• Ex COARSE GRIT: Elevating 317th AW Readiness for Future Conflict

    The 317th Airlift Wing continued its emphasis on Full Spectrum Readiness during Exercise COARSE GRIT, April 5-8, 2021.  Integrating with Total Force partners from the 433rd Airlift Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and the 911th Airlift Wing, Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station,

  • Dyess conducts Air Force’s first assumption of the stole

    Chaplain (Maj.) Gabriel Rios, 7th Bomb Wing wing chaplain, was bestowed the stole and title as the 7th Bomb Wing’s wing chaplain by Col. Ed Sumangil, 7th Bomb Wing commander, and Chaplain (Col.) David Kelley, Air Force Global Strike Command command chaplain, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Mar. 24,

  • 7th FSS DFAC reopens

    Members of the 7th Force Support Squadron held a ceremony marking the reopening of the Longhorn Dining Facility on April 1, 2021, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, after being refurbished for nine months.During the closure, the DFAC had several renovations completed. The kitchen area had a completed

  • More Than a Mere Month: Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness

    March is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Awareness Month, and much like traumatic brain injuries themselves, you may have spent most of this past month not even aware of your proximity to it.  TBI is the leading cause of disability for people under 40, it is estimated by the Centers for Disease Control

  • 7th EMS Airmen repair main landing gear strut

    Aircraft are routinely inspected by maintenance personnel to ensure they are consistently mission ready. If an aircraft part is damaged, leaking or needs to be fixed then Airmen will step up to repair or replace the component to keep the aircraft flying.Airmen with the 7th Equipment Maintenance

  • 9th EBS concludes BTF Europe operations

    The 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron completed a Bomber Task Force Europe deployment on March 23, 2021.The bomber unit operated out of Ørland Air Force Station, Norway, where they conducted a series of strategic training missions while integrating with 11 NATO allies and partner nations in the

  • AFGSC Design Thinking Course Leads to Dyess AFB’s First SBIR Phase 3

    The Department of Defense is typically not the first place you’d go to find a Design Thinking course, especially in the U.S. Air Force’s nuclear command; however, that is exactly where it has emerged. By necessity, the military is organized into a strict top-down hierarchy. This trait should be in