• Dyess AFB flight line maintains 24-hour operations during pandemic

    While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many businesses and facilities to be closed, that does not include the airfield at Dyess Air Force Base. The 7th Operational Support Squadron’s Airfield Operations Flight has continued 24-hour airfield operations for both local and transient aircraft, or

  • 317th Airlift Wing celebrates historic homecoming

    All Airmen and aircraft from the 317th AW now have six-to-eight month dwell time before the next deployment. This will be the longest period of time that all Airmen have been at home station since the start of the war on terror.

  • Public Health Emergency Officers balance risk and mission during crisis

    The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the role of Air Force public health emergency officers to the forefront.PHEOs are military treatment facility staff who are designated to serve as a resource to help guide installation commanders during a large scale public health incident. They provide expertise and

  • Dyess Airmen revolutionize C-130 maintenance

    Aircraft maintenance. Purists may argue that nothing can replace real-world, hands-on learning. Some may say that virtual reality, or VR, platforms are simply video games. But for Airmen at Dyess Air Force Base, TX, VR technology is transforming the way C-130J Super Hercules aircraft maintainers are

  • A lucky flight in the fight: Aircrew receives combat medal

    There are many varieties of threats for aircraft involved in aiding ground troops in deployed environments. One main example of these threats can include taking fire from advancing enemy forces in the area of responsibility. This became a reality for one 39th Airlift Squadron aircrew while deployed

  • DEADLINE FOR B-21 PUBLIC SCOPING COMMENT FOR DRAFT EIS MAY 9

    The public is reminded that scoping comments must be submitted no later than May 9, to be considered in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) related the potential beddown of the Main Operating Base (MOB) 1 for the B-21 “Raider.”The Department of Defense is developing a new bomber aircraft,