• Great American Smokeout encourages Dyess to be tobacco-free

    Does the date Nov. 15 ring a bell? It might if you're a smoker. It's the day this year that the Dyess Health and Wellness Center has chosen to make tobacco-free. In conjunction with the American Lung Association's anti-tobacco push this month, the HAWC is also offering tobacco cessation workshops,

  • Dyess Elementary reaches half-century mark

    Dyess Elementary School had one more reason to celebrate Nov. 1. In addition to being the only elementary school in Abilene to currently have an "Exemplary" rating given by the Texas Education Agency, it just turned 50. Students and faculty celebrated the school's 50th Anniversary with singing,

  • Military retailer has deployed troops’ favorites

    Cold drinks, phone cards and sweet snacks. During the holidays, these are a few of troops' favorite things. In fact, Soldiers, Airmen, Marines and Sailors shopping at some 50 military Post and Base Exchanges throughout Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom last December picked up more than 400,000

  • Congratulations to ALS class 07-H

    The following senior airmen graduated from Airman Leadership School Oct. 24:Brian Armstrong, 7th Munitions Squadron, John L. Levitow Honor Graduate Teresa Bamburg, 7th Medical Operations Squadron Drew Dutcher, 7th Communications Squadron Joshua Fleming, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Joshua

  • Work at Dyess preps REDHORSE team for deployment

    The 823rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers arrived here Sept. 24 to begin runway construction, saving Dyess money and providing them critical skills, training for forward-deployed locations including Iraq and Afghanistan. This itinerant unit deploys on regular

  • Dyess personnel support the CFC burger burn

    For the second year in a row, Dyess personnel showed their support and generosity at the Combined Federal Campaign burger burn Oct. 18 by donating $23,504 to local and international charities. The burger burn is the annual kick off of the CFC, a fundraising event that normally spans a six-week

  • 317th AG members return from another deployment

    Approximately 200 members of the 39th Airlift Squadron and 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron returned from Southwest Asia Oct. 20, just a week after the 40th Airlift Squadron deployed 200 Airmen to the area of responsibility. The 39th AS and 317th AMXS are part of the 317th Airlift Group, whose

  • Holiday Deadlines Rapidly Approaching for Troop Support

    While the holidays may still seem far away, Americans hoping to show their support to deployed troops must be aware of some rapidly approaching deadlines. According to the Military Postal Service Agency (MPSA), mail going parcel post must be sent by Nov. 14 while first class mail must be sent by

  • C130s to the rescue

    The 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron has a storied history, dating back to the early 1940s whose legacy lives on through vital airlift of passenger and cargo while providing aeromedical evacuation operations throughout Southwest Asia. "Our primary mission is providing intra-theater airlift