• 12th Air Force CC launches new web forum: you are invited!

    Have you ever had a question or concern that you wanted to communicate directly to one of your senior leaders? Well here is your chance. Lt. Gen. Norman Seip, the 12th Air Force and Air Forces Southern Commander, launched his new commander's web forum Friday designed to allow him direct, two-way

  • Airmen mourn loss of expeditionary teammate

    Airmen of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing gathered to reflect upon the life of a "true hero" and expeditionary teammate here Tuesday at a memorial service held at Victory Chapel. Tech. Sgt. Joey Link, 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 flight engineer became ill and was transported to

  • Congratulations, ALS graduates

    Dyess congratulates the following senior airmen who graduated from Airman Leadership School Aug. 2:Brandon Blackburn, 7th Component Maintenance Squadron Ray Chavez, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Jacob Echols, 9th Air Support Operations Squadron. Ft. Hood, Texas Sandy Figueroa, 7th Civil

  • Abilene local gets to be Pilot For a Day

    A local 8-year-old boy received the opportunity of a lifetime Aug. 1, when he got to be part of Team Dyess for a day. Jack Mareclain, along with his family and friends, participated in the Pilot For a Day program. The program, which originated at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in 1994 offers

  • Military’s oldest and largest exchange system to welcome new commander

    The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is scheduled to welcome its new commander in a 3 p.m. ceremony at the military command's headquarters Aug. 15. Brig. Gen. Keith Thurgood will take command of the $8.9 billion military retailer from Maj. Gen. Bill Essex. General Thurgood arrives to AAFES from the

  • Dyess mourns the loss of career aviator

    A 29-year-old Dyess C-130 Hercules flight engineer died of natural causes Aug. 5 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. Tech. Sgt. Joey Link, 39th Airlift Squadron, was deployed to Southwest Asia at the time of his death. "This is a sad day for all of Dyess Air Force Base with the loss of

  • Chili Super Bowl helps Ben Richey Boys Ranch

    This Labor Day weekend, Aug.31 through Sept. 2, people from the Big Country will flock to tiny Buffalo Gap to sample chili and brisket and provide needed help to the boys of the Ben Richey Boys Ranch. This is the 26th year for the Chili Super Bowl, which is now responsible for raising almost 12

  • Air Force ball tickets on sale, affordable!

    The Air Force ball is scheduled to be held Aug. 24, with cocktail hour from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Maj. Gen. Joe Stein. The ticket prices are as follows: E-1 thru E-4: $20 E-5 thru E-6: $25 E-7 thru E-9: $30 O-1 thru O-3: $35 O-4 thru O-5: $40 O-6: $45 G-S