• Chief of staff retires after 37 years

    In a ceremony filled with military tradition, the 18th chief of staff of the Air Force, General T. Michael Moseley, retired July 11 after 37 years of service. "We honor here today the career of a warfighter, diplomat, historian and Airman," said former Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne, who

  • School registration, blood drive and more

    On-Base School Registration Fair Aug. 11 The On-base School Registration Fair for families new to Dyess is August 11 at the Heritage Club from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fair will cover: Independent School District registration and information; summer activities; before- and after-school programs; and

  • Dyess Child Development Center sets hours for weekend exercise

    For children ages 6 weeks through kindergarten and children in the School Age Program in grades 1 through 12 years old, the Dyess Child Development Center will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. July 12 and 13 during the Operational Readiness Exercise. Registration for guaranteed space closes close

  • Dyess Warrior of the Week

    The following individual was selected as the Dyess Warrior of the Week for July 11-18.Name: Staff Sgt. Christopher Warmbold Unit: 7th Maintenance Group Job title: Quality Assurance inspector Job description: I am responsible for the safe equipment operation, quality of training and quality of work

  • Dyess Airman climbs highest peak in North America

    It took 14 days of fighting wind, snow, glaciers and a lack of oxygen, but one Dyess Airman finally reached the highest summit in North America June 13. Capt. Erin VanOosten, 40th Airlift Squadron tactics officer and C-130 pilot, left Dyess May 28 and headed to Alaska to join five other Airmen to

  • DOD revises leave and liberty policies and programs

    There are significant changes being improvised to the leave and liberty policies.For clarity and ease of use, the revision will incorporate all previous policy changes since the last publication and should be published within the next few months. These changes must be implemented immediately

  • Airman's Roll Call: Don't become a statistic

    Independence Day weekend is almost here and this week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on playing it safe while celebrating the nation's birthday this weekend. To ensure the weekend is safe for everyone and to prevent anyone from becoming a statistic, Airmen should make operational risk management a

  • Air Force officials clarify uniform change announcements

    As the Air Force transitions from the legacy battle dress to the modern airman battle uniform, questions and concerns are bound to come up, said the head of Air Force uniform and recognition branch. "Anytime there is new information about uniforms for Airmen, we will get that out to the field as