• In-service Reserve recruiter here to help

    There's a new guy on base, giving people who may have to leave the Air Force the option of continuing to serve. Master Sgt. Michael Nienhaus, 7th Mission Support Squadron in-service recruiter, has the primary job of briefing active-duty members on the benefits the Air Force Reserve offers before

  • One good IDEA leads to a rich return

    One lucky Dyess NCO just had a $10,000 check show up at his door, and it wasn't from Publisher's Clearing House ... it was for simply having a good idea. Staff Sergeant David Berryman, 7th Maintenance Group Quality Assurance, was selected by the Air Force's Innovative Development through Employee

  • TMO keeps shipments rolling

    Airman 1st Class Christine McElreath, 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron, prepares to catch a box and load a palette for a Traffic Management Office shipment Tuesday. TMO is responsible for all Air Force personnel moves and travelling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jennifer Romig)

  • Tops in Blue to entertain in Abilene Jan 23

    The Air Force premier entertainment showcase, Tops in Blue, is scheduled to perform a free concert open to the public at the Abilene Civic Center Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. This 30-member group features one of Dyess' own B-1 maintainers this year, male vocalist Airman Bryce Zabric from the 7th Aircraft

  • CSA STEP promoted Dec. 12

    Staff Sgt. Yolanda Hands, 7th Operations Support Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of client support administration, is promoted to technical sergeant by Col. Timothy Ray, 7th Bomb Wing commander, Dec. 12, through the Stripes To Exceptional Performers program.

  • 7th CES/FD nearly let win slip away against 7th EMS

    The 7th Civil Engineer Squadron/Fire Department defeated the 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron 39-32 Tuesday afternoon in an intramural over-30 men's basketball game. The game started with a 13-3 run for the 7th CES while holding 7th EMS to only 3 points in the first six minutes of action. 7th

  • Newspaper era ends on Dyess

    It's impossible these days to be unaffected by all the changes taking place around us. We've gone from taking a number at the Consolidated Base Personnel Office to signing in on a computer at MPF to simply logging onto the Air Force Portal and helping ourselves! Bulletin boards have been replaced

  • Dyess members drop supplies, candy to Dadaab

    Three Dyess members on an Air Force C-130 Hercules team wrapped up a six-day campaign airdropping more than 211,000 pounds of supplies into the flood-ravaged Dadaab region of eastern Kenya Dec. 14. But to children on the ground, it was the last 60 pounds that maybe made the most difference. As a way

  • STEP promotion

    Master Sgt. Brent Payne, 7th Security Forces Squadron, is congratulated by Col. Timothy Ray, 7th Bomb Wing commander, and Sergeant Payne's family at his surprise promotion Friday. Sergeant Payne was promoted through the Stripes To Exceptional Performers program.

  • Local Marines conduct 48-hour toy drive for Toys for Tots

    A group of local Marines gathered together near dinner time Dec. 8 and headed to Golden Corral, but they weren't going there for the buffet. The Marines, assigned to Detachment 1, Motor Transportation Maintenance Company, began a 48-hour toy drive that lasted until 4 p.m. Sunday to benefit the