• Child Development Center sets schedule for ORI

    For children ages 6 weeks through 5-years-old (not in kindergarten), and children in the School Age Program, 5-years-old (in kindergarten) to12-years old, the Dyess Child Development Center and the School Age Program will be open from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 through Oct. 5 during the

  • Warrior of the Week

    1. Name and rank: Senior Airman Karla Carl 2. Unit: 7th Security Forces Squadron 3. Job title: Security Forces controller 4. Job description and its impact on the overall mission: As a Security Forces Controller my primary responsibilities are to keep all Security Forces informed of activities and

  • Premiere airlift group responds to hurricane relief need

    The final two 317th Airlift Group C-130 and their crew members returned Sept. 15 after flying in support of Hurricane Ike relief efforts across Texas.All together, starting early in the morning, seven Dyess crews flew 21 sorties in response to this crisis. They moved 98 passengers, 12 of which were

  • Mission Support Group enables Airmen to deploy

    Editor's note: this is the second of a four-part series on each of the 7th Bomb Wing groups and their roles in the upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection. While jets are taking off from the runway here and abroad, six squadrons in the 7th Mission Support Group are working together to support the

  • Dyess Airmen present professional image

    In keeping with Air Force policy, Dyess Airmen are required to wear a combination of the blues uniform on Mondays, as of Sept. 8. Dyess is implementing the wear of blues in accordance with a letter dated Sept. 4 from Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, who discussed the issue with

  • Cookie Bus deliveries boost Dyess Airmen's morale

    It may be back-to-school time, but it wasn't the normal big yellow bus that put smiles on the faces of Dyess Airmen Sept. 6-7 as they toiled day and night over the weekend during the Operational Readiness Exercise. Known as the "Cookie Bus," the blue step van has been running from facility to

  • Safety 'paramount' to a successful exercise, inspection

    Working long shifts in the hot sun during the Operational Readiness Exercises and upcoming inspection can take a toll on Airmen, and in order to successfully deploy jets and personnel, Airmen must use good operational risk management. Safety practices that should be implemented at all times include

  • Makin' it move: Air Terminal Ops Airmen get cargo to the AOR

    Working late into the night, the sergeant knew cargo he prepared would help with the Global War on Terror. It must be thoroughly prepared and inspected, and his vigilance could make or break the success of a sortie. He's part of Air Terminal Operations, an elite group of 12 who have the final say on