• 317AG and team leave for AMC Rodeo

    Twenty-two members of Team Dyess left July 20 for the 2007 Air Mobility Command Rodeo, to compete with more than 3,700 other servicemembers from 55 teams from 33 other countries for the top prize - the Airlift Rodeo "Best of the Best" trophy. The Rodeo, which began in 1962, features competitions

  • WWII vet receives Purple Heart

    Sixty-two years after receiving an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army Air Forces, a former B-24 flight engineer from the 494th Bomb Group, 7th Air Force, received a Purple Heart Medal at a ceremony in Stephenville, Texas, July 13. Staff Sgt. Elbert Lindley, 89, was wounded in action by Japanese

  • 39 AS delivers troops, supplies: a letter from the desert

    Members of the 39th Airlift Squadron are doing great things here. Important work is being accomplished at every level. Every person, whether at a desk or flying in the air, is working hard to ensure America is safe at home and freedom-loving people around the world have a chance to live their lives

  • Retail giant’s 17-year mission accomplished

    Patriot. Leader. Mentor. These and other laudable words have all been used to describe Walter F. Loeb throughout his 82 years. Loeb's service to his country began at an early age; as a young Soldier serving in the Allied invasion of Europe, the German-born Loeb was able to translate a captured

  • BX and SmartPay® make good cents

    The competitive prices and convenience local Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) operations offer military shoppers don't end at work. In fact, all authorized GSA SmartPay® Card holders can quickly and easily get the items their unit or office needs without leaving Dyess or, if making a