• Back to school: How to prepare

    Although the weather is still scorching hot and leaves aren’t changing colors yet, it is the time of year to prepare children for going back to school.The 2018-19 school year for the Abilene Independent School District begins Aug. 22, and there’s a lot to be done to ensure kids and their parents are

  • Defensor Fortis: Protecting all who enter

    Editor’s note: This article is the first of a three-part series on the multiple missions of Airmen assigned to the 7th Security Forces Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. So much can happen at any time within approximately 5,400 acres of Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. It raises the question,

  • Pharmacy keeps Airmen healthy

    The 7th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy team must keep on their toes to ensure Airmen, family and retirees at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, receive the right medication within the correct dosages.The pharmacy team, consisting of Airmen and American Red Cross volunteers, work together to process and

  • Dyess hosts Palace Chase seminar

    Throughout an Airman's career, their goals both personally and professionally may change along the way. Whether they’re on their first enlistment or 10 years in, there are avenues available for Airmen to change their status of serving in the Air Force.Every third Wednesday of the month, Airmen are

  • Dyess Delinquents: Military Justice Summary - July 2018

    COURTS-MARTIAL SUMMARY TSgt. Member was accused of sexually assaulting a junior Airman while TDY OCONUS. He was court martialed for violations of Article 120 (Sexual assault) and found guilty by a panel of Air Force officers. He was sentenced to confinement for 12 months, reduction to the rank of

  • 7th CMS avionics flight earns Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award

    Every year since 1992, the Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award recognizes teams that improve operational performance, use a systematic approach to enhance mission capability and create sustained results. This year, it was awarded to the 7th Component Maintenance Squadron avionics flight. “The award

  • Commentary: Happy Birthday to Lt. Col. William Edwin Dyess

    On August 9, 1916, a child was born destined to become one of the most decorated aviator and Soldier in World War II, Pacific Theater of Operations. As an excited four-year-old, Dyess had his first opportunity to jump inside the seat of a barnstorming biplane passing through his hometown of Albany,

  • 317th AW welcomes new commander

    Col. Jeffrey Menasco assumed command of the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Aug. 3, 2018. Maj. Gen. Sam Barrett, 18th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony and discussed what Menasco has to look forward to while he leads the 317th AW.“Your Airmen are talented, innovative and

  • 39th AS earns recognition as AMC’s most outstanding airlift squadron

    The 39th Airlift Squadron earned recognition as Air Mobility Command’s top airlift squadron for 2017. The 39th AS will be presented the 2017 General Joseph Smith Trophy during a ceremony Sept. 19 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.The award, which was previously won by the unit in 2007, recognizes