• October: domestic violence awareness month

    Since 1981, October has been National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The observance serves to educate communities, individuals, couples and families about the Family Advocacy Program services and other community resources that can help prevent, raise awareness of community responsibility, and

  • POW/MIA walk to remember

    Dyess Airmen march through the linear air park for National Prisoner of War/ Missing In Action recognition day at Dyess Air Force, Sept. 21, 2018. On every third Friday of Sept. since 1986, Americans across the United States remember the sacrifices and service of those who were POW/MIA and their

  • 317th AW Airmen return home safely

    Airmen and aircraft assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron and 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron returned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, from a deployment to Afghanistan Sept. 17, 2018. The deployment supported Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Operation Resolute Support. While the main mission set

  • Be there: preventing suicide is everyone's duty

    When considering someone’s health, typically physical health is the first thing that comes to mind. Physical illness and injury is something many people are familiar with and have dealt with at some time or another in their lives. While physical health is important, there is an aspect of someone’s

  • 317th AW deploys, supports AFCENT mission

    More than 100 Airmen from the 40th Airlift Squadron and 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron deployed to Afghanistan from Dyess Air Force Base, Sept. 6, 2018.For some of the Airmen, this will be their first time deploying into an overseas location. For others, they will be able to count on their past

  • 7th LRS ensures deployment readiness

    Readiness is the first step to executing any mission. The 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron ensures the Airmen, aircraft and supplies needed for a deployment are always ready to fly, fight and win. From distribution and materiel management to contingency and dissemination, the 7th LRS has a wide

  • Dyess NDI best in AFGSC

    The 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Nondestructive Inspection laboratory team earned the 2018 Air Force Global Strike Command NDI lab of the year award. The lab earned this award after receiving a phenomenal rating from an inspection they had from the AFNDI Program Office on job knowledge,

  • Dyess deploys B-1B Lancers, Airmen to AFCENT

    Airmen assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing deployed with B-1B Lancer aircraft to Southwest Asia in late August and early September. While there, the B-1s, aircrews and maintenance Airmen will perform a variety of tasks to ensure peace and stability remain in that region while working under U.S. Air Forces