27 Apr 2006

MDG members win Air Force-level awards

Two 7th Medical Group Airmen were surprised to learn they won Air Force-level awards for outstanding performance and dedication Feb. 10.Captain Melissa Meister, 7th MDG chief, public health element, won the Public Health Officer of the Year Award; and Tech. Sgt. W. Shane Brown, 7th MDG noncommissioned officer-incharge of medical equipment repair,

27 Apr 2006

Elementary students adopt Dyess NCO

First-grade students from Johnston Elementary School in Abilene welcomed a Dyess Airman back from Iraq with a morning full of Valentines, skits and food there Friday.The class “adopted” Master Sgt. B.J. Gorham, 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron operations supervisor, during his four-month deployment.“I got Halloween decorations, and they sent me

27 Apr 2006

Ready to ‘run’: final ORI instructions

It’s time to show the Air Combat Command Inspector General Team what Team Dyess is all about.Dyess is scheduled to begin its Air Combat Command operational readiness inspection Tuesday.The inspection will test the wing’s ability to deploy to a forward operating location and begin flying combat sorties.This inspection scenario will simulate the wing

27 Apr 2006

Accident claims Airman's life

A Dyess Airman died Saturday as a result of in-juries he suffered in an accident Friday while exiting the base at the main gate.Airman Cody Sparks, 7th Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew member, entered the Air Force July 12, 2005, and has been at Dyess since Nov. 9, 2005.“He was a good Airman,” said Tech. Sgt. Jerry Lindquester, 7th

27 Apr 2006

40th Airlift Squadron returns

A group of 194 men and women from the 39th Airlift Squadron and the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron departed for Southwest Asia Feb. 15.They will take the tactical airlift reins from their sister squadron, the 40th Airlift Squadron, and will do business as the 738th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.“They are truly a group of high-performing,

27 Apr 2006

56 club unites ‘middle’ tier NCOs

If you ask almost any enlisted person about the chief’s council or the Top Three, chances are they will know what you are talking about and have some idea of what the group is for.But how many people have heard of the 56 Club?“The 56 Club is an organization made up of staff and technical sergeants and individuals with a line number for staff

27 Apr 2006

Historical marker honors Colonel Dyess

A historical marker was posted and a monument dedicated in nearby Albany, Texas, Feb. 24 in honor of Dyess’ namesake, Lt. Col. Edwin Dyess.Members of Colonel Dyess’ family, prominent figures of the Albany community, and 5th Army commander Lt. Gen. Robert Clark, among others, joined Col. Garrett Harencak, 7th Bomb Wing commander, at the Albany

27 Apr 2006

Base ORI in full swing

Dyess is in the throes of an operational readiness inspection, after months of preparation.The Phase II ORI, conducted by the Air Combat Command Inspector General team, is a test of Dyess’ ability to survive and operate in a deployed environment.The ACC IG team is comprised of approximately 100 inspectors, led by Col. Michael Rollison, ACC IG team

26 Apr 2006

Airmen help provide Iraq’s new air force a place to call home

Iraq’s new air force flying operations have received much publicity recently. But a military must have a base to call home. A team of Airmen spent more than a year helping the Iraqi air force establish its “only” base with a support unit.About a year ago, the New Al Muthana Air Base was just a shell.The base, about eight miles southwest of Baghdad

26 Apr 2006

AFAF to kick off fund drive Monday

What do the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Village, Air Force Enlisted Village, and the General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation have in common? They are all charitable organizations the annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign helps raise money for in order to assist hundreds of thousands of Airmen Air Force-wide.Starting Monday and lasting