• Lighthouse gives Dyess jobs to visually impaired locals

    Dyess' service center hires an unusual group of cashiers and shelf stockers - they might not be able to see what they're selling, but they keep up with the flow of patrons as well as or better than any other customer service personnel. The San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind, an organization that

  • Dyess Hercs contribute to AMC's million sorties flown since 9/11

    Air Mobility Command passed a major milestone Nov. 19, when an AMC aircraft flew the command's one millionth sortie since Sept. 11, 2001. The landmark flight was a C-17 mission flown to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. The crew was from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 10th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash. To

  • Dyess holds olympics

    More than 400 Team Dyess Airmen participated in the 4th annual Dyess Olympics held Nov. 16 competing in events ranging from a triathlon to bowling. "We had a very successful Olympics with outstanding participation from across the base," said Tech. Sgt. Marty Branch, 7th Services Squadron programs

  • JEFX provides unit command with software to plan, execute war fighting

    Dyess hosted more than 20 personnel from eight organizations around the nation Nov. 5 to 16 in order to conduct the first quarter event of Joint Expeditionary Force Experiments 2008. This JEFX assesses new initiatives in technology and processes, which are designed to increase command and control

  • Dyess commanders to serve Thanksgiving dinner

    Dyess commanders are scheduled to begin serving the Thanksgiving Day meal to Airmen and family members at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the Longhorn Dining Facility on base. In what has become an annual tradition, commanders from several units across the base gather at the dining facility to serve turkey,

  • Dyess meets CFC '07 goal

    Dyess personnel stepped up to the challenge this year and met the 2007 Combined Federal Campaign goal for the base. As of Nov. 9, the base raised $151,844. With a large number of personnel away from the base during the campaign, the goal at Dyess was set at $150,000. "I'm overwhelmed by the number

  • AF seeks 10 enlisted for AFIT degree program

    Air Force Institute of Technology officials are offering 10 noncommissioned officers the opportunity to pursue an advanced science, engineering or management degree at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Ten NCOs from around the Air Force will be selected in February 2008 to attend the