Jan. 8 that the base received an overall "satisfactory" grade for their Phase 1 Operational Readiness Inspection re-evaluation. The inspection was held Jan. 5-6 and was the first readiness inspection since 2006. "Overall the ORI went very well,"

  • VP-elect meets deployed Dyess Airmen

    SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Vice President-elect Joe Biden met briefly with Airmen from the 387th Air Expeditionary Group at a base in Southwest Asia Jan. 12 before boarding a C-130 bound for Iraq as part of his visit to the region. The future vice president shook hands with the seven Airmen, who said it was

  • 7 Dyess officers selected for promotion

    Congratulations to Lt. Col. Annata Sullivan, 7th Medical Operations Squadron, on her promotion selection to Colonel.Congratulations to the following majors on their selection to Lieutenant Colonel.-- James Booker, 28th Bomb Squadron-- Nolan Corpuz, 7th Force Support Squadron-- Matthew Heikkinen,