• Warrior of the Week

    Name and rank: Airman 1st Class Luke Orander Unit: 7th AMDS/SGPM Job title: Public Health Apprentice Job description and its impact on the overall mission: I oversee all medical qualifications and regulations pertaining to all deploying individuals and units on Dyess Air Force Base. I am the person

  • UDMs, IDOs give advice for upcoming ORI

    Dyess is in the throes of practicing, improving, and readying its force as the Operational Readiness Inspection date creeps closer and closer. These Operational Readiness Exercises and Inspections exist in order to ensure the team's readiness for real-world deployments. Gary Stock, the 7th

  • Warrior of the Week

    1. Name and rank: Staff Sgt. Carleigh Kinman 2. Unit: 7th Medical Support Squadron 3. Job title: Laboratory Technician 4. Job description and its impact on the overall mission: As a lab tech, I collect and analyze specimens of human origin to aid medical providers in the diagnosis, treatment, and

  • As 101 Critical Days of Summer draws to a close: stay safe

    As the 101 Critical Days of Summer draws to a close, it's time for Airmen to remember that the four-day Labor Day weekend and last-minute vacations make this a prime time for an increased risk for accidents that could be fatal. August has historically been one of the worst months for personal

  • Dyess NCOs give back to Abilene community

    Dyess 56 Club held a backpack and school supply drive Aug. 18 at the Base Exchange to give some Abilene Independent School District students a head start for the new school year. Volunteers collected 47 backpacks full of school supplies filled with everything from scissors and glue to notebooks and

  • ACC command chief visits Dyess, answers key questions

    The Air Combat Command, command chief visited Dyess Aug. 14-15 for a site visit and to serve as the key note speaker for both an Airman Leadership School graduation and the annual Enlisted Dining Out. Command Chief Master Sgt. Stephen Sullens also answered some key questions about their importance

  • Class 08-F graduates from Airman Leadership School

    The following senior airmen, staff sergeants, and staff sergeant-selects graduated from Dyess' Airman Leadership School Aug. 14 in a ceremony at the base Heritage Club.Christopher Chambers, 7th Munitions Squadron Richard Chintamani, 7th Communications Squadron Malisha Jennett, 7th Operations Group

  • Military judge convicts, sentences staff sergeant in court-martial

    A staff sergeant assigned to the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was convicted by a general court-martial Aug. 8 for abusive sexual contact upon a person substantially incapacitated. The accused pled guilty and was sentenced by a military judge alone to 13 months confinement, reduction to airman