• Sound the horn, the cavalry has arrived

    Like something right out of a Wild West movie, 11 riders and 11 horses in synchronization showed crowds at the Texas State High School Rodeo Championships that the cavalry is still alive and well in the U.S. Army. The 1st Cavalry Division, Horse Cavalry Detachment from Ft. Hood, Texas, visited the

  • Force protection: everyone’s responsibility

    Remaining vigilant and alert is not an option for Airmen in today’s Air Force. A terrorist or an upset militant armed with the know-how could damage Air Force property or even worse – kill one of our own. Howard Thompson, 7th Bomb Wing antiterrorism officer, is charged with setting a defensive

  • First-ever ALS field training exercise

    Dyess’ Airman Leadership School launched a first-in-the-Air-Force 14-hour field training exercise June 16 in order for students to implement the combat leadership skills they learn in the classroom in a simulated-deployed location. The FTX, held at “Sseyd Air Base” (Dyess spelled backwards),

  • 317th AG deploys to Africa, SW Asia

    Approximately 200 members of the 317th Airlift Group departed from Dyess June 15 for a four-month deployment to support operations in the Horn of Africa and Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom .Both the 40th Airlift Squadron and 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron are C-130 units that deliver

  • 7th BG Historical Reunion visits Dyess

    The 7th Bombardment Group Historical Reunion held its bi-annual meeting at Dyess Friday. They chose to meet at Dyess and tour the base because it is the home of the 9th Bomb Squadron and the former 436th BS, which were part of the 7th BG in the last century, said retired Capt. Hovey Reed, former

  • Old man turns 4,000

    OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM - Colonel Scott Vander Hamm, 40th Air Expeditionary Group commander, surpassed the 4,000-flying hours mark with his B-1 flight Saturday. Lieutenant Col. Harry Foster, 40th AEG deputy commander, said reaching the 4,000-hour mark is a big achievement for any aviator."That's

  • Chaplain's office here to serve Airmen, families

    Whether you're on the flightline, in the control tower, or in a back office, the chaplain's office is there to help you perform the Air Force mission. "As chaplains, we are force multipliers," said Chaplain (Maj.) Michael Daniel, senior Protestant chaplain. "We can offer Airmen what no other base

  • Dyess Airman, comrades make history

    Five Airmen have joined aviation pioneers Gen. Henry H. “Hap” Arnold, Gen. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle and Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager in a select group -- all are recipients of the Clarence Mackay Trophy.To the five-person crew, the flight over northern Iraq that put them in the record books

  • Top athlete awards presented by AFA head football coach

    The Air Force Academy’s head football coach, Fisher DeBerry, was here April 27 to present top athlete awards on the football field, encourage fitness and athleticism, and raise morale around base.Staff Sgt. James Wutz, an Airman Leadership School instructor from the 7th Mission Support Squadron, was

  • Volunteers with a mission

    Whether its helping with search and rescue operations or training nearly 25,000 cadet members in aerospace education and leadership, the Civil Air Patrol provides America and the Air Force a valuable service while remaining completely voluntary.The Civil Air Patrol is the official Auxiliary to the