Keeping Airmen fit to fight: Dyess’ New Operational Support Team

The Dyess Operational Support Team has begun embedding into units to promote physical and mental well-being, supporting Airmen and keeping them fit to fight.

First civilians graduate from Dyess ALS

Melanie Conant, 7th Maintenance Group secretary, and Zachary Sandefur, 7th Civil Engineering Squadron military housing assistant, were the first two civilians to graduate from the Dyess Airman Leadership School, on Aug. 3, 2023.

Dyess units integrate, maximize deployment readiness

A total of 52 members from various career fields and squadrons at Dyess Air Force Base accomplished over 2,000 pre-deployment training requirements in less than a week at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 13-18, 2023.

Team Dyess exemplifies safety, “people first” mentality during base emergency

Members of the 7th Civil Engineer Squadron responded after a large-scale electrical outage and subsequent fire at Dyess Air Force Base on July 29, 2023.At approximately 7 a.m., one-third of on-base housing lost power. The 7th CES electrical team quickly responded to troubleshoot the issue, but an

317 AW strengthens ties with regional partner, hones new capability

Two C-130J Super Hercules from the 317th Airlift Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, supported Special Operations Command South and the Chilean Army during exercise Southern Star 23, from July 24 through Aug. 10, 2023.

Air Force Academy, ROTC cadets visit Dyess

More than 21 cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps detachments across the U.S. visited Dyess to tour 14 units during June and July.Cadets toured different on-base facilities and learned some of the diverse skills that officers and enlisted members

7 MXG leverages new technology

The 7th Maintenance Group recently fielded their first-ever wireless communication system during a B-1B Lancer launch, becoming the first B-1B unit to receive and utilize such headsets.Prior to the introduction of the wireless headsets, B-1B aircrew pre-flight communication required one Airman to

Dyess Airmen train for austere airfield operations

Dyess held its first Landing Zone Safety Officer course from July 24 to August 4, 2023. The LZSO course provides airfield operations personnel training on managing and controlling landing zone operations in an austere environment.

C-130J upgrades lead in tactical airlift power

In 2020, the C-130J Super Hercules inventory began upgrading. The newest model arrived at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on June 23, 2023, and is the first Block 8.1 aircraft assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing.

Project Tuskegee explores Dyess